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Coll 30/21(2) 'Persian Gulf: Koweit - Blockade by Ibn Saud' [‎392r] (794/1010)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (501 folios). It was created in 14 May 1935-27 Sep 1937. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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1S54 ^24*6*35) f frcM 3 Messrc.Ivbalid Abiil Walid, Hamd as-
sulaiiaaa, and ’Abd.ulla al-^usaibl, ths 3a f ndi dslsgation,
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After co^p3
Wltlt z-®£®van&* to the discussion tint oh we had
with you today* in regard to the resuiaption oi* H Mus£.balaii
(trade) between our csoimtry and Kuwait, ite beg to reiterate
ttv writing, in addition to wLa t \#e oxuloinod verbally, the
l-pr^l intentions ot o^ir Govexmaent, and ths affectionate
spirit, frientllineoa, and good reeling which she has
towards tht Kuvrai t Government, s ind to say t^ist she (tiio
3 a *^1 dorernment} is prepared to continue oonvernations
with a view to arriving at a satisfactory can elusion
bo tween bo'hi sides, and to diseuos measures to reraove ail
nieunder^tandijog for ‘the future, ducii conversations,
however, must be on the one clear basis, that tile Govern-
meat of Kuwait shall give ^guarantee^ [dhmmai with regard
to goods passing (across frontier) to His Majesty the
King’s territory (i.e. that nothing is smuggled apart from
goods sent under manifests). This indeed is what we
proposed in the course of our discussions with you.
Should your esteemed delegation agree to nego
tiate on this basis, we are prepared once more to discuss
tbs subject in order to arrive at the conclusion sought
by both sides.
Usual ending.
Note by P
The above letter, as will be seen, is worded
somewhat differently from what the Sa’udi delegate laid
down as the only basis for future talks, see my telegram
No. SIX of 25th June, namely that Kuwait must agree before
any Idling els© to guarantee that not even a single smuggler
got across the border.
Vho vw,** ^ n 4 . v ' 1>hm7 t0 playing for safety -
ihe Aumit delegates have not missed tnis point,and in
their reply (marked OhPve pinned the oaudi delegates (
to what thev aotuallv did ««tr.
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This volume contains correspondence related to a trade blockade that was imposed on Kuwait by the Ruler of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and more generally concerning relations between Britain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

The correspondence in the volume consists of internal correspondence between British officials (including at the Foreign Office, India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , the British Legation in Jeddah and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait) as well as correspondence between British officials and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and officials from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The file also contains English language translations of letters that were passed between the Kuwaiti and Saudi Arabian delegations at negotiations mediated by Britain in June 1935.

In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following:

The volume includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (501 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 497; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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