Coll 30/21(2) 'Persian Gulf: Koweit - Blockade by Ibn Saud' [409v] (829/1010)
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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Goyorrmerit to aasace tot.Saudi relatiOBS with Koweit
. should now he regularised and set right cm the
same lines as had been so successfully followed
I to U* oaee or W rolatio,,, firot wlto
Iraq aad then with Trans,joi'daa. lie hoped
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therefore that Fuad Bey night he able to arrange
for the eonference to he restmed.
HR LAXIiKAITR also stressed the desire of
tiie Secretary of State for India and the Govern
ment of India to see this result acliie
regards the Saudi Government's insistence on a
guarantee, hr. Laithwaite pointed out that, as
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; the Saudi hlocMde of Ease it already, appeared to
i he extremely effective a demand for such a
guarantee hy lioseit would seer.,to say the least
of it, superfluous. m drew Puad Bey's attention
. to ' tae fs °t that if the Saudi Government's
demands were to he mane public they, could not
fail to show King Abdul Aziz in an invidious
light, and indeed might well give the impression
notj
th8t il€ was Wiy seeking a settlement. Mr.
^L ithwaite added that tte Saudi delegates'
difficulties...
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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:
- Treaty of Friendship and " Bon Voisinage An agreement or treaty based on principles of 'good neighbourliness', often signed between countries which share borders. ", Protocol of Arbitration and Extradition Treaty between Iraq & Hejaz and Nejd and Dependencies (folios 49-52)
- 'Draft Regulations For Trading Between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia' (folios 161-165)
- Account of Discussions at Riyadh by Andrew Ryan, 1935 (folios 232-237)
- Political Department Secret Memorandum entitled 'The Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (folios 292-293)
- 'Notes on Kuwait-Saudi Blockade Discussions' (folios 358-363)
- 'Note on the discussions between the Saudi delegates and the Kuwait Representatives, as They Took Place Each Day', June 1935 (folios 371-377)
- 'Note on the Discussions between Saudi Delegates and Kuwait Representatives' (folios 380-390)
- 'Record of Fourth Meeting with Fuad Bey Hamza at the Foreign Office on July 5, 1935' (folios 399-401)
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (501 folios)
- Arrangement
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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- Title
- Coll 30/21(2) 'Persian Gulf: Koweit - Blockade by Ibn Saud'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:11v, 13r:95v, 97r:102v, 106r:112v, 116r:153v, 155r:181v, 183r:183v, 186r:267r, 270r:271v, 274r:302v, 306r:314v, 316r:363v, 367r:390v, 397r:431v, 435r:497v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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