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Coll 30/21(2) 'Persian Gulf: Koweit - Blockade by Ibn Saud' [‎414r] (838/1010)

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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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112. ARRIVAL
O R SAUDI DULL GAT IQL FOR BLOCK APIS TO^RBHCE .
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1. Reference paragraph 103 (h) of Surnma,ry llc # 9. 7^"^
The Saudi Delegatee arrived in seven lorries
and six touring cars' from Hoffuf on 17th June,
after having lost their way in the desert \^\\^
and nearly coming to a had end from thirst.
(A full report of what happened, has heen sent
to Bushire under separate letter).
The delegates were accompanied hy an entourage
of 83 persons, including guards, drivers,
servants, clerks etc. This put a severe strain
on the entertaining branch of the Shaikh’s
household.
3. Discussions were opened with the Kuwait Delegates
on the 18th June, and were continued to 24th
June, after which an exchanges of letters began
to take place, and have done so to the time of
writing this.
4. By 25th June it became very clear that unless
a miracle happened and the Saudi delegates modified
their impossible demands, the Conference was
doomed to failure.
5. The position on that day was as follows:-
The Kuwait Delegates had put forward their
proposals, namely that as they were anxious to
reopen trade witn Q.asim 6c He jd , and were willing and
anxious topay full Customs duty on all goods going into
He,i d , the Saudi Government should, for their
part, agree to have one or more Customs Posts
on the Frontier to take such Customs duty,
and that Kuwait should allow no caravan bound
^ or ^ ' t0 leave the city, unless aimed with a
manifest showing the amount of goods it carried.
That e. duplicate of this manifest would be sent
by Kuwait to the Saudi Government through A1
Hafisi, and that third copy be kept in Kuwait
for record. That the above system would insure
all caravans going to the Saudi Customs posts
and

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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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Coll 30/21(2) 'Persian Gulf: Koweit - Blockade by Ibn Saud' [‎414r] (838/1010), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3733, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100044851364.0x000027> [accessed 18 April 2024]

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