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‘1/1 Volume V Koweit Saudi Relations’ [‎82r] (172/648)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (320 folios). It was created in 17 Apr 1936-20 Oct 1938. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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caravan ofxicials would, thus predominate over the Kuwait
ones in Kuwait, and soon he feared be unnecessarily officious
in the exercise of their duties.
Agreement to such a condition would also probably
encourage the Iraq Government to press anew for their
Customs Officer to be established in Kuwait.
4. Pare. 6 of His Excellency’s reply attached seems
reasonable. It would be inhuman to turn such poor creatures
away.
Ibn oaud, His Excellency thinks, here again sees
a means of forcing the Ghaikh of Kuwait into carrying out,
as if he were subordinate to Ibn Saud, what is his, Ibn
Baud’s, own affair; the control of those from within
his frontiers, who may wish to cross it either for legal or
illegal purposes. His majesty as is well known already
s-
does so most effectively when he wishes.
5. Para 7 of His Excellency’s letter seems reasonable.
An additional reason for having more frequent caravans is
that camels often find only poor grazing near the walls
here and caravans should therefore be free to leave as early
as possible after being ready . Perhaps caravans twice a
week would be suitable, if there must be fixed times.
6. With regard to the matter of punishment His
Excellency informs that on acceptance oi the Eegulations
he is willing to agree to anything reasonable which His
Majesty would apply to his own subjects.
7 # i n short His Excellency’s reaction to the note is
this. He maintains that in return for a reasonable proposal,
which would end the blockade and safeguard both parties the
Hote batrays an anxiety to achieve more and gain what the
blockade itself was perhaps largely designed to gain, i.a.

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Correspondence and papers concerning negotiations over the drafting of trade, Bon Voisinage An agreement or treaty based on principles of 'good neighbourliness', often signed between countries which share borders. and extradition treaties between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, in an effort to lift the trade blockade, imposed upon Kuwait at the orders of the King of Saudi Arabia, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd). The volume is a direct chronological continuation of ‘1/1 Volume IV Koweit Saudi Relations’ (IOR/R/15/5/112), and includes:

The volume’s principal correspondents are: the Kuwait Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. (Captain Gerald Simpson DeGaury); the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard William Craven Fowle); the British Government’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (Andrew Ryan; Reader William Bullard); the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ); Foreign and 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. representatives in London.

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1 volume (320 folios)
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The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 318; 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 first and last leading and ending flyleaves.

Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 4-315, and ff 28-315; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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