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‘1/1 Volume V Koweit Saudi Relations’ [‎85r] (178/648)

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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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5. As for the mention in the above communication
that every caravan should be accompanied by a special offi
cial to the first province, and that such official should
hold a list containing the number of camels of the caravan
and the names of the Persons thereof; should there be among
them some person or persons whose names are not included in
the list, and who carry goods with them, we would naturally
consider them as smugglers, and that they should receive
deterrent punishments*
But I see no necessity for sending a special
official in company with the caravan. The best way would
be that the Head of the caravan should be made directly
responsible for his caravan. At the same time there should
be a strict observation by the officials of both sides.
Above all the triplicate manifest will exactly include ^
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all the goods, large and small, carried by the caravan, V
This will be a sufficient substitute for the company of
any special official and any bill beside the abovementioned
manifests,
6. In connection with the "Musabala" (Shopping or
restocking) of the bedouins, I have no objection to their
carrying papers from the Saudi Arab Posts or Stations.
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But in case of the arrival in Kuwait of individuals or
parties of bedouins who could not conveniently call at the
abovementioned Stations, for the purpose of taking their
provisions from Kuwait, it "would not be of any good for
either side to prevent such poor bedouins from taking their
provisions.
7 . x should also like to draw your attention to the
fact that limiting the number of journeys for caravans and
notifying the Government of their departure would be a
hindrance to the circulation of business dealings, ana would
affeot the state of supply and demand in undue proportion
particularly to small traders who are the great majority.
I trust that you will sympathize with me in the idea of

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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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