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‘1/1 Volume V Koweit Saudi Relations’ [‎298r] (604/648)

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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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Natfi—ky_Sir Trennnard N'r.wic.
dated 21at April 1938.
Mr. Gibson,
I agree tnat we can decide now to adopt
draft E subject to tne following comments.
2. It will be necessary to nave tne Snaiioi’s
approval in writing before tne draft is s nown to tne
Saudi Government. I do not tninie tnat new ill raise
objections to n.M.G. concluding tne agreement on nis
benalf and it will t nen be necessary, as suggested by
you, to get tne Shaikh to authorise H.M.G. to conclude
it on his behalf. As I understand it, n.M.G. do not
make themselves responsible that tne terms of tne agree-
-ment will be kept by Kuwait. I entirely concur in this
thoi^h naturally our g ood offices will be available for
adjusting difficulties in an amicable manner.
3 . With regard to article 3, the appointment
of Special Officials and para, 3 of Mr Symon’s note.
I concur that it would be difficult to associate tne
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. , Kuwait, with tne day to day work of
these officials and likewise tnat it would be equally
difficult to withhold t he r ignt of t nese officials to
correspond with each other. Inis correspondence would
normally be on unimportant local matters.
4# in regard to article 13, tne Permanent
Frontier Commission. My original objections to the
possibility of direct correspondence between tne snaikn
of Kuwait and tne Saudi Government are met by tne pnrase
in s.(3) "shall endeavour to settle tne matter by dis-
- cuss ions through the .British Legation at Jedda,**. I
regard/

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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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