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Coll 30/21(4) 'Persian Gulf: Koweit-Saudi relations. Trade, Bon Voisinage and Extradition Agreements. Desire of Ibn Saud to Establish Customs Post at Wafra' [56r] (111/170)
The record is made up of 1 file (83 folios). It was created in 25 Apr 1940-14 Apr 1947. 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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ICii/ifo With reference to your telfr.nii i* ''n'
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1940.
the 19th
. v7Xth rererence cj y r ^ 1
February. I transmit to you hereviith a Governmental Pull Power
to enable you to sign for lis Majesty’s Government in the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in their
own name and on behalf of the Shei :h of Koweit the t ree
Agreements concerning Friendship and Neighbourly Relations*
Extradition of offenders and Trade which were recently
negotiated with the Government of -audi irabia.
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2. I understind that copies of the relevant
correspondence indicating the final amendments in the draft
texts of the Agreements which were enclosed in my despatch
No. 283_of the 23rd November 193 % have been sent to you direct
by the
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.
at Koweit and I should be glad if yo\r
would now arrange v.ith the daudi Arabian Governine-t to have
the texts of the three Agreements formally prepared for
signature. Copies of the complete texts Of the three
Agreements in what I assume, from the reports received from
the
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.
at Koweit, to be the form finally agreed
upon have been made in this department are enclosed herein.
3. The notes to be exchanged about the tribes might
well, I consider, be amended as shown in the re-draft which
will be found in its proper place in the collection of drafts
referred to in the preceding paragraph. The reasons for
these suggestions are given in the accompanying copy of a
minute by the Treaty Department of this office.
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4. Before you actually sign the agreements, I ah ;.ild
be glad if you would make sure that the Saudi Arabian Government
have agreed to the sealing or stamping of documents as
provided for In paragraph 4 (8) of the xtradltion.^regent
and also that they have accepted th. Foreign Ofxicere-drj .
of the second of the exchange of letters to he attac ied to
that igreerw nt.
5. you should report to me by telegram the actual
date of signature of the three Agreements.
I am, with great truth and regard.
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
(i?or the Secretary of tste)
ENCLOSURE IN AIR MAIL LETTER]
No. 20 21 MAY 1940
F.H. • Stonshewer-Bird, *sq., C. .G.» 1. d,
etc., etc., etc.,
J edoa.
•FBOM SECRETARY, POLITICAL DEPT.
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.
COPY SENT BY AIR MAIL
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This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning a number of agreements agreed between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in 1942 (and ratified in 1943).
The agreements were intended to formalise relations between the two countries and to end a trade blockade that had been imposed on Kuwait by Saudi Arabia. Much of the correspondence concerns the exact wording of these agreements and numerous amendments that were made to them. The correspondence also briefly discusses the desire of the Ruler of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] to establish a customs post in Wafra.
The majority of the correspondence in the file is 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), but it also contains a limited amount of correspondence the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, on whose behalf the British acted during the negotiations with Saudi Arabia that led to the agreements being signed.
In addition to correspondence, the file contains several copies of the proposed agreements between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as follows:
- 'Trade Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom (acting on behalf of His Highness the Sheikh of Koweit) and the Government of Saudi Arabia Jedda, 20th April, 1942 [Ratifications exchanged at Jedda, 1st May, 1943]' in English and Arabic (folios 3-6)
- 'Agreement for the Extradition of Offenders between the Government of the United Kingdom (acting on behalf ofHis Highness the Sheikh of Koweit) and the Government of Saudi Arabia [With Exchange of Notes relating to Smuggling Offences] Jedda, 20th April, 1942 [Ratifications exchanged at Jedda, 1st May, 1943]' in English and Arabic (folios 7-11)
- 'Agreement for the Extradition of Offenders between the Government of the United Kingdom (acting on behalf ofHis Highness the Sheikh of Koweit) and the Government of Saudi Arabia [With Exchange of Notes relating to Smuggling Offences] Jedda, 20th April, 1942' (folios 16-17)
- 'Trade Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom (acting on behalf of His Highness the Sheikh of Koweit) and the Government of Saudi Arabia Jedda, 20th April, 1942' (folios 18-19)
- 'Agreement for Friendship and Neighbourly Relations between the Government of the United Kingdom (acting on behalf of His Highness the Sheikh of Koweit) and the Government of Saudi Arabia [With Schedule and Exchange of Notes containing Lists of Tribes], Jedda, April 20, 1942' (folios 20-21).
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (83 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 85; these numbers are written in pencil 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- Coll 30/21(4) 'Persian Gulf: Koweit-Saudi relations. Trade, Bon Voisinage and Extradition Agreements. Desire of Ibn Saud to Establish Customs Post at Wafra'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 12r:15v, 22r:24v, 26r:84v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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