‘1/1 Volume III Koweit Saudi Relations’ [223r] (450/474)
The record is made up of 1 volume (233 folios). It was created in 30 Mar 1935-4 Jul 1935. 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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more free hand where Bahrain, Kuwait and
were concerned.
(c) of his personal friendship for Philby, who whilst
being one of of the greatest and most knowledge-
able of Englishmen where matters of Arabia were
concerned, yet curiously was one of the most
ignorant of all people in that he did not yet
understand the of Arab Psychology, and
was profoundly ignorant of such things as Arab
pride, and Beduin Manners, and Customs.
(d) of the late Colonel Lawrence, who he described Vas
one of those who had f, luok tt among many other
equally good maa and should be called the
"Romancer in chief of the Great War",
(e) of Imam Yahya, who nas deeply and genuinely
religious, and who he absolved of all connection
with the recent attempt to assasinate Bin Baud -
but not so his son. ^—
(f) of Arabs generally who ban he divided into - ^
the really educated, the half educated and the
the Bedouin . He said •&&* the first and last
category were about equal in nobility of thought
and actions, and that their friendship was really
worth cultivating by H.M. Government and English
men in general. The Half educated were "bad to
the core", especially the present generation.
Their children would be different and better.
(g) of the difference between English, French,German,
and Turkish philosophy and Psychology -
That the rt A" to "Z" of being a good ruler and
good administrator was to study and study again
the Psychology of the people one ruled.
(6) Before leaving my home Shaikh iQjalid stated that
he and his friends departure for Riyath migit be delayed
somewhat, owing to the non-arrlTal of spare parts and
tyers for their cars from Baghdad. These had be® wired
for as Basra could not produce them.
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Correspondence and other papers concerning relations between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, and efforts to negotiate the lifting of a 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 II Koweit Saudi relations’ (IOR/R/15/5/110), and includes:
- Correspondence concerning the arrangements and negotiations for a conference between Kuwaiti and Saudi delegates, which was held in Kuwait in June 1935.
- Harry St John Bridger Philby’s plans to visit Kuwait around the time of the Kuwait conference, and presumptions amongst British officials as to the purpose of Philby’s visit.
- Copies of correspondence (in Arabic, with English translations) exchanged between the three Kuwaiti and three Saudi conference delegates.
- Notes on the discussions that took place between Kuwaiti and Saudi delegates at the conference, prepared by 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. (ff 137-146, ff 188-204).
- In May 1935, reports of an armed party of Saudis entering Kuwait territory, and a subsequent protest about the territorial infringement made by British officials.
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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson); 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).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (233 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 235; 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.
Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 6-233; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- ‘1/1 Volume III Koweit Saudi Relations’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, back-i, 2r:16v, 18r:27v, 29r:55v, 57r:64v, 66r:73v, 75r:78v, 80r:126v, 128r:135v, 137r:153v, 157r:173v, 177r:183v, 187r:199v, 205r:217v, 219r:219v, 221r:223v, 227r:234v, back-i
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