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‘1/1 Volume I Koweit Saudi relations’ [79r] (168/608)
The record is made up of 1 volume (294 folios). It was created in 2 Mar 1929-9 Jul 1933. It was written in English. 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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Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Kuwait*
Dated the S8th April 1932
I received your very charming letter of 12th
Ipril yesterday, and both Mrs.Dickson and I were delighted to hear your
lews. The photos also arrived safely*
bo receive a copy of your book when it canes out, and it will I know
form a valuable addition to my library*
risit to Europe was most interesting, and confirms what I had already
ieard from Shaikh Ahmad.
il-Hamud and All A1-Khalifa all went to Riath on 15th March by car and
•eturned on 3rd April. They were right royally treated by His Majesty
Ing Abdul Aziz and came back delighted with their visit and their
'eception generally.
As the visit was entirely a personal and friendly
ne, no contentious subjects were raised or discussed.
The remarkable port of the visit was the journey
f 462 miles. This w§s done by the party in 10 Ford cars in 23 hours of
otual travelling.
irect from Kuwait to Riath, and there is no reason why it should not
eoome in course of time, the main pilgrim motor route between lower
raq, Basrah and Mecca.
bout June 13th and I have told them to be sure and come and sec you.
y wife will first of course write you a note.
end our best widaes and kindest regards to Your Excellency, and of
ourse to your very nice Secretary Mr.Zada. Mrs.Dick son also begs you
o give her love to Her Excellency Madam Hafith Wahba.
llency Shaikh Hafith Wahba,
T T ... - '
I shall not only be honoured, but highly pleased
Your news about H.R.H. the Amir Faisal’s coming
The latter with Shaikhs Abdullah As-Salira, Salman
Shaikh Ahmad has thus "blazed" a new car track
Mrs.Dickson and my two children will reach England
All well here, though it is warming up. We all
oyal legation of Hejaz and Nejd,
4S Eaton Place, London, S.W.l
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- Content
Papers concerning relations between Kuwait and the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia), and a trading blockade imposed on Kuwait by the King of Hejaz and Nejd (from September 1932, the King of the Arab Sa’udite Kingdom [Saudi Arabia]) ‘Abdul ‘Aziz bin ‘Abdur Rahman al-Faisal [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd)].
The volume includes:
- Correspondence exchanged between British officials in London ( 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. , Foreign Office), 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 Kuwait (Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson) and 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 Hugh Vincent Biscoe; Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle).
- Correspondence exchanged between 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 Kuwait and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Sir Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ].
- Copies of correspondence (translated into English) exchanged between the Ruler of Kuwait and the King of Hejaz and Nejd.
- Copies of food prices lists, issued by the Arabia Saoudiyah [Saudi Arabia] Government, and published in the Um-Alkura [ Umm-al-Qura ] newspaper in May 1933 (ff 280-283).
Some of the volume’s correspondence is in Arabic, accompanied by English translations.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (294 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 first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 294; 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 six leading and ending flyleaves.
Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 3-294; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/5/109
- Title
- ‘1/1 Volume I Koweit Saudi relations’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:9v, 11r:21v, 24r:24v, 27r:40v, 42r:43v, 52r:59v, 65r:86v, 88r:88v, 99r:157v, 161r:166v, 172r:175v, 177r:194v, 197r:206v, 211r:216v, 221r:249v, 262r:279v, 284r:294v, iii-r:vi-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence