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‘1/1 Volume I Koweit Saudi relations’ [‎211r] (432/608)

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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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British esidency Consulate- ren^ral,
ushire, the 2nd hetruar 1933.
i^t^J ec .^.. : Kuwaiti - haudi Arabian Claims.
dr.
ith reference to your letter of 14th ccember 1932 on
the above subject, 1 have the honour to report that my views *
on the course of action you suggested ,( for which you asked),
were that - having regard to the considerations advanced in
your despatch - this course seemed the most hopeful of ef ectin L »,
some definite result.
2. This being so 1 took the opportunity on rriy recent visit
to Kuwait to discuss the matter with the haikh - it was a subject
on wfrich obviously personal discussion was desirable if possible.
I enclose copies of the correspondence which parsed between hi a
miceliency and myself, and which explains itself. J s you will
see His Excellency did not react very favourably to the suggestion
that he should write to his Majesty, and instead suggests yet
another com ittee: to pron unce upon the correct interpretation
of the letters in uestion.
A
3. ^he fact is, and r^y conversation with His Excellency
confirmed this, that - as already reported in paragraph 2 of my
letter ho.877-H of 29th November 1932 to the G verlistent of Indi ,
copy of which was sent to the 1 tiuia 01 fice, the >+iei ikh being oi
the opinion that we have completely failed to protect his inter
ests either vis a vis ’Iraq - the date gardens, or vis a vis
- bn/
ajesty’s lecretar of State
for the Colonies,
IrLu O0i»oh IAJj OAi* xOji,
London.

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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:

Some of the volume’s correspondence is in Arabic, accompanied by English translations.

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1 volume (294 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 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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English in Latin script
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