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‘1/1 Volume I Koweit Saudi relations’ [‎247r] (504/608)

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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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Telegram R*
From 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.
To 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. , Bushire.
No* 122.
Bated 19th June 1933.
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Your endorsement No. 044-S (dated 10th Jxme 1933) •
Letter from Bin Baud arrived 16th June was at once
shown me. Letter so obscurely worded as to be almost
untransiateable• Contains nothing about oil, but makes
following suggestion for settling blockade dispute. Shaikh
to Balsa his sea customs to same figure as that existing
King’s Hassa ports (i.e. from 4% to approximately 70$).
King in return to take only "Khawa’* or tribal tax on caravans
going into interior at rate collected in Bin Raschid’s time
by certain tribes (which waild total Rs. 3 per camel). King
urges Shaikh settle business privately and not through His
Majesty f si Government, who not to be trusted. Portions in
brackets are my comments.
Shaikh showed me his proposed reply which states that
he unable to raise his existing customs tariff for obvious
reasons,but will co-operate to best his power by manifest or
other System if King will adopt reasonable course of ?di±±e
placing customs posts along frontier line.
- Political.
Telegram R.
From 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.
To 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. , Bushire.
No. 123.
Bated 19th June 1933.
My immediately preceding telegram.
Clearly if King’s proposals were followed by shaikh,
existing trade of Kuwait would very soon be diverted to
Hassa ports. Shaikh in his reply to King only reiterates
what he has always asked for namely customs posts on frontier
with manifest system.
- Political.

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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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