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Coll 30/21 'Persian Gulf: Koweit. Blockade by Ibn Saud. Koweit-Nejd Relations' [‎194r] (398/1142)

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The record is made up of 1 file (562 folios). It was created in 15 Mar 1932-13 May 1935. 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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correspondence with Ibn Sand had assumed an increasing importance, and tell
him that that correspondence must now cease.
Mr. Rendel concurred. A straightforward control of this nature wouM be
easier to maintain, and would prevent a repetition of such
^n which Ibn Sand had recently tried to detach the Sheikh of Koweit from ■
^jonnexion with His Majesty’s Government.
Sir A. Ryan also concurred, and drew attention to the success with which
Ibn Saud was spreading the idea that he might naturally absorb Koweit and was
linnnrl to do so sooner or later. He pointed out that such an idea could neve
“prevailed to Ze extent to which it had, if His Majesty’s Government had
equally definitely made known their own special position with regard to Koweit.
The meeting then discussed what point in the correspondence between the
Sheikh and Ibn Saud could most suitably be taken up m connexion with the
reprimand which it was proposed to address to both parties.
Mr. Laithwaite suggested that if it were discovered that * e
committed himself to Ibn Saud in regard to the grant an oil TOnce^ion
the Koweit Neutral Zone, this might be an excellent ° d h | t t J
him The question then arose, what action could be taken if the United b
Government in dealing with whom His Majesty’s Government had consistently
emphasised the.Sheikh’s independence, were to produ^ co^unications from
him regarding the grant of a concession m the Neutral Zone? It was, ^wever
agreed^that His Majesty’s Government could demonstrate from the Sheikh s
treaty engagements that he had not been entitled to make any such grant without
our knowledge and consent. Eventually it was agreed that the most suitable
occasion for the proposed representations to the Sheikh and Ibn baud would be
TVm Sand’s letter suggesting terms for the settlement of the Saudi blockade o
Koweftld warningle Shlkh against His Majesty’s Government.
At the conclusion of the meeting Sir A. Ryan raised the question of the
nressure which might be exerted upon Ibn Saud in regard to the Saudi blockade
of Koweit This blockade had one of two purposes either to complete the
economic 1 strangulation of Koweit and lead to its complete absorption m Saudi
A i • rl oicJtVip c<afpp‘iiarding of Saudi economic interests. His Majestv »
Arabia, oi ndsiblv allow the first of these alternatives. The question,
S”e warwLTkTtole tee was jn Ibn Saud’s suggestion that his own
purely economic interests required the maintenance of the blockade.
Colonel Fowle suggested that we might well revert to the Sh ® i yPJ d P 0 U
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which could be successfully developed “ yXr n to^TGulf on the 16th October
Colonel Fowle suggested that on his ret^n to tne A Koweit;
he should discuss the situation wi jn the light’ of the conversations at the
who had great experience fthe sheikhdom in tne^g ^ ^ ^ ^
present meeting, and should subm P P Resident’s report and
this course should be ^ 0 P*®^ t thVqueltion of future policy in Koweit
The conclusions of the meeting were as follows ^
(1) That in dealing with ^eirrTlak^s with the Sheikh.
(21 ThakSr’Srkould be told that his personal correspondence with
Ibn Saud on ‘fh^l^j^Ukade o^Koweit should be taken up with
(3) on tta I-., of tMr .Wig...o»
to protect the interests of Koweit.

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This volume contains correspondence between British officials regarding a trade blockade that was imposed on Kuwait by the King of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]. In addition to this specific topic, the correspondence also contains lengthy discussions regarding Britain's relations with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait more broadly.

As well as internal correspondence between British officials (primarily Britain's Minister in Jeddah, officials at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire, the 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. and the Foreign Office), the volume also contains translated copies of letters that were sent to British officials by Ibn Sa'ud, two of his close advisors (Yusuf Yassin and Fuad Hamza) and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.

It also contains a number of extracts from Kuwait Intelligence Summaries produced by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait and the following documents:

  • 'Draft Note of a meeting held at the Foreign Office on Monday, October 8th [1934], regarding the Claims of the Sheikh of Kuwait Against King Ibn Saud' (folios 109-110)
  • 'Final Record of Meeting on Matters affecting Kuwait' 8 June 1934 (folios 132-133)
  • 'Final Record of a Meeting held at the Foreign Office on October 5 [1933] to Discuss Relations Between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Sheikh of Koweit' (folios 148-154)
  • 'Ibn Saud's attitude towards Kowait' by Sir Andrew Ryan, 16 August 1933 (folios 202-206)
  • 'Note on the Contraband Problem of Iraq with Her Neighbours, and in Particular How it Affects Kuwait' by 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. in Kuwait, Harold Richard Patrick Dickson, 29 May 1933 (folios 259-269)
  • 'Record of an Interdepartmental Meeting held at the Foreign Office on the 28th April, 1933, to consider the question of the blockade of Koweit by King Ibn Saud' (folios 292-295)
  • 'A Note on the present position of Trade between Iraq and Najd' (folios 420-421)
  • 'Notes on his Excellency Shaikh Ahmad's Trip to Riath [Riyadh]', 1932 (folios 487-496)
  • 'Draft Record of a Meeting Held at the Foreign Office on August 12th, 1931, to Consider Certain Questions Connected with Koweit' (folios 543-562).

The volume includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (562 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 562; 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 leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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