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Coll 30/21 'Persian Gulf: Koweit. Blockade by Ibn Saud. Koweit-Nejd Relations' [194v] (399/1142)
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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That on receipt of the despatch promised by Colonel Fowle the whole
question of relations between His Majesty’s Government and Koweit
might suitably be referred for further discussion to the Middle East
Official Sub-Committee, to which a note should be sent recording the
points discussed at the present meeting, and setting forth the argu
ments for and against the possible declaration of a protectorate. 8
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Appendix A.
'Note by Sir Andrew Ryan.
Ibn Sand's Attitude towards Koweit.
I HAVE been turning over in my mind for some time the possibility that it
may be a definite object of Ibn Saud’s policy to reduce Koweit to a position of
dependence on him somewhat similar to that of Asir from 1926 to 1930. This is
in the nature of a pure speculation, but it is a speculation so interesting that I
think it worth while to collect the principal data bearing on it. It must be
admitted at the outset that, if Ibn Saud had such an idea in his head, he would
realise the need for great caution lest he should indispose His Majesty’s Govern-
ment. His only formal obligation towards the latter is that contained in article 6
o± the Treaty of Jedda, but he understands very well the implications of the words
therein “who are in special treaty relations with His Britannic Majesty’s Govern
ment.’ On the other hand, he has seen His Majesty’s Government tolerate direct
correspondence on business subjects between him and the Sheikh of Koweit He
might think that they would not react over strongly if he and the Sheikh
coni rented them with the fait accompli of a political deal.
2. Apart from the correspondence, of which we have knowledge, there has
i ooo ° r mtercourse between the rulers, notably the Sheikh’s visit to Riadh in
( u 16 ? ecr 1 e . t messa ges brought by Ibn Saud’s confidential messenger to the
oneikh early this year, and the Sheikh's mysterious dashes intoNejd last February,
when Colonel Dickson surmised that he had gone to meet some high Saudi
personage, possibly Ibn Saud himself.
^ 3. I may interpolate, as a minor indication of Ibn Saud’s attitude, a
reierence to two occasions on which it has been suggested or hinted by his Ministry
0 'i' y^ ails ^bat His Majesty s Government should not concern themselves
wi n a airs between Saudi Arabia and Koweit. I class them as minor, because
us posi ion has never been categorically asserted. The first was when, in reply
to a complaint of mine regarding Saudi encroachments on Koweit territory, which
had perturbed His Majesty s Government, the reply was in effect: “Sorry you
u 61 ! b e ^ T U pb e b- Vou need not have been if the matter had been pursued
ougn An. Nafisi. On another occasion Fuad Bey, in rather light conversa-
and’KoweR 6 ^ WG concerned 0lirsel ves in matters between his Government
Tbe personal relations between the two rulers are peculiar. Ibn Saud
fn hi ^ a ’ ai T^ ^ 18 ®? me ^ lm es said that he has shown himself ungrateful
thaf 1 M°h mer i f 8 S f i tv S SaiC ^ °^bers, I do not know on what precise grounds,
th^P^nnt r n k fh reat ^ d r Ibl |u fe r Ud T/- bad1 ^ An ybow, through all the relations
fronLiu frCt hread ° f °n d friends b 1 P ? however flimsy and however frayed by
settLmpnt of 1011 ° Ver iaid . s ’ embargo and so on. It has helped towards the
the pmbaro’n h aestl ons. It has not deterred Ibn Saud from enforcing
oston^hlp fri ade A b u e T h ^ g0 011 trade has not destroyed the Sheikh’s
wrotP an/th! 'h 1 ^ 88 h ards Ibn Saud - Tlie ^ are Arcades ambo,” as I once
Tud a Wih % r° + h bme SO k e real friendsh ip for His Majesty’s Government
and a healthy fear of them with a good deal of fundamental mistrust.
werp at ^ T ^ry or speculation is that, if the Sheikh of Koweit
attrupfivp nn tt. 11 !^]] 0 be Asn ' ls ® d ' Ibn Saud could make the proposal quite
o1Ia„gkVeVethd ur g 2 meS ’ ’ f 1 VentUre t0 pUt mt ° Ms “ 0uth s ort
f?u re / n y “'depM'dent, my dear fellow. You are under the
f ° e English. I liey might annex you at any moment, or even
P y ou I ia< F If you must be dependent on some one, why
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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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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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