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Coll 30/21(3) 'Persian Gulf: Kuwait-Saudi Relations: Blockade by Ibn Saud. Smuggling: Bon Voisinage and Extradition Agreements' [‎433r] (870/1033)

The record is made up of 1 file (512 folios). It was created in 4 Oct 1937-3 Apr 1940. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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or plunaered property. This is new. On- the
other hand, the redraft dtrea-net say anything
ahe-ut the “punishment” of 1*tpe offenders.
Articles 7 and 8, These are new Articles and appear
to he unobjectionable. Presumably, the
"general rules" which are to form a Schedule to
the Agreement will be (? by the local
Political authorities) before the draft is
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presented to the «stul± G-avernmem.
Article 9 . Corresponds to Article 5 of draft (A).
It will be noted however, that the new Article
is more restrictive tha^ the original and
specifically provides that in certain circumstances
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the freedom of movement might be restricted.
Subject to Sir Trenchard Fowled observations,
it is suggested that we might accept the new
Article.
Article 10 . Corresponds to Article 6 of draft (A). }
No comments on sub paragraph (1) but sub
paragraphs (2) and (3) are new and it is
questionable whether they are really necessary;
! but the point is one on which Sir Trenchard
Fowle is in the best position to advise.
Articles 11 and 12. Correspond to Articles 10 and
11 of draft (A). No comments.
Article 13 . Corresponas to Articles 8 and 9 of
draft (A). As indicated in paragraph 4 above,
it is now proposed that the inclusion of 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. , Kuwait in the Frontier
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This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning a number of proposed agreements between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait that were intended to formalise relations between the two countries and to end a trade blockade that had been imposed on Kuwait by Saudi Arabia. Much of the correspondence concerns the exact wording of these agreements and numerous amendments that were made to them.

The majority of the correspondence in the file is between British officials (including at the Foreign Office, 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. , the British Legation in Jeddah and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait), but it also contains a limited amount of correspondence with Saudi Arabia's Minister in London, Shaikh Hafiz Wahba, and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, on whose behalf the British acted during the negotiations with Saudi Arabia that led to the agreements.

In addition to correspondence, the file contains several drafts of the proposed agreements between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, including a trade agreement, an agreement of 'Friendship and Bon Voisinage An agreement or treaty based on principles of 'good neighbourliness', often signed between countries which share borders. ' and an agreement for the extradition of offenders. On folios 316-346, the file contains bilingual (English and Arabic) drafts of these agreements.

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

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1 file (512 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 514; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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Coll 30/21(3) 'Persian Gulf: Kuwait-Saudi Relations: Blockade by Ibn Saud. Smuggling: Bon Voisinage and Extradition Agreements' [‎433r] (870/1033), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3734, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100054161843.0x000048> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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