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Coll 30/172 'Attitude of Ibn Saud (Saudi Arabia) towards Arab rulers in Persian Gulf and P. Gulf affairs.' [‎24r] (48/66)

The record is made up of 1 file (32 folios). It was created in 5 Dec 1938-2 May 1939. 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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Aw(p| <tk >o
reg^rrled. the Shaikh Pb the leader of a gang of Gmugglers
reenonGihle for the I ops of an immense annual revenue to
Saudi Arabia• 1 ow> hov/ever> — was told of the tradition
al bonds between -bn ^aud and Kuwait, arid assured of his
desire for the maintenance of the Shaikh’s position and
dignitr; and was asked to expedite the conclusion of that
Saudi-Kuwait Agreement for which he had ureviously shown
so little enthusiasm. A year or two years ago the ”Saut
^ al llenaz’ 1 would not have -published the article on Kuwait
whicA a t, pears in the issue of December 6th. ^his article
begins' ’Kuwait is a pure Arab country distinguished by
its mildness and tranquility. its peonle are known for
their rah nobility of character, which they have in
herited from their honourable ancestors’'. in my abcve-
-mentioned despatch I tried to -provide some explanatior
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for this change of attitude, and suggested as the nrin-
cipal causes a growing realisation' that Kgs Tanura may
(b)
be less successful than was hoped; suspicion of Iraq;
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and apprehension at the movement in Kuwait which has
i
resulted in the establishment of a council to assist in
the government of that territory. - L t is early to give
a decided oninion about Kgs Tanura» and it might perhans
be lust if i able to draw t^e on-nosite conclusion, viz. that
the possession of a -port of his own made ibn °aud believe
that few if any imports would now come in through Kuwait;
but it is certain that t^e ether two considerations have
nad some influence on Ibn baud’s mind. ^-he course of ev
ents in Kuwait has not been in accordance with his con
ception of constitutional procedure in an Apgb and a
Koslem state. borne timu ago he told me that he listened
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The file contains correspondence from British officials concerning the attitude of the Government of Saudi Arabia (specifically that of its king, Ibn Saud [Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]) toward the rulers of other Gulf states.

The correspondents include HM Minister, Jedda (Sir Reader William Bullard), and the 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Sir Trenchard Craven William Fowle).

The comments are made against the background of the discovery of oil, and the increasing influence of Iraq in the region, and particularly concern Kuwait, Bahrain, and Dubai. The correspondence also discusses the issue of popular movements and administrative councils in Kuwait and Dubai, and the need to assure Ibn Saud that there was no British 'forward policy' in the Gulf.

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 (32 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 33; 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.

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