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Coll 30/172 'Attitude of Ibn Saud (Saudi Arabia) towards Arab rulers in Persian Gulf and P. Gulf affairs.' [‎26r] (52/66)

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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connection with the forthcoming London discussions, that,
as he/claimed in so many v/ords, it is he and not ’'certain
others" who is the leader of the world, so he may he
v/ishing to counteract Iraqi influence in the Gulf hy con
cluding the Kuwait Agreement, thereby enhancing the posi-
tion of the Shaikh and emphasising the importance of the
relations between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
1
6. I-bn Gaud made no reference to the minor Arab
rulers during my visit to kiyadh, but I'uad Hamza asked me,
obviously on instructions and v/ith much earnestness, about
the nossibilitv of a solution of the eastern frontier dif-
: ficulty. Moreover when the King was deprecating hostile
action against the Yemeni forces in Shabwa, Huad said that
our action would inevitably be linked up in the public
mind with what' is regarded as our "forward policy" in the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , /hen called unon to define this policy he
could only say that some Arabs attributed the establish
ment of the council in Kuwait to the British, who had
found the Shaikh too independent and desired to have a
more subservient instrument, and refer to a movement in
the direction of councils in some of the minor shaikh-
^ domer K'uad did not pretend that he himself held any such
SkhUv voo4 fo
f, j :)e ^j_ e p ; and admitted that he had brought back from Kuwait,
where he stayed cn his way from Bagdad, a more reasonable
theory, but it is admitted that His Hajesty’s Government
have thought it necessary to extend and strengthen their
control in the Hadhramaut, and Arabs cannot be blamed if
they look for signs of a similar nrocess nearer home. Ibn
Sand has no love for the minor shaikhs, least of all for
the Shaikh of Katar, but a general movement towards the
/ reduction

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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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Coll 30/172 'Attitude of Ibn Saud (Saudi Arabia) towards Arab rulers in Persian Gulf and P. Gulf affairs.' [‎26r] (52/66), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3909, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100055159168.0x000037> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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