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Coll 30/127 'Persian Gulf. Koweit. Relations between Ibn Saud and the Sheikh of Kuwait' [17r] (33/167)
The record is made up of 1 file (81 folios). It was created in 6 Jan 1936-8 Mar 1948. 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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Copy.
(E 484/277/25).
No. 72/1182/3.
BRITISH LEGATION,
JEDDA,
SAUDI .ARABIA.
January 12th., 1940.
My dear Baggallay,
I send you herewith a copy of an interesting
letter from de Gaury, in which he describes the visit of the
Sheikh of Koweit to Riyadh from December 1st. to 20th., 1939.
Prom the point of view of personal relations the visit seems
to have gone off very well.
2. As for the business side, I fear that little was
done: in fact both the King and the Sheikh denied that there
had been any business discussions at all. Trott telegraphed
to you as soon as he received them the King’s latest
reactions about ’’musabala” and about a few other points on
which the two sides have not yet come to terms: and nothing
further can be done until your instructions on those points
reach me. One result of this delay (which is inevitable) is
that both sides seem to be putting the blame for the delay on
His Majesty 1 s Government and I fear de Gaury was made to look
rather foolish through no fault of his own. The two rulers
now say "Now we are such friends we must seal our friendship
"by fixing up those three agreements, if only the British will
"let us". I hope that it may be possible to satisfy that
admirable aspiration soon.
3. I am sending copies of this letter to Bagdad and
Bushire.
Yours ever,
(Signed) Hugh S. Bird.
H.L. Baggallay, Esq..,
Foreign Office.
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This file contains correspondence between British officials, primarily at 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. and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, concerning relations between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
The correspondence in the file focuses on a visit made to Kuwait by the King of Saudi Arabia, 'Abd al'-Aziz bin 'Abd al-Rahman bin Faysal Al Sa'ud (referred to as Ibn Saud in the file), in 1935 and a reciprocal visit to Saudi Arabia made by the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, in 1939. A detailed account of Ibn Saud's visit to Kuwait is contained between folios 35 and 42.
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 (81 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 83; 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 30/127 'Persian Gulf. Koweit. Relations between Ibn Saud and the Sheikh of Kuwait'
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- front, front-i, 2r:67v, 69r:78v, 81r:83v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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