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Coll 30/127 'Persian Gulf. Koweit. Relations between Ibn Saud and the Sheikh of Kuwait' [18r] (35/167)
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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Enclosure to Mr. Stonehewer-Bird *s letter No. ! i>f J
January 12th., 1940.
Copy of letter from Captain de Gaury dated Riyadh December
22nd., 1939, to Mr. Trott.
The often deferred visit of the Sheikh of Koweit,
when, this month, it as last took place, was a long one from
December 1st. to the 20th.
It seemed to be a great success, although at one
moment, near the end of the visit, the Sheikh did complain to
me that life in Riyadh was "Prison" - that it lacked "society"
and "amusement". This however may have been an attempt to
draw me into criticising Riyadh, which I avoided, or to make
me praise Koweit f s amenities.
Everything to please the Sheikh which could be done
was done. The King and Court went quite a long way out to meet
the Sheikh on the day of his arrival. He was installed in the
new guest quarters of the new Murabba Palace. There were
dinner parties every night and several banquets, for a
hundred people or more.
He accompanied the King to the town Palace every
a
day and s^t with him while he held audiences. They spent most
afternoons motoring together and went for a few days to the
new agricultural development at KHA.RJ, south-east of Riyadh.
Both the King and the Sheikh attacked me separately
about the Koweit agreements. His Majesty’s Government were
very slow about these agreements. That there was no agreement
to be made public, now that they had both met on such cordial
terms, would be difficult to explain away. It would be obvious
that the delays came from His Majesty’s Government.
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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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