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Coll 30/127 'Persian Gulf. Koweit. Relations between Ibn Saud and the Sheikh of Kuwait' [27r] (53/167)
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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6 a, Ki&/vTi.QaS vVI'fH UAUl i. ABA 3 IA.
z-s Karly in tho month an enquiry was received from
the Saudi Arab court to know if Hig Excellency the Shaikh
woulu permit duty free, the landi.nt;> assembly here, and
transit of eleven Ford cars.
Hie Excellency infomed tho
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.
that he had replied that as the oars were ordered for
His Liajesty there was of course no objection.
un the £3rd of April a reply was received
thanking His Excellency for his courtesy and asking
or any
him to retain five ox the cars fbr his ovm/use and give
the remainder to six nearer relations of his who were
nameuj a present to make up for any shortcomings in
those offered before and to be some return for the
hospitality received by the Saudi Arab court while
here,
fhc very friendly letters received were
addressed from Aohaira, the wells on the Me oca-Riyadh
roaa at the edge of the Kejd Plateau where the King
said he would be staying for another six weeks.
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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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- Title
- Coll 30/127 'Persian Gulf. Koweit. Relations between Ibn Saud and the Sheikh of Kuwait'
- Pages
- 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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