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File 57/1928 Pt 14 'Nejd-Koweit: Proposals for a comprehensive settlement between Ibn Saud & the Sheikh of Koweit.' [‎5r] (20/810)

The record is made up of 1 volume (401 folios). It was created in 2 Nov 1929-3 Jul 1931. 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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Notes.
Register No.
Minute Paper.
SECRET.
POLITICAL DEPARTMENT.
Dated
Date.
Initials.
To
tSi.
Under Secretary
Secretary of State...
Committee
K
id
Under Secretary
Secretary of State...
SUBJECT.
Sheikh submits claims of Rs.l4|. lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in respect of damage caused by Akhwan
raiders and money advanced by Koweit
to Ibn Baud in 1919-20.
Proposal that question should be discussed
with Sir Andrew Ryan and Colonel Biscoe on
former’s arrival m London at end of July.
Copy of
to
FOR INFORMATION.
L: L.
From the corres|x>ndence below it will
be seen that the Sheikh of Koweit submitted
early in March 1S30 claims amounting in all to
Rb. 111 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees against Ibn Saud in respect of
raids into his territory by Iraq tribes, loss
SEEN
POLITICAL COMMITTEE.
29 JIM 1951
Previous Papers:--
4475b 1000 5.30
of revenue consequent on the blockade, and on
account of loans made by him to Ibn Saua in
1919-20.
As a result of discussion with the
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. , the Sheikh has now agreed to
reduce his claim to Rs.ldf; lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , of which
Rs.lSir lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees is on account of direct attacks
made by Ibn Saud's paid forces operating inside
Koweit territory or from Akhwan raids, while
Rs.138000 is on account of money and supplies
advanced to Ibn Saud in 1919-1.0.
It/

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The volume concerns the attempts of the British Government to mediate a settlement of the differences between the Shaikh of Kuwait (also referred to as Koweit), Sir Ahmad al-Jabir as-Subah [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ], and Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], King of Hejaz and Nejd (usually referred to as Nejd). The matters at issue between the two rulers included (1) the dispute over the Kuwait-Nejd-Iraq frontier; (2) a customs dispute; (3) raids by the Akhwan [Ikhwan] in Kuwait, and inter-tribal conflict in Nejd.

In addition to 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. correspondence and memoranda, the volume includes correspondence from: the High Commissioner for Iraq; 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett, later Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Vincent Biscoe); the 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. , Kuwait (Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson); HM Minister, Jeddah (Sir Andrew Ryan); the Colonial Office; the Foreign Office; the Government of India; and the two rulers concerned.

The papers cover: 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. confidential print entitled 'Koweit, 1908-1928', containing background information on the dispute between the Shaikh of Kuwait and Ibn Saud, 1928; discussion of the chief grievances of the Shaikh of Kuwait toward Ibn Saud, with sketch map showing tribal divisions on the Kuwait border, folios 388-390; a statement by the Shaikh of Kuwait of Akhwan raids, including numbers of persons killed and numbers of animals stolen, with proposals by the Shaikh for the settlement of his disputes with Ibn Saud (folios 377-387); Ibn Saud's blockade of Kuwait; discussion by British officials of inter-tribal conflict; discussion by British officials of the customs and frontier disputes; draft of an agreement between Kuwait and Nejd (folios 220-228); the activities of Ibn Saud's agents, including Ibrahim bin Arfaj; The Colonial Office's view that Kuwait should be maintained as a British-protected state, independent of both Iraq and Nejd (folios 147-148); Ibn Saud's refusal to meet Lieutenant-Colonel Biscoe to discuss matters; a British suggestion that the dispute between the two rulers might be settled on less formal lines, and the proposal to employ the tribal system known as Arafa to settle claims, November 1930-February 1931; £10,000 compensation paid by Ibn Saud, to be divided between Iraq and Kuwait, March 1931; and details of the claims for compensation made by the Shaikh of Kuwait against Ibn Saud, arising from Akhwan raids and the blockade of Kuwait, May-June 1931.

The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (401 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 57 (Iraq-Nejd Relations) consists of sixteen volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/1234-1249. The volumes are divided into nineteen parts, with each part comprising one volume, apart from parts 4-5, 7-8, and 17-18, which each comprise a single volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 397; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 161-397; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

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