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File 6499/1920 Pt 1 'KOWEIT AFFAIRS: KOWEIT-NEJD BOUNDARY DISPUTE; LOCAL UNPOPULARITY OF SHEIKH' [92r] (177/294)
The record is made up of 1 item (144 folios). It was created in 16 May 1920-28 Jul 1921. 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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Translation of a letter dated 14th July 19S0,from the shaikh of(°?)
Kuvjait to Iton Ba’ud.
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After compliments»
I have received your letter dated the 21st June 1920 and i
supplement ( fronj. i«asir as Sa*ud and have understood what you
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mean* H 6 gcs.ro.ing Dawisli^s attack,j r ou say tiiat you had not wished
it to happen,hut that when it did happen you were not sorry for
certain reasons hidden in your heart which you explain in your
letter and its supplement* I do not see any reason for bringing
in all these events and writing this long explanation; if I am
to give reasons and you are to do the same,the explanation will
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become long and protracted. H?hat happened in the past between
us is not hidden,but every thing is clear. There was no sense of
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obligation between us as we were formerly as it were one body,
and,please God,are now.
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I never mentioned the question of boundaries and subjects
in my letter which X sent you at the hand of ’Abdullah as Sumait
and ’Abdul 1 Aziz al-Hasan as this is perfectly clear; my subjects
are well known, and my frontier was fixed by the two Governments,
and I hold papers to prove it.
I informed you through my envoys regarding the disgraceful
deed which Dawish and his followers had done,and requested you
that the f halal w should be returned and restitution made for the
men who had been unjustly killed as I felt sure that, in view of
our friendship and union,a deed like this would displease you
even more than it did me,and I am sorry to see that you oppose
what I ask by putting forward these excuses and false tales,I
am sure that the reason you resist the just claim which I have
against you for what Bawish has done is that you have been
listening to the lies of envious people who have been trying to
cause ill will between us. You say that if I do not accept your
terms and sign the paper,! must excuse you from making restitution.
My brother,! am surprised at your saying this,and can haralj
believe it,as it is just what would please our enemies.The
question of our subjects and boundaries is understood,and please
God
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The papers concern the Kuwait-Nejd boundary dispute.
Correspondence discusses the arbitration of the British Government in the matter of the border of Kuwaiti territory under the Shaikh of Kuwait [Shaikh Sālim bin Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ] with that of the Ruler of Nejd [Najd], Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd, popularly known as Ibn Sa‘ūd]. In this connection correspondence discusses the supersession of the Anglo-Turkish Convention 1913 by the British Government's 1915 agreement with Bin Saud in which he pledged to resolve disputes by peaceful means and submit to arbitration by the British Government. In addition the correspondence discusses potential hostilities between the Ruler of Ha'il led by the Rashidi dynasty of the Shammar tribe and the Ruler of Nejd, Bin Saud. Also discussed is the Battle of Jahra and the involvement of British military forces by air and sea.
Correspondents include: the Civil Commissioner Baghdad; the High Commissioner, Mesopotamia; 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; 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. , Bahrain; the Deputy 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. , Bushire; the Under-Secretary of State for India; the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department, Simla; the Air Ministry; Abdul Aziz bin Hasan Qusaibi, Agent of Bin Saud in Bahrain; Bin Saud; the Shaikh of Kuwait; Abdullah al Mut'ab Al-Rashid, Shaikh of Jabal Shammar.
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- File 6499/1920 Pt 1 'KOWEIT AFFAIRS: KOWEIT-NEJD BOUNDARY DISPUTE; LOCAL UNPOPULARITY OF SHEIKH'
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- 4r:20v, 26r:89v, 91r:93v, 96r:96v, 110r:111v, 117r:127v, 131r:134v, 138r:150v
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