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File 6499/1920 Pt 1 'KOWEIT AFFAIRS: KOWEIT-NEJD BOUNDARY DISPUTE; LOCAL UNPOPULARITY OF SHEIKH' [133r] (259/294)
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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Telegram. Cypher R.
From Civil Commissioner, .Baghdad.
To P. A. Bahrain.
No. 7213.
Dated 15th June 1920.
Your despatch of 3rd June, 149-0.
would prefer Bin Saud to come to direct settled-
men t wi th Sal im.
As regards last paragraph see Bushire telegram of
10th U une 1144.
Translation of a letter dated 7th Ramadhan 1338 (= 26th
May 1920) from Bin Saud, Ruler of Bejd, to Major H.R.P.
Dickson, C.I.E*,
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.
After Compliments,
The object of writing this friendly letter is to
enquire after your health and to say that my condition will
please you in every respect. Nothing has occured except
what I informed your Honour of, in my previous letter,
regarding Bin Sub ah, Shaikh of Kuwait, and. his evil desire
to harm my subjects the ’’Mutair 1 *, who are residing iwitnin
my boundaries as you may have heard. Bin oubah equippeo. hi
troops and armed the tribesmen residing in tne vicinity of
Kuwait and determined to fight theiji VMutair).
He then advanced to a place called Q,aryah and declared
war against my subjects. I have informed your Honour in
order that m^xmay you may communicate with the Civil
Commissioner in Mesopotamia and ask him to let ne xnov
whether Bin Subah is under the protection of the High
British Government or^ not. If he is, then I request that
His transgression and pointless intrigues may oe stopped.
If he is not, i.e., if he is independent, I request I may
be informed; my object is only to prevent ynKxfc&xSLfcagxk^ft
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any incident which may cause displeasure. I had requested
you to stop him (Salem) from his goings-on, but he is
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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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