Coll 30/21(2) 'Persian Gulf: Koweit - Blockade by Ibn Saud'

Title:

Coll 30/21(2) 'Persian Gulf: Koweit - Blockade by Ibn Saud'

Date:

1935/1937

Description:

Abstract: This volume contains correspondence related to a trade blockade that was imposed on Kuwait by the Ruler of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and more generally concerning relations between Britain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.The correspondence in the volume consists of internal correspondence between British officials (including at the Foreign Office, India Office, the British Legation in Jeddah and the Political Agency in Kuwait) as well as correspondence between British officials and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and officials from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The file also contains English language translations of letters that were passed between the Kuwaiti and Saudi Arabian delegations at negotiations mediated by Britain in June 1935.In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following:Treaty of Friendship and "Bon Voisinage", Protocol of Arbitration and Extradition Treaty between Iraq & Hejaz and Nejd and Dependencies (folios 49-52)'Draft Regulations For Trading Between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia' (folios 161-165)Account of Discussions at Riyadh by Andrew Ryan, 1935 (folios 232-237)Political Department Secret Memorandum entitled 'The Persian Gulf' (folios 292-293)'Notes on Kuwait-Saudi Blockade Discussions' (folios 358-363)'Note on the discussions between the Saudi delegates and the Kuwait Representatives, as They Took Place Each Day', June 1935 (folios 371-377)'Note on the Discussions between Saudi Delegates and Kuwait Representatives' (folios 380-390)'Record of Fourth Meeting with Fuad Bey Hamza at the Foreign Office on July 5, 1935' (folios 399-401)The volume includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 497; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Economic sanctions
Bilateral relations

Geographic region:

Kuwait
Saudi Arabia

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000129_ar
81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000129_en
IOR/L/PS/12/3733
IOR/L/PS/12/3733

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