Abstract: Correspondence and other papers concerning relations between Britain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The volume is a direct chronological continuation of ‘1/1 Volume I Koweit Saudi relations’ (IOR/R/15/5/109), and covers the following subjects:The movements of Khalid bin Hithlain of the Al-’Ajman tribe.The trading blockade, imposed on Kuwait by the King of Saudi Arabia, ‘Abdul ‘Aziz bin ‘Abdur Rahman al-Faisal [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd)].The views of British Government officials on Britain’s obligations to Kuwait, in light of the blockade.Negotiations between British and Saudi officials (including the Saudi Arabian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Faud Hamza [Fu’ād Ḥamzah]) concerning Saudi Arabia’s borders with its neighbours, the Kuwait blockade, and Yemen.The volume’s principal correspondents include: the Political Agent at Kuwait (Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard William Craven Fowle); the British Minister at Jedda [Jeddah] (Andew Ryan); the British Chargé d’Affaires at Jedda (Albert Spencer Calvert).The volume contains several papers in Arabic, which are usually accompanied by English translations.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 261; 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 two leading and ending flyleaves.Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 4-261; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: Correspondence and other papers concerning relations between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, and efforts to negotiate the lifting of a trade blockade, imposed upon Kuwait at the orders of the King of Saudi Arabia, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd). The volume is a direct chronological continuation of ‘1/1 Volume II Koweit Saudi relations’ (IOR/R/15/5/110), and includes:Correspondence concerning the arrangements and negotiations for a conference between Kuwaiti and Saudi delegates, which was held in Kuwait in June 1935.Harry St John Bridger Philby’s plans to visit Kuwait around the time of the Kuwait conference, and presumptions amongst British officials as to the purpose of Philby’s visit.Copies of correspondence (in Arabic, with English translations) exchanged between the three Kuwaiti and three Saudi conference delegates.Notes on the discussions that took place between Kuwaiti and Saudi delegates at the conference, prepared by the Kuwait Political Agent (ff 137-146, ff 188-204).In May 1935, reports of an armed party of Saudis entering Kuwait territory, and a subsequent protest about the territorial infringement made by British officials.The volume’s principal correspondents are: the Kuwait Political Agent (Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard William Craven Fowle); the British Government’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (Andrew Ryan).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 235; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 6-233; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: Correspondence and papers concerning relations between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, and British officials’ efforts to negotiate the lifting of a trade blockade, imposed upon Kuwait at the orders of the of King of Saudi Arabia, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd). The volume is a direct chronological continuation of ‘1/1 Volume III Koweit Saudi Relations’ (IOR/R/15/5/111), and includes:Further diplomatic exchanges amongst British, Saudi and Kuwaiti officials, relating to the incursion into Kuwaiti territory by an armed Saudi party in May 1935.Saudi assertions that smuggling from Kuwait into Saudi Arabia has increased in the wake of the Kuwait-Saudi conference held in July 1935.The death of the Amir of Hasa [al-Aḥsā’] Abdulla al Jiluwi [‘Abdullāh bin Jilūwī Āl Sa‘ūd] in October 1935;Discussions regarding a proposal, put forward by Ibn Saud, for the recognition of Arafa [’arafa] law between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.In early 1936, Saudi Government proposals for a lifting of the blockade, and reports of the Ruler of Kuwait’s agreement in principle to the proposals.The volume’s principal correspondents are: the Kuwait Political Agent (Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard William Craven Fowle); the British Government’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (Andrew Ryan); the British Chargé d’Affaires at Jedda (Albert Spencer Calvert); representatives of the Government of Saudi Arabia (Fuad Bey Hamza, Yusuf Yasin, Feysal [Fayṣal bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd]); the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 249; 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 two leading and ending flyleaves.Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 4-246; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This part of the volume consists of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the East India Company's Secret Committee, Number 1 of 1841, dated 28 January 1841. The enclosures are dated 15 November 1840 to 27 January 1841.The enclosures mainly consist of copies of letters sent and received by the Government of Bombay, relating to the embargo placed on the vessels of the Shaikh of Kishm [Qishm], Shaikh Abdool Ruhman bin Suggur [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Saqr], visiting India being removed, and the Shaikh’s buggalow [sailing vessel] the
Yacoob(also written as Acoob) being released, upon his entering into an engagement to pay a demand from the British Government for the plunder of the buggalow
Futeh Ool Ruhman.This correspondence is between Government of Bombay and the following: the Resident in the Persian Gulf (Captain Samuel Hennell); Shaikh Abdool Ruhman bin Suggur of Kishm, and his Agent Mahomed Moolla Hussan (also spelled Mahomed Moola Hoossein); the Collector of Customs, Bombay; the Superintendent of the Indian Navy; the Secretary to the Government of Fort St George; and the Secretary to the Government of India.Letters from the Resident in the Persian Gulf include copies of enclosed letters to the Political Agent at Muscat, to Shaikh Abdool Ruhman, and from the Imam of Muscat.Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-15, on folios 3-5. These numbers are repeated for reference on the verso of the last folio of each enclosure.
Abstract: The file contains correspondence between the Aden Resident, the Colonial Office, the Foreign Office, and the Government of India Foreign and Political Department.The correspondence concerns the question of applying sanctions at Kamaran, in light of the Italo-Ethiopian dispute. The legal and administrative status of Kamaran is discussed, in the context of British responsibilities under Article 16 of the Treaty of Lausanne, and Article 16 of the Covenant of the League of Nations.The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 15; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
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.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning a number of proposed agreements between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait that were intended to formalise relations between the two countries and to end a trade blockade that had been imposed on Kuwait by Saudi Arabia. Much of the correspondence concerns the exact wording of these agreements and numerous amendments that were made to them.The majority of the correspondence in the file is between British officials (including at the Foreign Office, India Office, the British Legation in Jeddah and the Political Agency in Kuwait), but it also contains a limited amount of correspondence with Saudi Arabia's Minister in London, Shaikh Hafiz Wahba, and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, on whose behalf the British acted during the negotiations with Saudi Arabia that led to the agreements.In addition to correspondence, the file contains several drafts of the proposed agreements between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, including a trade agreement, an agreement of 'Friendship and Bon Voisinage' and an agreement for the extradition of offenders. On folios 316-346, the file contains bilingual (English and Arabic) drafts of these agreements.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.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 514; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning a number of agreements agreed between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in 1942 (and ratified in 1943).The agreements were intended to formalise relations between the two countries and to end a trade blockade that had been imposed on Kuwait by Saudi Arabia. Much of the correspondence concerns the exact wording of these agreements and numerous amendments that were made to them. The correspondence also briefly discusses the desire of the Ruler of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] to establish a customs post in Wafra.The majority of the correspondence in the file is between British officials (including at the Foreign Office, India Office, the British Legation in Jeddah and the Political Agency in Kuwait), but it also contains a limited amount of correspondence the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, on whose behalf the British acted during the negotiations with Saudi Arabia that led to the agreements being signed.In addition to correspondence, the file contains several copies of the proposed agreements between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as follows:'Trade Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom (acting on behalf of His Highness the Sheikh of Koweit) and the Government of Saudi Arabia Jedda, 20th April, 1942 [Ratifications exchanged at Jedda, 1st May, 1943]' in English and Arabic (folios 3-6)'Agreement for the Extradition of Offenders between the Government of the United Kingdom (acting on behalf ofHis Highness the Sheikh of Koweit) and the Government of Saudi Arabia [With Exchange of Notes relating to Smuggling Offences] Jedda, 20th April, 1942 [Ratifications exchanged at Jedda, 1st May, 1943]' in English and Arabic (folios 7-11)'Agreement for the Extradition of Offenders between the Government of the United Kingdom (acting on behalf ofHis Highness the Sheikh of Koweit) and the Government of Saudi Arabia [With Exchange of Notes relating to Smuggling Offences] Jedda, 20th April, 1942' (folios 16-17)'Trade Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom (acting on behalf of His Highness the Sheikh of Koweit) and the Government of Saudi Arabia Jedda, 20th April, 1942' (folios 18-19)'Agreement for Friendship and Neighbourly Relations between the Government of the United Kingdom (acting on behalf of His Highness the Sheikh of Koweit) and the Government of Saudi Arabia [With Schedule and Exchange of Notes containing Lists of Tribes], Jedda, April 20, 1942' (folios 20-21).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.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 85; these numbers are written in pencil and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: This volume contains correspondence between British officials regarding a trade blockade that was imposed on Kuwait by the King of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]. In addition to this specific topic, the correspondence also contains lengthy discussions regarding Britain's relations with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait more broadly.As well as internal correspondence between British officials (primarily Britain's Minister in Jeddah, officials at the Political Agency in Kuwait, the Political Residency in Bushire, the India Office and the Foreign Office), the volume also contains translated copies of letters that were sent to British officials by Ibn Sa'ud, two of his close advisors (Yusuf Yassin and Fuad Hamza) and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.It also contains a number of extracts from Kuwait Intelligence Summaries produced by the Political Agency in Kuwait and the following documents:'Draft Note of a meeting held at the Foreign Office on Monday, October 8th [1934], regarding the Claims of the Sheikh of Kuwait Against King Ibn Saud' (folios 109-110)'Final Record of Meeting on Matters affecting Kuwait' 8 June 1934 (folios 132-133)'Final Record of a Meeting held at the Foreign Office on October 5 [1933] to Discuss Relations Between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Sheikh of Koweit' (folios 148-154)'Ibn Saud's attitude towards Kowait' by Sir Andrew Ryan, 16 August 1933 (folios 202-206)'Note on the Contraband Problem of Iraq with Her Neighbours, and in Particular How it Affects Kuwait' by Political Agent in Kuwait, Harold Richard Patrick Dickson, 29 May 1933 (folios 259-269)'Record of an Interdepartmental Meeting held at the Foreign Office on the 28th April, 1933, to consider the question of the blockade of Koweit by King Ibn Saud' (folios 292-295)'A Note on the present position of Trade between Iraq and Najd' (folios 420-421)'Notes on his Excellency Shaikh Ahmad's Trip to Riath [Riyadh]', 1932 (folios 487-496)'Draft Record of a Meeting Held at the Foreign Office on August 12th, 1931, to Consider Certain Questions Connected with Koweit' (folios 543-562).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 562; 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.
Abstract: The volume contains correspondence, memoranda, notes, and minutes relating to the looting of the SS
Kualaby inhabitants of Socotra following its grounding off the coast of the island in November 1911. Some of the correspondence is included as enclosures, sometimes in the form of printed collections relating to a particular matter. The volume includes handwritten drafts. The majority of the correspondence is between the Imperial Merchant Service Guild, India Office, Foreign Department of the Government of India, Government of Bombay, Salvage Association, Port Authorities at Bombay, and the Political Residency at Aden.The papers cover several matters, including:the initial report of the incident, by Robert McKinnon, Chief Officer aboard the SS
Kuala(folios 109-113);the request by the Imperial Merchant Service Guild for action by the India Office;the condition of the vessel;the whereabouts of the remaining crew members and their rescue by Austrian Steam Navigation Company vessel SS
Trieste;the question of compensation;a proposal for a general survey of the island.At the rear of the volume is correspondence from 12 October 1897-13 January 1898 concerning a similar case involving SS
Adenwhich was used to inform the discussion over that of SS
Kuala.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 42; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Part four consists of correspondence relating to an Italian blockade of parts of the Red Sea coast of present-day Saudi Arabia. Several matters are covered by the correspondence:the classification of Turkish grain ships as contraband of war by the Italians;the Italian blockade of Hodeidah [Ḥudaydah] and reported intention of extending it to Jeddah and Yenbo [Yanbuʻ al-Baḥr];the Italian threat to bombard Hodeidah;the appeal for British protection from the British Indian population of the town;impediments to the embarkation of European goods;the British demand for assurances from the Italians that the blockade will not be extended and British Indian subjects will be safe.The correspondence is mostly between the Turkish Government, Turkish Embassy in London, Political Resident at Aden, British Embassies at Constantinople and Rome, and the British Consulate at Jeddah.Physical description: 1 item (70 folios)