Abstract: This file contains correspondence related to a trading blockade imposed on Kuwait by Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)], the King of Saudi Arabia.The correspondence is primarily between British officials attempting to mediate between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and relates to a number of agreements between them; a Bon Voisinage Agreement, an Extradition Agreement and a Trade Agreement.The file contains draft copies of this legislation (in Arabic and English) and discusses the reaction of both parties to the various proposals.Physical description: Condition: A bound correspondence volume.Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.The file contains the following foliation errors: 1, 1A and 1B
Abstract: This file contains correspondence related to a trading blockade imposed on Kuwait by Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)], the King of Hejaz and Nejd (King of Saudi Arabia after September 1932).The correspondence is primarily between British officials attempting to mediate between the two parties but the file also contains several copies of correspondence directly between Ibn Saud and Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait. The majority of the correspondence between the two rulers in the file is translated into English and does not include the original Arabic.Physical description: Condition: Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's pages have now been unbound and are now loose.Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Circled index numbers in red crayon can also be found throughout the folio.The file contains the following foliation errors: 9 and 9A; 64 and 64A; 83 and 83A; 111, 111A, 111B, 111C, 111D, 111E, 111F, 111G and 111H; 121 and 121A.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence related to a trading blockade imposed on Kuwait by Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)], the King of Saudi Arabia.The correspondence is primarily between British officials attempting to mediate between the two parties and the role of oil zone concessions in the negotiations is discussed at length.The file also includes correspondence between Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait and the British Political Agent in Kuwait, Harold Richard Patrick Dickson as well as correspondence between British and Saudi Arabian officials.Physical description: Condition: A bound correspondence volume.Foliation: The file's foliation is written in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins with the first item of correspondence, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 244.The file contains the following foliation errors: f 123 is followed f 123A and the following missing folios: f 96.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence related to a trading blockade imposed on Kuwait by Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)], the King of Saudi Arabia.The correspondence is primarily between British officials attempting to mediate between the two parties and the file contains detailed notes regarding negotiations between them at a conference held in Kuwait.The file also contains translated copies of correspondence between the Kuwaiti and Saudi Arabian delegations and translated correspondence between British officials and officials at the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Physical description: A bound correspondence volume.The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Circled index numbers in red crayon can also be found throughout the volume.The file contains the following foliation errors: 1, 1A, 1B and 1C; 147 and 147A and the following foliation omissions: 119 and 121.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence related to a trading blockade imposed on Kuwait by Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)], the King of Saudi Arabia.The correspondence is primarily between British officials attempting to mediate between the two parties and the file contains detailed notes regarding negotiations between them at a conference held in Kuwait.The file also contains translated copies of correspondence between the Kuwaiti and Saudi Arabian delegations and translated correspondence between British officials and Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ the ruler of Kuwait.Physical description: Condition: A bound correspondence volume.Foliation: Some of the file's folios have Foreign Office index numbers circled in red crayon or red ink. There is a modern foliation sequence, which should be used for referencing. It is written in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins with the first item of correspondence, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 201. The following folios are missing from the sequence: f 2, f 4, f 6, f 8, f 10, f 22 and ff 24-29. The file contains the following foliation error: 1, 1A.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence related to a trading blockade imposed on Kuwait by Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)], the King of Saudi Arabia.The correspondence is primarily between British officials attempting to mediate between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and relates to a number of agreements between them; a Bon Voisinage Agreement, an Extradition Agreement and a Trade Agreement.The file contains draft copies of this legislation (in Arabic and English) and discusses the reaction of both parties to the various proposals.The file also includes correspondence between British officials and Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait.Physical description: Condition: A bound correspondence volume.Foliation: The file's main foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Circled index numbers in green and red crayon can also be found throughout the volume.The file contains the following foliation errors: 1, 1A and 1B.
Abstract: The file concerns the decision of Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifah [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], Ruler of Bahrain, on his own initiative to prohibit the import of goods from Italy, and the response to that decision of British officials. The Shaikh's action was an expression of sympathy with moves by the League of Nations to end Italy's war in Abyssinia.The principal correspondents are the Political Agent, Bahrain (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle); officials of the Government of Bahrain; the Government of India; and the Foreign Office.The papers cover: discussion of the Shaikh's decision by the Political Agent, Bahrain and the Political Resident, the practical effects of which were thought to be 'small' (folios 2-6); the decision to defer an approach to other Gulf rulers to see if they wished to show sympathy (folios 7-10); instructions in the matter from the Government of India, which were that rulers of Gulf states should be advised to apply sanctions simultaneously with member states of the League of Nations (folios 11-26); the Political Resident's advice that it would be best not to approach other Gulf rulers, and to annul the Shaikh's proclamation, as the moves would be seen in Italy as an attempt by the British to inspire hostility in countries outside the British Empire, and copies of relevant notices (
alans) issued by the Government of Bahrain (folios 27-43); and correspondence concerning the lapse of the prohibition following the end of hostilities between Italy and Abyssinia (folios 44-47).The Arabic language content of the file consists of four folios, mainly copies of bilingual Arabic and English notices issued by the Government of Bahrain.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 53; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-52; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
Abstract: The file contains correspondence relating to trading restrictions being placed upon the inhabitants of Al-Mahra [incorrectly written in some parts of the file as Manris; Al-Mahra is in present-day Yemen] and Socotra, in response to the authorities of Qishn refusing the British Government permission to construct an aircraft landing ground in their territory. A telegram (f 3) followed by a letter (ff 5-7) from the (Officiating) Chief Commissioner at Aden, Lieutenant-Colonel Morice Challoner Lake, both dated 4 February 1933, announce the imposition of the trading restrictions. The letter gives further details of the efforts of Royal Air Force representatives to establish a landing ground at Qishn, the resistance met from authorities, and the threats made against trading facilities for the inhabitants of Mahra and Socotra.A further telegram (f 9) from Lake to the Political Resident announces that the Qishn authorities have withdrawn opposition to the landing ground, resulting in the lifting of trade restrictions. There is a truncated note at the end of the file (f 11) which notes that the Political Agent discussed the matter of trade between Al-Mahra/Socrata and Bahrain with the Adviser [to the Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave], who notes that a number of Bahrain merchants trade at Socotra and that poor men from the Mahri coast and Socotra come to Bahrain for the pearling season.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover on folio 1 and terminates at the back cover on folio 12; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-11; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding their attempts to enforce a blockade of Kuwait and to regulate all of its imports and exports. Much of the correspondence also relates more broadly to British-Kuwaiti relations and to the attitude of the ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ.A memorandum compiled by Robert Edward Hamilton, the British Political Agent in Kuwait and entitled 'Situation in Kuwait' is contained on folios 25-35. This memorandum discusses the political situation in Kuwait and the British authorities' rationale for enforcing a blockade.On folios 131-138, the file contains a report written by the British Political Agent in Kuwait, Percy Gordon Loch entitled 'Report on institution and working of the Blockade at Kuwait'. This report provides a detailed summary of all the events that are discussed in the file.Physical description: Condition: Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's pages have been unbound and are now loose.Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.The file contains the following foliation errors: 1, 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D; 62 and 62A; 109 and 109A
Abstract: This file contains correspondence between the British Political Agent at Bahrain; the British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire; ‘Abd al-Ḥusayn, the interpreter of the British Political Agency at Bahrain; Jāsim al-Chirāwī; Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah, ruler of Bahrain; and Seth Rao Sahib Tirathdas Maharaj, Director of Customs at Bahrain. These papers concern the issuing of clearance certificates in the context of the Tangistan blockade in 1916 which prohibited boats leaving Bahrain without obtaining permission from the Political Agent and other miscellaneous issues regarding shipping and smuggling.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation system starts at the front cover and continues through to the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled and may be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials as to whether or not the Gulf states should be compelled to partake in a League of Nations boycott of Italian goods.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 22; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: Papers concerning relations between Kuwait and the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia), and a trading blockade imposed on Kuwait by the King of Hejaz and Nejd (from September 1932, the King of the Arab Sa’udite Kingdom [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 volume includes:Correspondence exchanged between British officials in London (India Office, Foreign Office), the Political Agent at Kuwait (Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson) and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Vincent Biscoe; Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle).Correspondence exchanged between the Political Agent at Kuwait and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Sir Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ].Copies of correspondence (translated into English) exchanged between the Ruler of Kuwait and the King of Hejaz and Nejd.Copies of food prices lists, issued by the Arabia Saoudiyah [Saudi Arabia] Government, and published in the
Um-Alkura[
Umm-al-Qura] newspaper in May 1933 (ff 280-283).Some of the volume’s correspondence is in Arabic, 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 294; 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 six leading and ending flyleaves.Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 3-294; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.