Author
the ruler of Kuwait
Publication Date
13 Feb 1930-28 Jun 1933 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
126
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/1/527
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x0001f4
Library Location
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.
Date
13 Feb 1930-28 Jun 1933 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding claims for compensation made by the ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ against 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, Nejd [Najd] and its Dependencies (King of Saudi Arabia after September 1932).
Detailed estimates of the size of the compensation owed are contained in the file, including losses arising from the trade blockade imposed on Kuwait by Ibn Saud, losses from raids into Kuwaiti territory and unpaid loans said to have been given by Shaikh Aḥmad to Ibn Saud. Some of the correspondence contains broader discussions regarding the status of Shaikh Aḥmad's relationship with Britain and Ibn Saud.
The file contains a limited number of translated copies of correspondence between Shaikh Aḥmad and Ibn Saud regarding this issue and an original letter from Shaikh Aḥmad to Trenchard Craven William Fowle, the British
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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
(f 86v).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
Serial numbers in red crayon refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
A Series: 53/71 Confidential Series: D 90