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1. IOR/R/15/5/109-125

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/109-125
Title:
File I: Kuwait/Saudi Arabia Relations
Scope & Content:
Subject File I is comprised of papers relating to British involvement in relations between Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (spelt Saudiyeh in some files; referred to as the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd prior to 1932), and Britain’s relations with the King of Saudi Arabia, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1929-1949
Extent:

16 volumes and files (2,192 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/5/124

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/124
Title:
‘Saudi Trade Agent’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence between the Political Agent at Kuwait (Major Maurice O’Connor Tandy), the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Crawshaw Galloway), and officials at the India Office and Foreign Office in London, concerning a request from the King of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Sa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 May 1945
Extent:
1 file (30 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/5/125

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/125
Title:
‘Kuwait – Saudi Frontier.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence between the Political Agent at Kuwait (Gordon Noel Jackson), the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel William Rupert Hay), and other British Government officials, concerning the status of Gurain [Al Qurayn], located in the neutral zone between Saudi Arabia an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jun 1948-5 Oct 1949
Extent:
1 file (22 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/5/123

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/123
Title:
‘I/9 Forming of Army in Saudi Arabia’
Scope & Content:
Copies of correspondence from the British Minister in Saudi Arabia (Stanley R Jordan) to the Foreign Office, dated 2 March 1944, and subsequently forwarded by the India Office to the Government of India, describing the Ruler of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud’s [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Mar 1944-5 Jun 1944
Extent:
1 file (5 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/5/113

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/113
Title:
‘1/1 Volume V Koweit Saudi Relations’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and papers concerning negotiations over the drafting of trade, Bon Voisinage and extradition treaties between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, in an effort to lift the trade blockade, imposed upon Kuwait at the orders of the King of Saudi Arabia, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Apr 1936-20 Oct 1938
Extent:
1 volume (320 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/5/109

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/109
Title:
‘1/1 Volume I Koweit Saudi relations’
Scope & Content:
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-...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Mar 1929-9 Jul 1933
Extent:
1 volume (294 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/5/122

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/122
Title:
‘I/8 Saudi-Iraqi relations’
Scope & Content:
Papers concerning relations between Saudi Arabia and Iraq, and proposals in 1940 to fix the Saudi-Iraq border, including: The British Minister in Saudi Arabia Reader Bullard’s views, dated 27 April 1939, on Saudi Arabia’s status in the event of war, including any risks posed towards the country ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Apr 1939-23 Sep 1940
Extent:
1 file (18 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/5/118

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/118
Title:
‘I. Saudiyeh. (4.) Saudi Arms and Coast Guard Regulations. Vol. I’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and papers concerning regulations introduced by the Government of Saudi Arabia. Although reference is made in the file title to coastguard regulations, the majority of the file is dedicated to regulations introducing a prohibition on the import, sale and possession of firearms in ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Dec 1934-17 Apr 1936
Extent:
1 file (35 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/5/119

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/119
Title:
‘I. Saudiyeh. (5) Bin Saud’s Visit to Kuwait.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning a visit made by Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] to Kuwait, for discussions with the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ) in January 1936. Papers cover: Initial rumours, surfacing in early January 1936, of Ibn Saud’s intention ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Jan 1936-8 Apr 1940
Extent:
1 file (59 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/5/115

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/115
Title:
‘1/1 Volume VII Kuwait-Saudi Relations’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and papers concerning negotiations finalising and ratifying trade, ‘Friendship and Neighbourly Relations’ (referred to in previous correspondence on the subject as Bon Voisinage) and extradition treaties between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. The volume is a direct chronological continu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1939-16 Feb 1948
Extent:

2 volumes (291 folios)