'File 53/54 II (D 91) Kuwait Blockade'

Title:

'File 53/54 II (D 91) Kuwait Blockade'

Date:

1932/1933

Description:

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.1 volume (238 folios)File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.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.

Language:

English
Arabic

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Economic sanctions

Extent:

1 volume (238 folios)

Rights:

Public Domain
Unknown
Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001e8_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001e8_en
IOR/R/15/1/515

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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