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'File 53/32 V (D 128) Kuwait Miscellaneous' [58r] (128/474)
The record is made up of 1 volume (235 folios). It was created in 29 May 1934-5 May 1937. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the 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. .
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TRANSIATION
Kuwait, 27th Rabl 1 Auwal 1554>
(28 • 6 • 35)
To
Mu f az as-Saltana
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Aqdas Shaikh IQiazaal
Khan etc.
After compliments,
I write to inform you of what has taken place
between me and Mirza Muhammad regarding the balance of
your debt against me which is Rs.4000/- He asked me to
pay him the amount, but I could not do so because the
market for pearls was very dull, and therefore I had no
money. I asked him to wait, but he did not agree. He
filed a suit against me at the •Iraqi Courts. This
surprized me, indeed, because you know as well as myself
what affectionate relations and bonds of good friendship
exist between us. I always thought of you as my refuge
in time of need. I request Your Excellency now to help
me, as I am suffering from great losses of pearls. Please
therefore write a letter to Mirza Muhammad instructing
him to allow me time till I am better off.
With many thanks.
Yours sincerely,
S»d: Shamlan bin ♦Ali bin Saif.
About this item
- Content
This file contains correspondence related to a number of different topics (all of which concern Kuwait).
The majority of the correspondence in the file discusses anti-Kuwaiti newspaper articles printed in the Iraqi press. A number of examples of these articles are contained in the file including some original cuttings (ff. 112a-112d).
The following topics of particular interest are also discussed in the file:
- The possibility of the Ottoman Bank or the Imperial Bank of Persia establishing a branch in Kuwait (f. 22, 26, 55, 60, 61, 97-99).
- The right of British subjects to trade in Kuwait (ff. 156-159, f. 164, f.168, f.171, f.181, f.187).
- A complaint made by the Government of Iraq concerning an incursion into Iraqi territory by Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ and an armed escort (ff. 201-206).
- The education of Kuwaiti students in Iraq (ff. 122-23, f. 127).
- A proposed hunting trip by Shaikh Aḥmad to Amara in Iraq (ff. 188-189, ff. 192-193, ff. 197-200).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (235 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of the topics discussed in the file is included on folio 1B.
Serial numbers refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file: red for incoming, blue for outgoing correspondence.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: A bound correspondence volume.
Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
The file contains the following foliation errors: 1, 1A, 1B and 1C; 112, 112A, 112B, 112C and 112D; 121 and 121A and the following omissions: 65; 179-181
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/506
- Title
- 'File 53/32 V (D 128) Kuwait Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- 58r
- Author
- Shamlan bin Ali bin Saif
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