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'File 53/32 V (D 128) Kuwait Miscellaneous' [107r] (224/474)
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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nation of Iraq; they herein make their entreaty to the
statesmen of Iraq, so jealous in Arab matters, to save a
vast army of citizens from the dark abyss of ignorance now
prevalent in Kuwait, They want us to ask our statesmen, in
the name of Arab nationalism to do their best to annexe
the said jimirate, bereft from the light of learning and
civilization, to the Kingdom of Iraq, which, by virtue of
her faith full children^ efforts, is now in the full gaze of
the Arab i an w o rid #
3o far we have dealt with the matter frcm a
scientific and educational point of view. Now we turn to
political side of it: young Kuwaitis consider that it is a
disgrace to live under the yoke of foreign rule , while the
Iraqi nation, with whom they are connected by bonds of
nationality, religion and home, enjoys national Government
and lives quite an independent life,.
Having rendered this message which has been
entrusted t o me by the Kuwaiti youth I, in my turn now,
should like to say:
The Statesmen of Iraq, who will no doubt do their
best to save this up rising youth from the abyss of dark
ignorance, must save (obscurely wcrded) Arab youth with
whom we are connected by ties of blood; they are our kinsfolk
and we are theirs, without any distinction save that
dictated by the ambitions of imperialism which none of the
Arabs will admit,
A glance at the map of Iraq is sure to prove that
Kuwait is in Iraqi territory, and sooner or later it will
of necessity be such*
The foregoing items, when realized, cannot but
react to the benefit of the population of the abovementioned
Kmlrate. On the other hand the benefit to Iraq will be
no less in importance, seeing that the least that may
result will be the eradicatio of smuggling which has had the
worst effect upon the trade of Ira^, and which has greatly
reduced imports through Iraqi Gustoias, thus causing
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/1/506
- Title
- 'File 53/32 V (D 128) Kuwait Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- 106r:108r
- Author
- al-Karkh
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- Public Domain