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'File 53/32 V (D 128) Kuwait Miscellaneous' [159r] (339/474)
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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juld be liable,! or the reasons given in paragraph I,to lead to trouble
to
r : discontent with the Sheikh's rule.
It may be argued from the Sheikh's point of view that since Indians are
lov/ed to go to all the other Gulf states and are apparently useful thppe
lose who are now leaving Iran and Iraq might very well go and Join their
sllow-countrymen in these states.The objection would presumably be that
e far as Indian immigration is concerned saturation point has been reached.
ie admission on the Indian side that the possibilities of immigration are
pt unlimited would suggest ttix. a possible line of compromise; the Sheikh to
imlt a limi ed numoer of Indians and then to declare that saturation point
id been reaci od f lie would argue against this that he already has some Indian
his state and that saturation point has already been reached. In ooint of
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act there are probably not much more than half a dozen Indians in Kuwait.
Another possible compromise is that the Sheikh should allow a limited
iber of Indians to enter his state but should at the same time decree that
Indian should carry on business without xhk an equal Kuwaiti partnet.
tnout altogether excluding Indians this would render their activities
iss harmful and reduce the potential drain of money out of the state.
Whatever solution is adopted,it will be necessary to remenuer that,
may be given
iccording to the existing Foreign Office rules visas for Kuwait/without
reference to the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
,and that it will bo possible for Indians
:o 6 e t visas for Kuwait from the Indian passport authorities or from
onsular Officers who have not been specially warned,unless provision is
: -£e to stop up this loop-hole.
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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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- Title
- 'File 53/32 V (D 128) Kuwait Miscellaneous'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1cv, 2r:3v, 4v:44v, 45v, 48v:57v, 58v:64v, 66r:70v, 72v, 73v, 76v:81v, 85v, 89v:93v, 96v:104v, 105v, 108v, 111v:115v, 117v:119v, 122r:124v, 126v:131v, 132v:137v, 138v:147v, 151v:155v, 157v:158r, 158r:159r, 159r:160v, 163v:178v, 182r:194v, 195v:215r, 215r:228v, back-i
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