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'File 53/32 III (D 53) Kowait - Miscellaneous' [87r] (178/486)
The record is made up of 1 volume (240 folios). It was created in 3 Sep 1912-4 Jun 1928. It was written in English. 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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same number of Arabs took part in the operations, it had beeh/Vf
perhaps too hastily assumed at first that all Arabs, when Turkey
joined the G -ermans, would take part in breaking the Turkish yoke.
Of some Arabs, particularly many of the desert tribes, this was
no doubt true. How far it applied to the more sedentary Arabs who
he took it, supplied the Arab forces now operating, it was not so
easy to say. it was reasonable to suppose that probably a ,qon-
-siderable number had proved willing to join Turkey now because
they had had it dinned into their ears that islam was being
attacked. Some of them might even believe the amazing stories
that were told about the conversion to islam ,of eminent Germans
including the Emperor himself."
I have the honour to submit a few notes of information which I
have collected regarding the extent to which the Arabs have
co-operated with the Turks in the Shatt-ul-Arab country; the
considerations which have led them to co-operate: and the results
to themselves and to the Turks of such co-operation; with some
remarks upon the position of those Arab tribes which have held
aloof or tacitly sided with His Majesty's G-overnment.
2. The Arab forces which took part in the recent operations in
the neighbourhood of Shaiba were composed mainly of 4000 members
of various communities from Iraq and 6000 of the Muntafik tribes
from the country lying on the banks of the Euphrates and the
Shatt-ul-Gharaf between Khamisiah on the south and Kut-ul-Amarah
on the north. The only other Arabs who appear to have helped the
Turks on this occasion are a few hundred men of the Bani Hakam
and the Bani Hasan who inhabit the swampy region adjoining Sukh-
us-shiyukh.
cJ.The Iraqis have had very little connection with us and dwell too
far away ever to have come under the influence of our Persian
Gulf officials. The Resident at Baghdad has in all probability
had little opportunity of cultivating their friendship or of ma
-king his influence felt amongst them, and no astonishment need
be expressed at their having joined the Turks which was natural.
Of the Muntafik much the same may be said. Their country nowhere
touches upon
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
^dministr^.tj.ve limits, and I learn
that no decided efforts have ever been made by H-M's Consuls at
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This file contains correspondence related to a number of different matters all of which concern Kuwait. Of particular interest are the following:
- Correspondence between Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, the British Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Paul Wilberforce Harrison of the American Mission, November 1912 (ff. 16-17).
- A sketch map of the area south west of Riadh [Riyadh], October 1913 (f. 22).
- Correspondence regarding William Henry Shakespear's desire to travel in Arabia and details of his subsequent trip, November 1913-March 1914 (ff. 23-26, f. 30, ff. 43-46).
- Discussions between British officials regarding whether or not the ruler of Kuwait should be addressed as 'His Excellency', May-August 1914 (f. 50 and ff. 54-70).
- A letter from William George Grey, British 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. in Kuwait that discusses reasons for remaining Arab support for the Ottoman Empire in the war, June 1915 (ff. 86-90).
- Information concerning Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ's visit to London, December 1919 (ff. 125-136).
- A report concerning an attack on two Kuwaiti subjects and four Najdis in which three of the party were killed by two assailants, March 1925 (f. 169). A list of items stolen from the party is also included (f. 170).
- A detailed briefing note compiled by James Carmichael Moore, the British 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. in Kuwait, December 1927. The note contains profiles of several prominent figures in Kuwait (and the surrounding region) and information on the state's schools, economy and trade (ff. 217-226). The note also contains a map of Kuwait and its neighbouring areas (f. 221) and details of the different types of shipping vessels used in the country with hand-drawn sketches of the different vessels (ff. 223-226).
- A letter from Lionel Berkeley Holt Haworth, the British Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. discussing Britain’s desire to keep Kuwait separate from Iraq and outlining the rationale behind such a policy, April 1928 (ff. 231-232).
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- 1 volume (240 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of topics discussed in the file is contained on folios 4-6.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose.
Foliation: The file has an incomplete foliation sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The complete sequence, which should be used for cataloguing, is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the first folio after the front cover, on number 2, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 237.
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