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'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [28r] (55/474)
The record is made up of 1 file (235 folios). It was created in 1933-1948. 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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Actually the only one in use is that of the "Commodore"
of the Pearling Fleet, It is said to be a very fast
type of boat, and was rather popular amongst piratesl
Its peculiar fiddle headed bow and high stern board
carved with a peculiar device, which is always the
same, make it conspicuous from amongst all other types
of craft. Somewhat similar is the Baqarah . except
that in place of the fiddle head it has a very sharp
pointed clipper bow. There is not a single Baqarah
in Kuwait itself, and only one in Failakah. No other
type deserve mention.
Trade. Kuwait owes its mercantile importance to its
pearling and carrying fleets, and to its trade with
India, and with Iraq and Persia - especially a lucrative
smuggling trade. Also in normal years with the
Interior of Arabia,, particularly Qasim, for which it
is the natural port. Since the begining of 1922, how
ever, this trade has been closed by Ibn Saud, who has
prohibited his subjects from trading with Kuwait at
all. His reason for this action is that he says he is
unable to collect his Customs dues on goods imported
from Kuwait in the desert, and that he wants to esta
blish a Najd Customs House in Kuwait Town, an arrange
ment which the Shaikh of Kuwait has naturally never
seen his way to accept. Other suggestions have been
ipade to get over the difficulty: for example that
import duty into Najd should be abolished, and
that the Shaikh of Kuwait should levy expott duty instead
and pay Ibn Saud a fixed sum, but up to the present it
has not been possible to come to any agreement. This
sto page of trade between Najd and Kuwait is a most
serious matter ui for Kuwait - as also for Qasim and
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Hail - and the prosperity of the town has been declining
ever since. The people of Kuwait are nearly all of
Najd origin, and not a few of the Kuwait merchants had*'
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This file contains a number of reports concerning different aspects of life in Kuwait, including its geography, history, flora and fauna, weather, political administration and leading personalities. Unless otherwise stated, the reports' author is Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson (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. , Kuwait).
The reports appear as follows:
- Note on Kuwait in 1933 incorporating Geography, Administration, History and Trade (folios 2-62)
- Note on Villages of Kuwait State (folios 63-76)
- Note on the Various Districts in Kuwait, Kuwait Neutral Zone, Summan Area , Hussaim and Suda (folios 77-104)
- Notes on the "Batin" Valley, and "Dibdibba" Country (folios 105-120)
- Note on the "Shaqq" Depression (folios 121-123)
- Note on "Failakah" Island (folios 124-130)
- Note on Native Craft of Kuwait (folios 131-135)
- Note on the Prevailing Winds of Kuwait (folios 136-138)
- Note on the Different Kinds of Fish found at Kuwait (folios 139-144)
- Notes on the Drinking Water (Wells, etc) available in Kuwait Town, in Case of Military or Naval Operations (folios 145-147)
- Notes on Personalities in Kuwait (folios 148-154)
- Notes on Kuwait (folios 155-159)
- A report on Kuwait Dhows (with odd notes attached at rear) written by Alan Villiers in 1939 (folios 160-183)
- Leading Personalities of Kuwait written by Major Tom Hickinbotham in 1942 (folios 187-198)
- Who's Who in Muscat written by John Baron Howes in 1942 (folios 199-209)
- Conditions in Kuwait written by Major Maurice Patrick O'Connor Tandy in 1947 (folios 226-228)
Some of the reports contain handwritten notes in Arabic, notably when giving place names and geographical information.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (235 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 237; these numbers are written in pencil and are located 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.
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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/15/5/179
- Title
- 'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:237v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence