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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [147v] (301/396)
The record is made up of 1 volume (194 folios). It was created in 1916-1920. 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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60 ANNUAL EEPORT OF THE PERSIAN GTJLE POLITICAL
RESIDENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
On July 5th, the following letter (dated July 4th) was banded tn ^ ml
Salim by 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.
44 J/ler compliments.' —-I bave the honour to refer to Your ExMl
letter dated May 4tb, 1918 — Eajab 24th, 1336, in which you^ ^
that since olden times there existed friendship full and n f 8 ^
between tire British Government and the Rulers of Kuwait
tiine of your late father and brother and that you ask the H K
Government to extend this friendship and assistance to you a 1
thai you therefore wrote the above-mentioned letter to say that v
were ready to accept full responsibility on yourself personally to
all that happened in Kuwait and its territories likewise and th f
you will not allow any acts to be done in Kuwait or its territor?
which may be against the imerests of the Government by an
persons, either by your subjects or tribesmen or others who may
come into your territories, and that you will allow no enemies
of the Government to come into Kuwait territory : and that you
v ill be personally responsible that no goods are sent to the enemies
of the Government on account of the friendship between you
and the Government and you request that Government will eive
you the assistance of the officer now here as Blockade Officer to
help you in dealing with this matter and that you wrote this
because you desire that there should be nothing but friendship
and the rights of friendship between the Government and your
self.
Your letter was communicated to the Government and on June 3rd.
^ Sha'ban 23rd/1 informed Your Excellency that the Hon'ble Major-
General Sir Percy Cox was expected to return to 'Iraq altera
short time and that I hoped that he would then deliver to you
the reply of Government, v but he has been delayed and therefore
the Government have ordered me to communicate their reply to
Your Excellency and it is as follows :—
" The British Government have deeply regretted the events of the last
two years at Kuwait but they welcome your declaration as afford
ing an opportunity for the re-establishment of the traditional
friendship between themselves and the Rulers of Kuwait and
in order that there may be no misunderstanding in the future,
they desire to explain their policy towards Your Excellency:—
On the one hand, should you show to Government the same friendship
• auc [ assistance which they have experienced for many years in
their dealings with the Rulers of Kuwait, they will continue to
you the assurances given to your illustrious father, the late
Shaikh Mubarak as Subah, especially that "the town of Kuwait
and its boundaries likewise belong to Shaikh Mubarak as Subah,
Ruler of Kuwait, and to his heirs after him" and will extend to
you the friendship and protection and assistance which they gave
to him and finally they hope that you will again raise the name
of your house and of Kuwait to the high position which it held
in the past in the eyes of the British Government and the peoples
of Arabia.
On the other hand it is the plain duty of the Ruler of a State which is on
terms of friendship with the Government to prevent all acts either
by his own subjects cr by other persons in his territory which
may be contrary to the interests of the Government and since
they know that, if you wish to do so, you have the power to
contiol your subjects and others in vour territory, the Govern-
ment will be compelled to hold Your Excellency personally
lesj/Onsibie should any such act unfortunately be committed
^ u ^ ure ' r -lhey hope that you willfully realise your respon
sibility as the Ruler of Kuwait towards the Government under
w ose protection and friendship Kuwait has so greatly prospered
m the past and will understand that that prosperity depends
entirely on the preservation of true friendship both in word and
deed with the Government.
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The volume includes Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year 1915 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1916); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year 1916 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1917); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year 1917 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1919); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year 1918 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1920); and Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year 1919 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1920). The 1915 and 1919 Reports bear manuscript corrections written in pencil.
The Administration Reports contain separate reports, arranged in chapters, on each of the principal Agencies, Consulates, and Vice-Consulates that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , and provide a wide variety of information, including details of senior British administrative personnel and local officials; descriptions of the various areas and their inhabitants; political, judicial and economic matters; notable events; medical reports; details of climate; communications; the movements of Royal Navy ships; military matters; the slave trade; and arms traffic.
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- 1 volume (194 folios)
- Arrangement
The reports are bound in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the first folio after the front cover, and continues through to 194 on the last folio before the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. The following folio needs to be folded out to be read: f. 36.
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- 'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:194v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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