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'File 53/32 V (D 128) Kuwait Miscellaneous' [51r] (114/474)
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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treaty or undertaking that he was aware of to consult
H«M. Government in the matter of a bank, it had never
occured to him to discuss this particular matter with me,
before writing his perfectly normal and friendly letter to
Mr. Kurkgy. But that out of personal regard for me, and
wishing to convey to me that his views on Banks generally
had today become quite "modern", he had mentioned what he
had done, a day or two after writing to Mr. Kurkgy. It
should not be forgotten, he said, that until a short time
ago Banks were anathema to Moslems like himself and his
people, and one of his ideas in telling me of what he had
done was to convey the fact that Kuwait was going right
ahead, and that the days were gone, when -arab States
moved in "blinkers", and their rulers were thought incap
able of thinking for themselves, or forming sound judge
ments.
4. The Shaikh* s last words to me were "Please tell
my friend Colonel Fowle that if he wants another Bank to
get in before the Ottoman Bank does then for Heavens sake
to get busy and persuade it (or them) to come forward and
talk business quickly, for I cannot wait for them to see
if oil is found in Kuwait or not before they decide".
5. i fear I have written a rather long letter, but
I mnted to make the Shaikh's reply and his point of view
generally, clear. I feel quite certain from the very
candid and friendly way in which he discussed the subject,
that there was no intention whatsoever of trying to gKi
go behind the back of, or upset H.M. Government.
He is very proud of the way he rules his State and consider
that there are cerjfain things which, as an independent
Suler (even though under our protection) he has a right
to do without consulting us, obviously this question of a
Bank
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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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