'File 53/32 V (D 128) Kuwait Miscellaneous' [69r] (148/474)
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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(c) Arousing the young people of Kuwait to a
sense of their supposed danger from the
machiavellian poliqy of His Llajesty's
G-overnment, and teaching them that their
eventual salvation lies in union with Iraq.
(d) Presenting a glowing picture to young
Kuwait patriots of a future union of all
Arab States into one great and indivisible
Arab Nation under the aegis of Iraq - a
grand conception for immature minds,
5. At the same time the articles, especially that
headed tr C ft , offers the very subtle suggestion to the
Shaikh, that if he falls into line with the "Union" idea,
he will not only rehabilitate himself in ^rab eyes, but
will in actual fact gain in prestige and importance, seeing
that his local independence will be assured, he will be
safe from foreign aggression, and v /ith the high title of
"His Highness" (to be conferred on him) will feel that
he has saved his country from absorption by England, ia
non-Muslim State) and gained peace, progress and tranquility
for himself and his people under the protective wings
of Mother IRAQ,.
6. There is the still more subtle suggestion that
His Majesty's G-overnment intends to declare a protectorate
over Kuwait, showing that the
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
knows how greatly
such a suggestion would upset the Huler of i-uwai t ana his
people if taken seriously (as it easily might be if the seed
falls on good ground).
7. That the articles are highly objectionable, and
are liable to do ^reat harm, I think will be patent to you,
and I would suggest that necessary steps be taken to draw
the attention of the Iraq Government to this form of
unfriendly and unfair propaganda. After all Kuwait
i
values/
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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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