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'File 53/32 V (D 128) Kuwait Miscellaneous' [87r] (184/474)
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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change or alteration in the political systems of the Gulf
jimirates at present. On uhe other hand everyone of the
Arab dimirates on the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
has got its own system
which differs from that of the others, and the relations of
each with the British Government,a£0 different from the
relations of its neighbours.
l.uiiiber of the Pirates.
The Emirates are eight in number. Tty$§«r names are
as follows:-
Las cat, Has al .Ihaimah, Gharga, Abu Lhabi, Dubai,
^atar, Bahrain and Kuwait.
They are all situated on the western coast of the
Gulf. The eastern coast belongs to Iran, and is free from
any foreign influence.
The Chief .j^ir^t^s.
The largest of these Emirates are three: Muscat,
Bahrain and Kuwait, The first lies at the southern end of
the Gulf, and is adjacent to dind, while Kuwait lies at
the northern end of it, ana borders upon Nejd and Iraq.
As to Bahrain, it is composed of a group of islands, the
largest of which are Manama, Luharraq, which include the
towns of Rifa*, Hidd and Budaiyi*.
As to the rest of the ^mirates, i.e. Ras al Khaima,
Sharga, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and ^atar: These are smaller, less
important and lower in rank than the other three mentioned
above. The population in some of them do not exceed a few
hundreds living in small areas.
s
The relations of each of the three principal Emirate
with Great Britain, are different frcm the relations of its
neighbours; and the first to have relations with the British,
were Muscat and Bahrain. In 1861 a treaty was concluded
between the Shaikh of Bahrain and the
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.
, Bushire, in which the Resident undertook
About this item
- 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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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/506
- Title
- 'File 53/32 V (D 128) Kuwait Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- 86r:89r
- Author
- Al-Bilad
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- Public Domain