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'File 53/6 (D 2) Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs, 1898-1899' [73r] (145/554)
The record is made up of 1 volume (280 folios). It was created in 27 Dec 1898-2 Aug 1899. It was written in English, French 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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i Memorandum "by Basrah Consular Dragoman, dated the
19th October 1896.
Sheikh Mubarak who in May last killed his two
brothers I'uhamnad
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
and Jerrah of Koweit,when they were
^Sheikh^fJKo^ in their harems,is communicating with the Sublime
Porte assuring the Sultan that his late brothers were killed
by the Bedouins when he was away from the town and that he
(I.ubarak) was one of Eis Imperial Majesty's loyal subjects.
Be therefore requested that he he appointed Sheikh of Koweit
in. the place of his brother.
Sheikh Saood and Sheikh Sabah,sons of the murdered
SheiiOi,,ivaihamnad
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
.,with two younger 'brothers have com-
—plained cind appealed to tjie Sultan stating that their
lather's murderer was their uncle Mubarak. They also claimed
_ that their landed and other properties which have heen
seized hy Mubarak may he restored to them as per title deeds
they possess. They furthermore prayed that their uncle may be
punished according to law adding that if their prayer was
' r el used the;y would do what they thought just.
They have engaged two lawyers (from Baghdad and
here) who have succeeded in obtaining an order from the
Kazi's-. Court, to sequester the present year's date crops of
' *'•% their, lather 's, gardens;;,,ajid the Court, appointed Hajji IvMhasimad
Cnelebi. Abdul vahid,a member of the Administrative. Council, to
be the iteceiver ,,
Ha.ji Iviuharmad with an official and followers went
li 0 111 a launch taking- with him the necessary instructions
irom the Wall, to the Mudir of "Pan 1;= + + ^^ ■>
U - L j.ne latter however took
part, ol sheikh i^iibarak and prevented Muhammad Chelebi from
taK111S ^ action ir: t ' he matter. He afterwards sent private
information; to Mubarak through Sheikh Jabir (brother of
Mubarak) whereupin Mubarak despatched to Pao 500 armed men to
| ^ ' fight
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This file contains correspondence between various British officials (and correspondence directly between British officials and members of the Al Sabah ruling family of Kuwait including Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ) concerning the nature of the relationship between the British Government and Kuwait.
This correspondence discusses whether or not Kuwait should be made a British protectorate and Kuwait's relationship with the Ottoman state and other foreign powers. A copy and translation (into English) of a secret agreement made between Shaikh Mubārak and the British government is contained on folios 42-43.
The recognition of Shaikh Mubārak as ruler of Kuwait (Mubārak murdered the previous ruler, his brother Mohammed, in 1896) is also discussed.
The file also contains detailed correspondence regarding a scheme, proposed by a Russian named Count Kapnist, to construct a railway line between Tripoli and Kuwait.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (280 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end. An index of topics discussed in the file is contained on ff 1a-2. The page numbers used in this index relate to the foliation sequence in the file that is printed with a mechanical stamp.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: Formerly a bound volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose.
Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . There is an earlier, possibly original, foliation sequence that runs through the volume, using a mechanical stamp.
The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a, 163a, 163b. Folios 258 and 259 are in reverse arrangement.
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- English, French and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File 53/6 (D 2) Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs, 1898-1899'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 3r:3v, 1ar:1av, 2r:2v, 4r:23r, 24v:41v, 43r:66r, 66r, 67r:76v, 78r:79v, 82r:115v, 117r:117v, 119r:119v, 121r:123v, 125r:126r, 127r, 128r, 130r:132v, 134r:137v, 139r:144v, 145v:162v, 163ar:163bv, 164r:175v, 177r:177v, 179r:182v, 184r:214v, 217r:233r, 234r:235v, 237r:238v, 240r:241v, 245r:249r, 250r, 251r:277v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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