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'File 53/7 VI (D 9) Koweit [Kuwait] affairs - Arab Tribes, 1907-1911' [147r] (301/676)
The record is made up of 1 file (335 folios). It was created in 3 Jan 1907-16 Mar 1911. 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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00145
with it as far as A1 Mafcta 'a. for tne mm of ten
dollars and his food.He received in addition,v/hen
dismissed, some food and dat0s and •"'i- ! -3. certainly
be rewarded later when an onportiinity occurs^le
remained wivh The part.:/ imtil the morning of t-ne
34th ^ebnTiiy, a period of 11 days,not counting his
journey from and to his own peonle.rhis man,Aud'il
Hadi bin H>"inad al Ha^/awi al Faliai'ia, was well mo 'mt—
ed and well armed and vvithal very civil? oD x i ^ in?-?
and well infoiidad.The cheap terms on which he was
secured were a revelation x»o "one Political Aaent an i
he seemed perfectly satisfied with wxiat he received.
The free table ^ept in c -Uiip serves as a great
attraction .mi -appears to be a most useful insti
tution an-i not very costly.
•^ron the 13th ^ebzniary the country travelled over
became more hilly and with ftood Iv^n^fjiiaiivs, so t^hat
a traveller with good memoxy and observation should
easily find his way a second tijue• Trie camel r-razii-g
on l-his line is rather looor and the country had
been ravaged by 3,ocists, so that, altnou^ch the rainy-
season had been very fair,no spring herbage was to
be found.
Wi'airly a which *ras passed on the 15 th
February is said to be the site o l an old Ar .aL
graveyard of great antiqiiity.Whether excavation
would result in finds v »/ortiiy an antiquary s atteiition..
is problematical but the point deserves mention.
On the 16th February,the caravan reached Anta 1 a
and was waruil^. welcomed by tjie inhabitants,wiio
entertained the part:" with such hospitality a-» uj tey
coiil d command. The only discordant note, and indeed,
the only mdness encountered throughout the v^hole
journey, was sounded by a Wahabi stranger - J om jie i i.
■fhile the people of Anta'a were making professions
of their frien Iship and loyalty to Sheilth. MoDarak
us Bubah and saying how pleased they were to welcome
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding political affairs in Kuwait and its vicinity. The correspondence discusses developments in the conflict between Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)] and the ruler of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar, Mut-ab Ibn Abdul Aziz [Mit‘ab bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz]. The murder of Mut-ab by his uncle Sultan is reported in the file on folio 54 and a detailed account of the killing is contained on folio 103. The subsequent murder of Sultan is also reported in the file on folios 230-232.
Throughout the file, the correspondence discusses the rise in power of Ibn Saud (and the relative decline of the Rashidi tribal dynasty) and Ibn Saud's desire - often expressed through Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait - to form a closer relationship with the British Government.
On folios 145-191, the file contains a detailed report written by the British 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. in Kuwait, Stuart George Knox concerning a trip he made to the village of Anta'a in February 1908.
The file contains an English translation of a pamphlet produced by Suleiman Bassam, a prominent merchant in Mecca said to be a strong supporter of the Rashidis and an opponent of Ibn Saud. The pamphlet contains a history of the Rashidi tribal dynasty and information about the Emirate of Jabal Shammar.
The file also contains copies of correspondence sent between the Ottoman Governor (Vali) of Basrah and Shaikh Mubārak as well as a report written by William Henry Irvine Shakespear, Knox's successor as 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. in Kuwait, after he had met Ibn Saud in Kuwait in February 1910.
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- 1 file (335 folios)
- Arrangement
The 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 contained on folio 2. The numbers listed in this index relate to the foliation sequence that uses a mechanical stamp (and starts on folio 3).
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Condition: Previously a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose.
Foliation: The volume has been foliated from the first page of text in the volume until to the inside back cover using circled 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, which uses a mechanical stamp. There is also an original pagination system which runs through the volume, using blue or red pencil numbers in the top-right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. pages, and the top-left corner of verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. pages.
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- Title
- 'File 53/7 VI (D 9) Koweit [Kuwait] affairs - Arab Tribes, 1907-1911'
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- front, front-i, 1r:2v, 2ar:2av, 3r:7v, 9r:63v, 63ar:63av, 64r:76v, 76ar:76av, 77r:301v, 304r:304v, 310r:315v, 317r:333v, 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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