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'File 53/7 VI (D 9) Koweit [Kuwait] affairs - Arab Tribes, 1907-1911' [260r] (527/676)
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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No. 786, dated Bushire, the 30th March (received nth April) 1910.
From— m ajor A. P. trevor, I.A., First Assistant Resident in charge of
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
,
To—The Hon'ble Mr. S.H. Butler, C.S.I., C.I .E., Secretary to the Government
of India in the Foreign Department, Simla.
In continuation of my letter No. 759, dated 27th March 1910, I have the
honour to forward, for the information of the Government of India, a copy of the
marginally noted despatch regarding recent fighting in the Euphrates valley near
the township of Shattara, and the fight bet-
His Majesty's Consul, Bussorah to His Majesty's ween Sadun
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
Muntafik and the com-
Ambassador, C^onstcintinoplc, I no # ud.t6u 20tli i • i r c ti* ^ ■* « •! *
March 1910. bined torces of Bin Saud and Shaikh
Mubarak. I submit also an extract from
the diary of the
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.
, Kuwait, dealing with the latter's engagement.
2. It would appear that, to begin with at any rate, Bin Saud and Shaikh
Jabir marched against the Muntafik in accordance with their intentions and that
they found Sadun
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
with a much stronger force than they expected, and
suffered defeat at his hands.
B asra,
March 26, 1910.
No. 16.
Sir,
The following information has reached me regarding recent fighting in the
direction of the Eurphrates and in the Sanjak of Montifik. On March 12 the
" Senajir'' a section of the ' Abouda " tribe with the followers attacked the
town of Shattara at night and pillaged the bazaars. A sharp engagement ensued
between the Arabs and the Turkish troops stationed there with the result that the
Turks suffered considerably, losing a Major, two officers and 23 soldiers killed
and about 30 men wounded. On the Arab side several men were killed and some
wounded. Further details about the affairs have not reached Basra, The inha
bitants of Shattara are of the Abouda tribe which is divided into two sections of
which u As-Senajir " oppose the Turks and Ash-Shamkhi " support them. I
understand in the recent fighting the " Ash-Shamkhi " section helped the Turkish
troops against their fellow townsmen.
The growing enmity which arose last year between Shaikh Mubarak of
Kuwait and Sadu
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
out of some disagreement in commercial matters, has
recently culminated in open hostilities. Bin Saud has been visiting Kuwait and
accompanied by Shaikh Jabir, Mubarak's eldest son^ and a large number of Arabs
proceeded a short time ago to a place in the desert, of which I have not yet
learnt the name about three days march north-west of Zobair, They were met
there by Sadun and his followers and severe fighting is said to have occurred,
in which Bin Saud and Jabir suffered considerable loss in camels, horses and
rifles captured by the enemy. There does not seem to have been much loss
of life on either side. Bin Saud and Jabir fled from the field after the
defeat and were pursued by a large number of Arabs from the Montafik tribes
who sallied across the Euphrates to support Sadun. A further engagement
is expected shortly. It is said that Shaikh Mubarak remained at Jahra near
Kuwait during the expedition and on hearing the result immediately returned to
Kuweit.
A telegram from a Turkish officer in Montafik to his father at Basra says
the route from Nasriyah to Shattara is very dangerous. ,
I am informed that the presence of the Arabs of Bin Saud in the neigh
bourhood of Katif has alarmed the Turks and that the commodore Hikmet
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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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- '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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