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'File 53/32 III (D 53) Kowait - Miscellaneous' [203r] (412/486)
The record is made up of 1 volume (240 folios). It was created in 3 Sep 1912-4 Jun 1928. It was written in English. 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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POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
KUWAIT,
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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quite a^ree that the Shaikh 1 s name should be written and pro-
uounoed Ahmad &1 Jabir al Suuah' 1 , In the same way that one does
write and pronounoe M A1 Subah 11 when the words are used alone for
"the Subah Pamily". The fact remains, however, - regrettable as it
may appear to purists - that it rarely is written thus in Arabic
and is never thus pronounced. In fact I think one can say that for
practical purposes the word "al" ii*KxjajgaaaK, when used in patrony-
mlos > has become the same in value as the article "al", and can
best be transliterated in the same way as the article, I see no~
tning terrible in this, as all languages are constantly changing,
ana why should not Arabic? Three new American Missionaries have
just come here, Mr. and lire. De Jong and Miss De Young. As she is
of Duoch extraction, I know that the last lady^s name should be
"De Jong" too, as it is a very common name in Holland, but as she
chooses to call herself "De Young", I consider it would be grossly
rude or me to use any other spelling in writing to her. Similarly
as Ahmad always writes and pronounces his name "Ahmad al-Jabir as^
Subah", as if the "al" in each case were the article, I say that
that is the correct way to write and pronounce it.
I nay add that in addition to this patronymic "al" (for "51")
the article "al" also appears in many Arab names, and that in not
a few names it would take a knowledge of Arabic considerably
greater than mine to say which was which.
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- Content
This file contains correspondence related to a number of different matters all of which concern Kuwait. Of particular interest are the following:
- Correspondence between Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, the British 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. and Paul Wilberforce Harrison of the American Mission, November 1912 (ff. 16-17).
- A sketch map of the area south west of Riadh [Riyadh], October 1913 (f. 22).
- Correspondence regarding William Henry Shakespear's desire to travel in Arabia and details of his subsequent trip, November 1913-March 1914 (ff. 23-26, f. 30, ff. 43-46).
- Discussions between British officials regarding whether or not the ruler of Kuwait should be addressed as 'His Excellency', May-August 1914 (f. 50 and ff. 54-70).
- A letter from William George Grey, 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 that discusses reasons for remaining Arab support for the Ottoman Empire in the war, June 1915 (ff. 86-90).
- Information concerning Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ's visit to London, December 1919 (ff. 125-136).
- A report concerning an attack on two Kuwaiti subjects and four Najdis in which three of the party were killed by two assailants, March 1925 (f. 169). A list of items stolen from the party is also included (f. 170).
- A detailed briefing note compiled by James Carmichael Moore, 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, December 1927. The note contains profiles of several prominent figures in Kuwait (and the surrounding region) and information on the state's schools, economy and trade (ff. 217-226). The note also contains a map of Kuwait and its neighbouring areas (f. 221) and details of the different types of shipping vessels used in the country with hand-drawn sketches of the different vessels (ff. 223-226).
- A letter from Lionel Berkeley Holt Haworth, the British 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. discussing Britain’s desire to keep Kuwait separate from Iraq and outlining the rationale behind such a policy, April 1928 (ff. 231-232).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (240 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 folios 4-6.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose.
Foliation: The file has an incomplete foliation sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The complete sequence, which should be used for cataloguing, is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the first folio after the front cover, on number 2, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 237.
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- Title
- 'File 53/32 III (D 53) Kowait - Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:12v, 13v:15v, 16v:19r, 20r:21v, 23r:47r, 48r:189v, 189ar:189av, 190r:214v, 214ar:214av, 215r:220v, 222r:237v, i-r:i-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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