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'File 53/32 IV (D 100) Kuwait Miscellaneous' [32r] (72/496)
The record is made up of 1 volume (246 folios). It was created in 8 Dec 1929-3 May 1934. 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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Confidential.
Noo314 Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Kuwait*
^ated tiie lath October, 1930
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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.
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Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Building at Kuwait?
Sir,
I have the honour to inform you that some weeks i
ago, I asked His Excellency the Shaikh if I could take over
the so called Shaikh of Muhamaerah f s tt Hauta tf , or piece of
land where he used to tether his horses in the days of
Shaikh Mubarak and which I had already selected as a suitable
site for the New
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
provided no one claimed it. The
Shaikh who had previously approved my choice, verbally gave
^^ me the necessary permission, but as a precautionary measure
requested me to address the Ex-Shaikh of Muhamaerah*s Agent
in Basrah, and find out whether any documents existed,
under which claim might possibly later be made to the "Hauta"
in question,,
2 # I accordingly wrote privately to Khan Bahadur
^ Mirza Mulxaimm d, G.I.Eo, the Shaikh of MuhaI^nlerah , s Agent in
Basrah, and pointed out that although His Excellency had
10 granted me the necessary permission to build on the piece of
land mentioned, both he and I desired to know, if the Shaikh
of Muhammerah either laid any claim to it, or possessed any
doouments proving his claim, as there was nothing on record
in Kuwait,
3, A reply No.1917/19/241 dated the 3rd October
1930 has now come from Khan Bahadur Mirza Muhammad, duplicate
copies of which I am forwarding to you with this a The
Agent's letter speaks for itself and is satisfactory as far
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- Content
This file contains correspondence concerning a number of different topics, all of which are related to Kuwait.
The ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ is mentioned throughout the volume and much of the file's content relates to his character and his travels within the region including visits to Bahrain (f 51), Riath [Riyadh] (ff 62-64) and Baghdad (ff 82-85). More broadly, Shaikh Aḥmad's relations with Iraq and Britain are frequently discussed.
The file contains translations of - and discussion concerning - several articles published in the Iraqi press regarding the relationship between Iraq and Kuwait, several of which call for Kuwait to be annexed by Iraq (ff 112-120, ff 141-148, and ff 174-178).
Other topics of particular interest include:
- A letter from students from the United States of America requesting information about, and pictures of, Kuwait, December 1931 (ff 37-39).
- A letter from the American Medical Association requesting a copy of laws regulating medical practice in Kuwait, April 1932 (f 66).
- Correspondence regarding a visit to Kuwait made by a troop of Boy Scouts from Basra and a group of school masters from Baghdad, March 1933 (ff 110-111).
- Correspondence concerning an enquiry made by the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding when Kuwaiti and Bahraini nationalities were formed (as distinct from Ottoman nationality), December 1933, (ff 162-164).
- Correspondence regarding attempts by a US firm named Otto Kafka to induce Shaikh Ahmad to order armoured cars/tanks from them, January 1934. This includes a copy of an Otto Kafka promotional pamphlet (ff 174-178).
- A visit made to Kuwait by French and German officials, April 1934 (ff 206-216).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (246 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 folio 2.
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 main foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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. A second incomplete foliation sequence is present between ff. 1-227; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- Title
- 'File 53/32 IV (D 100) Kuwait Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:37v, 38v, 39v:65v, 66v:67v, 68v:97r, 98r:144v, 148v:154v, 155v:168v, 171v:174v, 175v, 176v, 179r:187v, 190v:191v, 192v:243v, 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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