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'File 53/32 IV (D 100) Kuwait Miscellaneous' [84r] (176/496)
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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(VtP
said that he replied to the efTeot that while he himself
had no such document in his possession, the British
GovemiiBnt had throu^i the Political Agait told him that
His Majesty's Grovernment had given an assurance that they
wcxild use tiieir utmost endeavour to solve Ihe Blockade
question to the full satisfaction of Kuwait.
The King appeared mudi interested and urged
him the Shaikh to remind His Majesty # s G-orermnent day in
this
and day out about tbcBdcr asstirance of theirs. According to
the Shaikh the King used the words " I do not know wlat is
the matter with. His Majesty^s Government these days, but
they seem careless about meir promises and don't carry
them out unless one continually attacks, attacks and attacks
them. You my brother, must never rest or an ow -Qi em to ±*ri-g
think for one mom ent that , they can get out of their solemn
pledges made to the Arab Rulers, and in this matter of the
Blockade you must register your protest every week until
His Majesty's Government carries out its promise".
The Shaikh says that he saw in this a
reference to the Date Gardens question thougji actually no
words passed about this subject at all.
1
As regards (c) the King asksd what were
exactly the relations between Kuwait and His Majesty's
Government. Was Kuwait of h&r own free will r under tlB
care and protection of His Majesty 1 s aoremirBnt or was it
a case of he 1he Shaikh being compelled to n toe the line"?
The Shaikh replied (again according to him) that he looked
upon Kuwait as a part of the British Empire, and himself
as one of 1s3m King George's most loyal subjects. He had
nothing to complain of at all except of the sometimes
rather mistifying and slow methods of the Protecting Power.
Tlle above end much more in the same line
was reported to me by His Excellency and one must assume I
suppose that he was not making tlsm up*
I personally do not think he was , as he
seemed too pleased with everything he had seen and heard
About this item
- 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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- 'File 53/32 IV (D 100) Kuwait Miscellaneous'
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- 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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