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'File 53/32 IV (D 100) Kuwait Miscellaneous' [162r] (332/496)
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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Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter
Bo, E.7589/7589/91, dated 28th December 1933.
10 .739.
(450/2/33)
BRITISH MB ASSY,
BAGDAD.
23rd BoTember, 1933.
Sir,
I have the honour to transmit herewith a copy
of an enquiry which I have received from the Iraqi
Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the date of the
institution of Kuwaiti and Bahraini nationality. This
is a question of some complexity and I have thought it
well to consult you before making a reply.
2. In the Anglo-Turkish Agreement signed in July
1913 the Ottoman Government renounced all claims to
Bahrain but retained suzerainty over the territory of
Kuwait. This Agreement was not ratified and I assume,
therefore, that its provisions cannot be held ever to
have become operative.
3. If this is so, the inhabitants of both Kuwait
and Bahrain remained technically Ottoman subjects until
the ratification of the Treaty of Lausanne on 6th August,
1924, when, under the provisions of Article 3, both
States were finally and completely detached from Turkey,
From that datej under Article 30, the inhabitants of these
detached territories became "nationals of the State to
which such territory is transferred^. Hence it would
appear that the date of the creation of both Kuwaiti and
Bahraini nationality is the date on which the Treaty of
Lausanne came into force.
Honourable
Sir John Simon, G.C.S.I., K.C.V.O. ,
/4.
etc. , etc., etc.
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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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- 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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