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'File 53/32 IV (D 100) Kuwait Miscellaneous' [169r] (346/496)
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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•in thp «Ath art icle whiGli appeared simultaneously
January 19^ ^^Sasra, No• 272, dated the Slst
^ + t U f ^ atni ne?/spaper of Baghdad, No»
554, dated the 51st January 19S4, and the "Fatal-Arab»» newsDar
of Damascus, No^3510, dated the 50th January 1934, and was
signed by one Omar al Talbl under the following titles:
THE EOSIHON OF KUWAIT.
"KUWAIT SHOULD INEVITABLY BE ANNEXED BY" 'IBAQ,?
"WHY IS NOT KUWAIT ANNEXED BY 'IRAQ".
"A MATTER BETWEEN KUWAIT AH) 'IRAQ".
During the Turkish dominion over 'Iraq, Kuwait
was regarded as one of the subordinate provinces of Basra,
and Its rulers of the present as-Sabah family were considered
to be Ottoman Governors. They themselves always made manifest
their respect to this Ottoman Qependeney, and on this basis
they were allowed to possess vast date gardens and many
landed properties, both in Basra town and in its environs, thus
establishl/ai themselves amongst the greatest landlords of
Basra. The land taxes, which the Turkish Authorities used
to levy from them on their properties within the Basra
Wilayat, exceeded six
lacs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, and the British Govern
ment, soon after the outbreak of the World Great War, promised
to exempt them from this, if they (the Al Sabah) helped her
in the occupation of Basra. This they did. Similarly the
British Government also promised to exempt Khazal Khan, the
Ruler of Mohammerah, and now member of the Persian Parliament,
from the sum of four
lacs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, which he had to pay
every year to the Turkish Authorities as land tax on the
properties which be possessed at Basra, on the grounds that
he was an Ottoman subject, and Mohammerah a Turkish dependency,
^.fter the occupation of Basra, the British Government carried
out her promises to both rulers for a couple of vear.^ - i^spite
°f the clamours of the 'Iraqlan Chamber of Deputies, but
the Iraq Government at last succeeded in collecting their
land/
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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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- IOR/R/15/1/505
- Title
- 'File 53/32 IV (D 100) Kuwait Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- 169r:171r
- Author
- Ath Thighr
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