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'File 53/37, 61/5 (D 17) Kuwait: British Representation' [135r] (280/369)
The record is made up of 1 volume (183 folios). It was created in 19 Feb 1901-6 Jul 1907. 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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took tro consignments of 86 and 7 eeses containing arms. Each
ease contained twnety rifles and a thousand cartridges.
I hsve learnt today that His Majesty the Sultan hss
promised to ptudon Ibn-i-Saood and to accept his submission
snd ftllsgifiiiG©# This is B't'trilDii'tGd. tjo "the good ojCiTicBS of
Jassirc bin Thsni, tlie Shaikh, of el Katr, who is now about one
hundred years old, and who is in the enjoyment of his full
vigour and power, being lateljr married to a young lady.
It is stated about this Shaikh that on one ocession
a corrupt Mutas^arrif came to el Katr and arrested his brother
demanding a certain sum of r.oney for his release which the
Shaikh refused to pay. On this the Mutasarrif sent a body
of soldiers who surrounded the house. But the men of Jasim
came out and fought with the soldiers killing about one hundred
of them; they then proceeded to their barracks, and seized a
number of their men, and so the Mutasarrif was obliged to set
free his brother in return for his men. Ever after that
Jasim has been living a quiet and undisturbed life. Lately
Ibn-i-Hashid made advances of friendship to Jasin but he
declined to concern himself about him.
In May last Ibn-i-Rafchid heard in Irak the report o.t
the seige which Ibn -i-3aood had laid to the Fort of Boreida.
On this he sent a letter to His Majesty the Sultan reporting
that the Wahabis had overpowered him. end that they would
seize
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This file contains correspondence regarding the appointment of Stuart George Knox as the first 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 and Daud ar Rahman Khan [Da'ud al-Rahman] as his assistant. The correspondence discusses the political repercussions of the appointment including its impact on Britain's relations with the Ottoman Empire and Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)] as well as the practicalities of the step including whether or not a British flag should be flown. Copies of correspondence (in English and Arabic) between Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ of Kuwait and Stuart George Knox are also contained in the file.
The file also contains a report written by Lord George Nathaniel Curzon concerning his trip around the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in 1903 (ff 117-119) and correspondence regarding the desire of a British convert to Islam to travel to Riyadh.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (183 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 ff. 1-2.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: A bound correspondence volume.
Foliation: The file's main foliation sequence commences at the first folio 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 foliation sequence is also present between ff 3-175; these numbers are typed, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. A third sequence that paginates every page of text between ff 3-144 is also present; these numbers are written in red crayon, and can be found in the top left and the top right corners of the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. and recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. sides respectively. The pagination sequence skips blank pages.
The file contains the following foliation errors: 2, 2A and 2B; 149, 149A and 149B.
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- IOR/R/15/1/508
- Title
- 'File 53/37, 61/5 (D 17) Kuwait: British Representation'
- Pages
- 132r:136r
- Author
- al Ahram
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- Public Domain