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'File 45/23 I (D 140) Kuwait Reforms' [53r] (123/455)
The record is made up of 1 volume (222 folios). It was created in 4 Apr 1938-19 Sep 1938. 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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of the congregation.
Amongst the good actSy upon which none has
commented, of this Amirate, is its being the only one
which has an admirable speciality of imposing internal
Customs duties, as no one of the dwellers of the small •
villages of Kuwait, such as Jahra, Fantas etc*, can take
out from Kuwait City a single bag of rice or any other
necessary foodstuff, without payment of one rupee, or
more, per bag. The people of Kuwait look forward to the
foundation of
/ schools with much eagerness, and they have been for the
last thrity years trying to open schools and a free State
Hospital, but they met with bitter opposition from Shaikh
Mubarak, grandfather of the present Amir. The great
toleration of the Kuwaitis has promoted them to name the
Mubarakiyyah school so to please that late Amir, and the
other Ahmediyyah school as a mark of encourgement and a
constant reminder to the present Amir to proceed towards
progress, even at a slow pacel
The hope of the people for a hospital was swept
away by one angry mood from H.B. Shaikh Mubarak.
The present state of affairs in Kuwait does net
permit anyone to instil into it a life of enlightment and
activity, or the freeing of the public from ignorance and
disease. Anyone who tries to do so will find that canes,
whips and imprisonment in the "shop*, which is well
protected from ventilation, are ready for him. His
Highness the Amir is very fond of the guitar and its strings
and he always keeps very neater to him those who know how
to play it. His overbearing desire, to leave all matters
as they were, has promoted him to bring in Propagandists,
and converts of Free Masonary, and converts of other sects
Of self pleasure. As to your bewalllngs, ycu newspaper
advocates of education, lovers of reforms and supporters
of personal independence for Individuals, you should know
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The volume contains correspondence relating to the formation of a Legislative Council in Kuwait following unrest among its people and criticism of its government in the Iraqi press. Included are newspaper articles, a list of the names of those elected to the Legislative Council of Kuwait (folio 75) and a list of demands made by the Council (folio 76). The main correspondents include: Gerald De Gaury, 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. at Kuwait; Trenchard Fowle, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Bushire; Lawrence Dundas, Secretary of State for India; the Foreign Office in London; Maurice Peterson, British Ambassador in Iraq; Air Officer Commanding for British Forces in Iraq; Sheikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah [Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir], ruler of Kuwait; and other Government of India officials.
The correspondence includes:
- Abdication discussions about Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait;
- Overview of the administration and control of justice, education, medical services, municipalities and desert land (folios 83-99);
- Appointment of a British customs officer in Kuwait;
- Opposition of the Persian population of Kuwait to the Legislative Council.
There are internal office notes at the back of the volume (folios 207-214), written by officials of the British Political Residency 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. at Bushire.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (222 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically. At the beginning (folio 1C) is a subject index, arranged alphabetically. The numbers refer to folio numbers.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio. The folio numbers are written in pencil in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. Circled index numbers in red crayon can also be found throughout the volume. There are the following irregularities: 1, 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D; 30 and 30A. Folio 200 is omitted.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/468
- Title
- 'File 45/23 I (D 140) Kuwait Reforms'
- Pages
- 52r:54v
- Author
- al-Sejil
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- Public Domain