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'File 45/23 I (D 140) Kuwait Reforms' [181r] (379/455)
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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With regard to the misunderstanding about the name
Of the Private secretary it would have been better if I had
explained that it was Khan Bahadur Mulla Saleh, who formerly,
sad for the last forty years or so. was in fact Kuwait
Government, and the first and the only Kuwaiti Adviser of the
Sheikh. You could imagine what a position he achieved for
himself and ofcourse the real tussle was, as it were, between
two rival governments.
5 . Since the formation of the Council the Sheikh was
driven to call him his-'private secretary". Right up until
the last moment Uulla Saleh was undoubtedly hopeful of smashing
the Majlis. He had tried to rouse the Persians, of whom there
are about twenty thousand to support him, and it was this,
called by the Council "The Revolt of the Persians" which
determined them more than anything else to get rid of him,
finally and completely»
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7 I think myself that the Sheikh is one of those
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interest in that connection, and so he may have long had the
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idea of going when he had "made his pile . On t
t aicoact that he would always be wanting
as so often happens, I expect tna
4 . ius t a little bit longer, until the next
e&d to hang on just a ±1***
■ «nd insoite of the Council's financial control
cheque cqpe in and inspire
^ He can still live,
he still has gains by stopping here. He
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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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- IOR/R/15/1/468
- Title
- 'File 45/23 I (D 140) Kuwait Reforms'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1ev, 2r:7v, 11r:11v, 12v:13v, 14v:19v, 22r:30v, 30ar:30av, 31r:31v, 35r:51v, 55r:55v, 59r:62v, 65r:65v, 69r:102v, 105r:177v, 180r:218v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence