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'File 53/1, 3, 5, 6 A (D 1) Koweit [Kuwait] affairs, 1896-1901' [190r] (401/788)
The record is made up of 1 volume (387 folios). It was created in 24 Jul 1896-3 Oct 1900. 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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replied to me to the effect that ier Majesty's Grovemment
did not consider any interference on our part necessary
unless British interests were involved and the peace of the
Gulf endangered. In November last the "-Pigeon* 1 visited Koweit
and reported that Slieikh ! T ubarak was most friendly and
desirous of our protection. This much- I firmly believe that
both factions would gladly avail themselves cf our protection
and hate the Turks most bitterly. No ruler of -Koweit has ever
shown fealty in any way to"the Sultan and I am credibly
informed that the only instance of the Sheikh*5 applying to
the Turkish authorities for>help was that they requested that
a iCazi might be nominated by them to administer" Huhammadan
law,but this fell through owing to the proposed salary being
too small to tempt any one to take up the appointment.
Sheikh jasim bin Thani r above alluded to,has espoused the ,
cause of the murdered Sheikh's sons and has invested the
of Katr which is held by a battalion of Turkish troops,with
what result I am unaware, ^rom the latest information I hear
that a portion of the troops are to leave Baghdad on the 25th
instant in the "Mosul* to be followed by other detachments
in due course,the concentration to be made in Basrah.
4. But it maybe said that the affairs at Koweit are
beyond my sphere and more properly connected with that of the
Resident.
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. This is true but I submit most defer-
-entially that the occupation or protection by the Porte of
Koweit would be a standing menace to our trade interests in
Turkish Arabia
A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
. Scarcely a day passes but attempts are made
to hamper our trade sometimes by vexatious quarantine regu-
* f
-lations at others by some move on the part of the Turkish
authorities to gain complete control over the mouth of the
Shattul Arab at Fao and it is from here that they must be
watched and their actions checked. There is however another
matter connected with this question which has lately forced
itself on my attention. For some months past vague rumours
have
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This file contains correspondence between various British officials regarding political affairs in Kuwait.
The file includes copies of direct correspondence between Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait and British officials regarding Mubarak's desire for British protection and the nature of Kuwait's relationship with the Ottoman Empire.
The file contains a number of reports (in their original Arabic with English translations attached) concerning political affairs in Kuwait that were written by Ali bin Ghulam Reza, a news agent in Kuwait employed by the British.
On folio 7 the file contains a geographical and historical summary of Kweit [Kuwait] that gives details regarding the recent takeover of power by Moubarec [Mubārak]. The file contains further information on the location, population and economy of Kuwait on folio 99.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (387 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order and is divided into four sections as follows:
Pages 1-86: 53/1 Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs 1896-1897
Pages 87-216: 53/3 Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs 1897-1898
Pages 217-349: 53/5 Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs 1899-1900
Pages 350-373: 53/6A Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs 1899 - 1901
A title page is included in the file at the beginning of each new section and an index of topics discussed in the file is contained on folios 2-5.
The page numbers used in both the index and the four chronological sections relate to the original foliation system of the file that uses a mechanical stamp.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose.
Foliation: The volume has been foliated from the first page of text in the volume until to the inside back cover using circled pencil numbers in the top right-corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . There is an earlier, possibly original, foliation sequence that runs through the volume, which uses a mechanical stamp.
The following foliation anomalies occur in the file: 27a, 27b, 130a, 130b, 170a, 170b, 174a, 179a, 179b, 293a, 293b, 310a, 310b, 323a and 323b.
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- IOR/R/15/1/471
- Title
- 'File 53/1, 3, 5, 6 A (D 1) Koweit [Kuwait] affairs, 1896-1901'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:26v, 27ar, 27br:27bv, 28r:56v, 56ar:56av, 57r:129v, 130ar:130bv, 131r:169v, 170ar:170bv, 171ar:171bv, 172r:174v, 174ar:174av, 175r:178v, 179ar:179bv, 180r:260r, 261r:281v, 281ar:281av, 282r:292v, 293ar:293bv, 294r:309v, 310ar:310bv, 311r:322v, 323ar:323bv, 324r:344v, 344ar:344av, 345r:376v, 376ar:376av, 377r:377v, 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