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'File 53/1, 3, 5, 6 A (D 1) Koweit [Kuwait] affairs, 1896-1901' [346r] (722/788)
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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[This Document is the Property of Her Britannic Majesty's Government.]
KOWEIT.
CONFIDENTIAL.
I Section No. 6.
1
No. 1.
i
Sir N. 0'Conor to the Marquess of Salisbury.—{Received November 13.)
(No. 516. Secret.)
Mv Lord, Therapia, November 6, 1899.
JN conlinuation of my despatch No. 474 of the 5th ultimo, I have the honour to
transmit to your Lordship herewith copy of a Secret despatch addressed to me on the
SOrh September by Her Majesty's Consul at Bussorah, referring to his telegram relative to
the rumoured application of the Sheikh of Kovveit for Persian protection, and reporting
upon other matters connected with the position of affairs at Koweit.
As regards the alleged application of Sheikh Mubarek, Mr. Wratislaw states that he
considers the story improbable ; but it was officially related to the \ ali ot Bussorah by the
■-^Turkish Vice-Consul at Bushire. In a subsequent telegram from Mr. Wratislaw (see my
despatch No. 474) he states that it has since received corroboration.
A copy of Mr. Wratislaw's preceding despatch (No. 44, Secret, of the 16th September)
is likewise inclosed, reporting the visit of Her Majesty's ship 44 Sphinx" to Bussorah on her
wav back from Koweit to Bushire, and giving further information as to the relations
between Sheikh Mubarek and the Vali of Bussorah. In this despatch Her Majesty's
Consul expresses surprise at the mission of Her Majesty's ship " Sphinx " to Koweit, which
seemed to him uncalled for in the absence of any good reason to anticipate an impending
attack on that place.
I am reminding him in my reply of his telegrams of the 25th August and
7.th September respectively, which give the information upon which Her Majesty's
Government were led to think it desirable that the British flag should be shown at
Koweit. In the first of these telegrams Mr. Vv ratislaw reported the dispatch of a harbour
master to Koweit, adding that there was a rumoured intention of likewise setting up an
Ottoman Custom-house there, and in the second I was informed that the harbour-master
had returned to Bussorah, and that the military authorities were strongly advocating the
effective occupation of Koweit.
, I have, &c.
(Signed) N. R. O'CONOR.
.rr~
Inclosure 1 in No. 1.
Vice-Consul Wratislaw to Sir N. 0'Conor.
(No. 45. Secret.)
Bussorah, September 30, 1899.
a. I HAVE the honour to report that by last mail Hamdi
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
received a despatch
from the Turkish Vice-Consul at Bushire, in which the latter stated, on the authority of
high Persian officials," that Sheikh Mubarek of Koweit had recently requested the
Sheikh of Mohomerah to apply in his name to the Persian Government for Persian pro
tection, and that this application had been referred to Tehran, and rejected by the
Shah. . ....
The Vice-Consul naturally attributed this incident to British intrigues.
The above story appears highly improbable, but as it has formed the subject of an
official Report, which will doubtless be passed on to Constantinople, I have thought right
to submit it to your Excellency.
Last week, a clerk (Ottoman subject) in the employ of Messrs. Hotz, Hamilton,
and Co.. was called before the Vali and told that his Excellency had been informed that he
was in the habit of giving information to " English persons " concerning the movements of
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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.
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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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- '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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