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'The Seven Independent Arabian States [Yemen, ‘Asir, Hijaz, Najd, Kuwait, Jabal Shammar and al-Jawf]' [338v] (676/680)
The record is made up of 1 file (10 folios). It was created in May 1935. It was written in English. 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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them (called the Faddaghiyeh Estates), though it has hitherto been possible except
in one minor case to prevent judgment being given against the Sheikh'for the
tune being. Lengthy and complicated negotiations have taken place with the Iraoi
government on this question, and more than one reference has been made to the
Law Officers on its various aspects. His Majesty's Government at length conceded
to the Iraqis that the question should be solved on the basis that His .UaiVslv s
Government n-ould compensate the Sheikh for the taxation of his date gardens and
pay the Iraqi Government a sum of £2,000 to buy off the claimants to the Sheikh's
adi aghijeh estates, m return for which the Iraqi Government would validate
beyond all question the Sheikh's title to the latter. In spite of this, however, and
of the most categorical assurances received at various times from the Iraqis that
they would settle'this matter in the Sheikh's favour, they have not vet done so and
i ibcussious are still proceeding, i he continued inability of His Majesty's Govern
om- 1 relations w-itii'tto l&elkh. 6 Shelkh ^ ^ an ^ct on
9. kowcit-Iraq Smugglimj.—'Ybfi pearling trade on which Koweit used to
depend is very depressed and she has no agriculture or industry of any importance
On account of the Saudi blockade she has been unable for several vears to exwrt
much to Nejd, but a large quantity of goods are at present imported into Koweit
with a view to being smuggled over the Iraqi frontier. The actual smuedW if
however, carried on pnnc.pally by Iraqis, and the Iraqi Government W h tlferto
failed to impose an effective customs preventive service on the Koweit-Iraoi
i ontiei. Instead of this they have appealed to His Majesty's Government to trv
and persuade the feheikh to co-operate with them in snppressino- thp simioolin • i
imposing a quota for goods imported into Koweit. The Sheikh is under no Wal
obligation to prevent this smuggling trade, but Iraq is in a very stronc- nositioiffr,
bring pressure to bear. For example, Koweit is entirelv denendent f,. ifl V
supply on Iresh water brought in boats from the Shatt-el -Arab in Iraq terrftorv'
, , ! a ) qls co " 1(, also prevent the export to Koweit of the produce of the
■ ' , , s ; ,ate gardens in Iraq. There have in the past been several cases of
udents m which Koweiti subjects have been shot inKoweiti territory or territorial
waters by Iraqi customs guards, but the Iraqis have always been able to denv thi
fart M 1 ! :iCld ® nt < s ; aTlcl 11 18 q 111 ^ impossible to prove them. In view of these
factors His Majesty s Government, while not agreeing- to the imDosition nf n n f
system on Koweit, have done their best to persuade the Sheikh to
Iiaqis with a view to reaching an agreement on the b-wis
British Director of Customs a! Koweft with vvide poweit to eLtle hZIo ^ 0f 6
tlie Irani Co' preVell * ,V , e 8ervi « e 011 the frontier - (Failing a solution by agreement 6
Koweit ) ThrstTA r threat f e d to impose a strict blockade on trade Cm
Koweit. j I he bheikh, however, has hitherto declined this nlan Thn ^ \
seems to be that, whatever methods are employed to suppress the sn-mo-Vr f ^
Koweit will suffer severely, and the Sheikh prefers to chaucp ff r c ade '
Iraqi blockade rather than incur from hi, owu subie^ of . an
WOuld undol,btedl y have an adverse' effect on what remainTo/their
P olitical D epartment,
25th June 19^5.
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This confidential memorandum, printed by the Foreign Office in May 1935 is a report by William John Childs concerning the seven independent Arabian states or autonomous areas. The report contains an introduction that states that the 'purpose of the paper is to give a brief outline each of the seven independent Arabian states', listed on folio 316, 'at the time of the Arab rising against the Turks in June 1916'.
The report is divided into sections covering each state as follows:
- 'The Imamate of Yemen ruled by Imam Yahya [Yaḥyá Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn]' (folio 316);
- 'The Principate of Asir ruled by the Idrisi [Sayyid Muḥammad bin ‘Alī al-Idrīsi]' (folios 316-317);
- 'The Emirate of Mecca (or the Hejaz) ruled by Husein [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī], Emir and Sherif of Mecca' (folios 317-319);
- 'Emirate of Nejd [Najd] ruled by Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], Emir of Riyadh' (folios 319-323);
- 'The Sheikhdom of Koweit [Kuwait] ruled by the Sheikh of Koweit [Mubārak bin Ṣabāḥ]' (folio 323v);
- 'The Emirate of Jebel Shammar [Jabal Shammar] (or Hail [Ḥā’il]) ruled by the Emir of Hail [Sa‘ūd bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Rashīd]' (folios 323-324)
- 'Jauf-el-Amir [Jawf al-Amīr, under the rule of Nūrī bin Sha‘lān]' (folio 324v).
A footnote on folio 316 records: 'This memorandum was prepared by the late Mr. William John Childs and found among his papers. A few modifications and additions have been made to bring it up to date'.
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Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 315, and terminates at folio 325, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, a re circles, and are located 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between folios 4-327; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- 'The Seven Independent Arabian States [Yemen, ‘Asir, Hijaz, Najd, Kuwait, Jabal Shammar and al-Jawf]'
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- front, front-i, 2r:315v, 310r, 316v:339v, back-i, back
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