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'File 53/99 II (D 149) Kuwait Reforms' [95r] (200/444)
The record is made up of 1 volume (220 folios). It was created in 23 Feb 1939-13 Jul 1939. 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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the suggestion^ action may be taken as urgently as possible
in vie 1 ./ of 1 uhe present strained political situation in
Kouei o wii-ich, in part measure at least, appears to be the
result of propaganda in Irac against the Sheikh.
In a subsequent telegram dated Sfbth February
of jhich a copy is enclosed, the Resident has reported that
the Iraqi wireless attacks extend also to Bahrein and are
causing much concern to the Sheikh and his notables. He
suggests, and Lord Zetland agrees, that the representations
bhat it is suggested should be made to the Iraq Government
should cover also the attacks on Bahrein.
The Resident, wit h the support of the Government
of India, further suggests that an excellent effect in Iraq
and Koueit would result if His Majesty's Government's
od ligations for the protection of Koweit, as stated in the
letter from the
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.
to the Sheikh of 3rd
November 1914, were reiterated publicly by means of an
arranged question in Parliament and subsequent publicity
in the Arabic world. Lord Zetland would also support this
suggestion and if Lord Halifax agrees would propose that the
terms of the question and answer might be concerted depart-
mentally. € ^
•Jith reference to the recent telegrams from His
Majesty's Minister at Jedda on this subject Lord Zetland
assumes that Lord Halifax will agree that Ibn Saud should
not be given any encouragement to intervene with the Iraq
Government/
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding internal political developments in Kuwait and concerning its relationship with Iraq.
The correspondence discusses the impact in Kuwait of Iraqi radio broadcasts and newspaper articles that were critical of Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ (the ruler of Kuwait) and his decision to dissolve the country's legislative council that had been formed in 1938.
The correspondence also discusses Shaikh Aḥmad's creation of a representative advisory council composed of five members of the Al Sabah family and nine notable merchants.
The file contains an account of the arrest of a Kuwaiti subject named Ahmad bin Munaij and his subsequent conviction as a traitor and public execution (f 59).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (220 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
Serial numbers in red crayon refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: A bound correspondence volume.
Foliation: The file has an incomplete foliation sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The complete foliation sequence, which should be used for referencing, is circled 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. It begins on title page, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 217.
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- IOR/R/15/1/549
- Title
- 'File 53/99 II (D 149) Kuwait Reforms'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:2v, 3v:124v, 125v:216v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence