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'File 53/99 II (D 149) Kuwait Reforms' [126r] (262/444)
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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5 5/ f-f
filential.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
Department.
4>
EXPRESS LETTER (AIR MAIL
rj^g > This is an ORIGINAL message sent by AIR MAIL which provides a means of communication more
expeditious than the ordinary mail and is cheaper than the telegraph. It is intended to be treated,
on receipt, with the same expedition as if it had been telegraphed. To save time and to obviate
formalities it is drafted in the form of a telegram. It is authenticated by the signature of a
responsible officer of the Department.]
No. 0/113.
Dated —y■» ^ ie
A ew Delhi
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Kuwait.
17th March, 19
To
The Hon'hie 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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bushire.
Reference
I spok^ to you ahout the economic "basis for the
Kuwait agi1>ation against the Shaikh, and reminded you in
my telegram No. C/87 of the 9th March, 1939, how the removal
of the Saudi Blockade will relieve matters, while on the
contrary, its continuance will adversely effect the local
political situation.
2* In this connection the following figures, showing
the de'bts of various local politicians to the Shaikh alone
may interest you. These merchants no doubt hoped to get
out of having to pay these sums hy removing the Shaikh:
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
owed .
Ahdulla Saq^ar... 95,000
Yusuf Marzook 24,000
Yusuf al Ghanim (whom you saw
here and who turned out to "be
against the Shaikh). •.
Mohomad Shahin al Ghanim. • •
Saleh Othman Rashid...
(Signature)
1,50,000
40,000
5,000
Abdulla/
[Designation)
44.
MFP—1534 S&P—(M-2835)—24.5-38—10,000.
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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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- 'File 53/99 II (D 149) Kuwait Reforms'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:2v, 3v:124v, 125v:216v, 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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