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'File 53/99 II (D 149) Kuwait Reforms' [171r] (352/444)
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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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.
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'■HilTEHALL, 3. 7.1 .
>,^.1978/39. 5th April, 1939^
I
Dear Eyres,
vdien you caaie round to see us last week in connexion
with the Iraqi-Koweit troubles you mentioned three points
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On which it was thought desirable that Powle might be
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consulted. These were -
(.a) ''hat is the strength of the alleged pro—lraQ_i
feeling in Koweit and how far is it responsible for the
recent trouble ? This is partly answered by the Koweit
Intelligence oummary for tne period 16th—28th February
(copy to Foreign Office with
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.
letter p.Z.
^ 744/39 > dated 28th March), in paragraph 2i\. of which it
is stated that "there are in fact a few Koweitis who would
like to join Iraq, estimates varying between 10 and 80?
their leader being Abdul la as Saqr, a man who owns estates
in Iraq, which he is frightened of losing, and who owes
the Ruler money". It seems unlikely that the strength of
pro-Iraqi feeling in Koweit is of any consequence or would
have given any trouble if it had not been encouraged from
Iraq/
M. Lyres, Usq. ,
Foreign Office.
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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