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'File 53/99 II (D 149) Kuwait Reforms' [177r] (364/444)
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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m
DaCYPHER H S?.
Iraq t The agitation in Kuwait ,
(a) Information from Iraq*
In latter part of February a prominent member of
Mutnanna Club in Bagdad told a friend the following:
I« Tile Oermana through the medium of tne jsiutnanna
Club were endeavouring to intensify pan-Arabic
activities in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
in tne hope of
embarrassing the British,
II. The Palestine Defence Committee in Bagdad (wnicn
is linked to the Muthanna Club) mignt be expected
to occupy itself in stirring up renewed agitation
in the Persiah liulf especially in Kuwait wnere it
would encourage tne movement in favour of annexa
tion to Iraq#
III. A certain Abdulla al Saqr and two atner subjects
of Kuwait recently visited tne Secretary of tne
Palestine Defence Committee at tn,e mutnanna Club,
and discussed the question of giving greater
publicity to aims of pan-Arabs in Kuwait. Tne
Secretary promised to taice up this matter with
more vigour than in the past and to publisn any
protests against Shaikn of Kuwaiti
(2) About the same time a source closely connected
with Ministry of tne interior in Bagdad reported
tnat tne Minister nad promised to subsidise tne
♦•An Naas H Bewspaper Basra for tne purpose of
spreading propaganda favouring annexation of
/ Kuwait
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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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- Reference
- 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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence