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'File 4/29 Activities of Shaikh Fahad as-Salim as-Subah' [22r] (43/50)
The record is made up of 1 file (23 folios). It was created in 16 Aug 1944-4 Jun 1946. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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4. By local custom the senior posts in the administration
are only held by the "Al-Subah, TT and the Revenue Department has
become the perquisite of the M Aulad Salim rt . If Abdulla Salim is
allowed to relinquish his post there is no member of the ’ f Aulad
Salim ,, , of the M Al-Subah ft for that matter, with the necessary
qualifications and capabilities to replace him except Fahad as
Salim. I should like your permission, therefore, to impress on
His Highness the desirability of retaining the services of Abdulla
Salim until an outsider can be foupd to fill his place.
5. From next month the Revenue Department will be receiving
some Rs.400,000/- monthly as oil royalties and the necessity of
proper finance and budgetting will become more than ever necessary,
and I am sure that His Highness would agree that the duties are
beyond the capacity of any member of his family. * At the same
time he has not the courage to incur the odium of appointing a
foreign adviser on his own initiative, and would much rather it were
done in such a way that he could explain to the "Aulad Salim” that
it was due to British pressure. It is my opinion that we should
taxe the initiative in having an adviser appointed.
6. The objections to the appointment of a British Adviser
seem to be:-
(a) A man with a considerable Knowledge of finance would
be required.. The Kuwaitis are astute; and it would be damaging to
our prestige if the man appointed at our instance were not a real
expert.
(b) He would have to know spoken and written Arabic.
(c) He would have to be prepared to live more or less in
Arab style as no European accommodation is available. This would
probably confine the choice to a bachelor.
(d) The appointment of a British Adviser would be likely
to be seized upon by the press of Iraq ansi other Arab countries as
an act of veiled imperialism.
Under the circumstances I think that our interests, and those of
PCuwait, would best be served by the appointment of an Egyptian or
Syrian provided we could find one who was truly pro-British as well
as having the other qualifications required. Should he not be
/satisfactory....
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This file contains correspondence regarding an unofficial visit to Egypt that was made by Shaikh Fahad bin Salim al-Sabah and his desire to export two cars and a number of tyres from the country back to Kuwait. Some of this correspondence is between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and is in Arabic (with English translations).
The file also contains a letter from Major Maurice Patrick O'Connor Tandy, the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kuwait to Lieutenant-Colonel William Rupert Hay, 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. , concerning the possibility of appointing a British financial adviser in Kuwait, which was partly intended to block Shaikh Fahad from obtaining control of the country's finances department.
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- 1 file (23 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 25; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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 present in parallel between ff 4-25; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence between ff 1-3, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- 'File 4/29 Activities of Shaikh Fahad as-Salim as-Subah'
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- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 4r:4v, 7r:10v, 12r:13v, 15r:24v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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