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'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [36r] (71/474)
The record is made up of 1 file (235 folios). It was created in 1933-1948. 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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were spent in recovering province after province firom
the domination of the foreigner.
In the spring of 1913 Abdul Aziz, in whose favour his
father had abdicated, swooped upon Hasa and turned the
Turks out of the province lock, stock and barrel. Such
was the state of affairs at the outbreak of the war -
which affected Arabia less than most parts of the world.
When Shaikh Mubarak of Kuwait renounced fealty to the
Turk, he really changed nothing. When Ibn Rashid
marched against Ibn Saud at the close of 1914, although
he nominally did so on behalf of the Turfcs, it was
really only another hand in the old match between the
rival principalities of Riyadh and Hail. The rival
forced met at Majma T ah, 120 miles north west of Riyadh,
and fought an indecisive battle, in which Captain
Shakespeare who was with Ibn Saud was killed. It was
not till the begining of November 1921, however, that
the long struggle was finally brought to a close by
the final surrender of Hail to Ibn Saud. This brought
not only the Jabal Shammar, but Jauf and all the
surrounding country to the borders of Syria, under his
sway.
Ibn Saud’s next campaign against the Hijaz started in
the summer of 1924, the result of a quarrel which had
long been simmering. By the end of 1925 he had
captured the Hijaz and expelled the Hashimite dynasty.
Thus in twenty five years did this extraordinary man rai
se himself from an exile in Kuwait to be King of Hijaz
and of Najd and its Dependencies.
Ibn Saud is now a man of about fifty years of age. He
is at least 6 ft 3 in. in height, and of very dignified
and handsome appearance. He possesses an extraordinary
charm of manner such as I have rarely seen in any man
of any race. Abdullah bin Jiluwi ,Ibn Saud’s cousin, is
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This file contains a number of reports concerning different aspects of life in Kuwait, including its geography, history, flora and fauna, weather, political administration and leading personalities. Unless otherwise stated, the reports' author is Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson (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. , Kuwait).
The reports appear as follows:
- Note on Kuwait in 1933 incorporating Geography, Administration, History and Trade (folios 2-62)
- Note on Villages of Kuwait State (folios 63-76)
- Note on the Various Districts in Kuwait, Kuwait Neutral Zone, Summan Area , Hussaim and Suda (folios 77-104)
- Notes on the "Batin" Valley, and "Dibdibba" Country (folios 105-120)
- Note on the "Shaqq" Depression (folios 121-123)
- Note on "Failakah" Island (folios 124-130)
- Note on Native Craft of Kuwait (folios 131-135)
- Note on the Prevailing Winds of Kuwait (folios 136-138)
- Note on the Different Kinds of Fish found at Kuwait (folios 139-144)
- Notes on the Drinking Water (Wells, etc) available in Kuwait Town, in Case of Military or Naval Operations (folios 145-147)
- Notes on Personalities in Kuwait (folios 148-154)
- Notes on Kuwait (folios 155-159)
- A report on Kuwait Dhows (with odd notes attached at rear) written by Alan Villiers in 1939 (folios 160-183)
- Leading Personalities of Kuwait written by Major Tom Hickinbotham in 1942 (folios 187-198)
- Who's Who in Muscat written by John Baron Howes in 1942 (folios 199-209)
- Conditions in Kuwait written by Major Maurice Patrick O'Connor Tandy in 1947 (folios 226-228)
Some of the reports contain handwritten notes in Arabic, notably when giving place names and geographical information.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (235 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 237; these numbers are written in pencil 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.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/179
- Title
- 'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:237v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence