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'File 4/12 Shaikh and Subah [al-Sabah] Family --- Miscellaneous' [‎30r] (59/374)

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The record is made up of 1 file (185 folios). It was created in 21 Aug 1938-27 Oct 1949. 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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D.O.No. C/108-4/12
Pollticai
Kuwait,
4th February, 1942.
I4y dear Scott,
I went to see ohaiKh All ai Khalifah at the Mission
Hospital yesterday and had a talk with Scudder about his
general condition and his chances of recovery. I gather
that Scudder wants him to go to the Lebanon as soon as he
can be moved but that in his present condition he is quite
unfit to undertake the land journey and it seems probable
that he may never recover sufficiently here to be moved
by land. In normal times I would endeavour to obtain an
aircraft from the R.A.F but of course in these days that
is quite impossible. Do you think that there would be any
possibility of the A.I.O.C flying him from here to Damascus?
He could be met there by an ambulance and taken straight to
the sanatorium. It is unnecessary for me to remind you of
Shaikh Ali’s popularity both with the Subah family and the
people of Kuwait who will all appreciate a service rendered
to the most respected of the Subah Shaikhs. I have mention
ed to His Highness th^t I would approach you in the matter.
Yours sincerely,
L.D. Scott Esquire, M.C.,
C/o Messrs. Kuwait Oil Co. Ltd.,
Kuwait.

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This file contains correspondence between British officials related to a number of different topics that all concern members of the al-Sabah ruling family of Kuwait.

The topics discussed are as follows:

  • The financial conditions of Shaikh Hamud al-Jabir al-Sabah, 1938 (folios 2-8).
  • Tensions between different factions within the al-Sabah family, 1940-41 (folios 9-27).
  • Details regarding transferring Shaikh Ali al-Khalifah al-Sabah to Lebanon for medical treatment and his subsequent death in 1942 (folios 73-76,121-124,127).
  • The sudden illness and then recuperation of the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah in 1942 (folios 44-138).
  • An incident in which one of the ruler's sons, Muhammad, was shot by Iraqi forces during a hunting trip in the south of Iraq, 1945 (folios 142-162,166-176).
  • An article that was published in the Egyptian newspaper al-Ahram containing an interview with Shaikh Ahmad, 1945-46 (folios 163-165).
  • The reaction to Lebanon awarding a number of al-Sabah family members civil honours, 1949 (folios 177-179)

The majority of the correspondence is between British officials but the file also contains some correspondence between Shaikh Ahmad and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait that is in Arabic (accompanied by English translations). A limited amount of correspondence with officials of the Government of Iraq is also present.

In addition to correspondence, the file also contains a list of al-Sabah family members which lists their name, profession, age, physical characteristics and other remarks (folios 27-29) and a note on the health of Shaikh Ahmad prepared by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait (folios 57-61).

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1 file (185 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 187; 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 34-174; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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