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'File XXII/1 Koweit relations with British Government' [21r] (41/382)
The record is made up of 1 volume (189 folios). It was created in 13 Sep 1904-6 Apr 1916. 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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> In view of the desire of His Majesty’s Government to avoid raising a
difficult and inconvenient question with the Turkish Government by appoint
ing a British officer to reside permanently at Koweit, I think that the
necessities of the case will be met by their decision that an officer should
be deputed by the Consul-General at Bushire to visit Koweit from time
to time, remaining there for such time as may be desirable, and, if neces
sary, repeating his visits at intervals until his residence becomes practically
permanent. But I venture at the same time to urge the importance of this
understanding being carried out.
I have, etc.,
N. R. O’CONOR.
The Marquess of Lansdowne, K.G.,
etc., etc., etc.
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Enclosure No. 5.
India Office
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to Foreign Office.
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.
,
2nd June 1904.
Sir,
With reference to the telegram from the Viceroy of the 29th May * as to
v . ™ M i qcia. the affairs of Nejd, I am directed by
Copy sent to Foreign Office, 30th May 1904. ^ Secretary Brodrick to suggest, for
the consideration of the Marquess of Lansdowne,, that the reasons which the
Government of India propose should be urged ou the Turkish Government in
order to restrain them from supporting Ibn Rashid, should be explained to His
Majesty’s Ambassador at Constantinople, with a view to further representations
to the Porte should Lord Lansdowne approve of this course. Having regard,
however, to the views expressed in Sir N. O’Conor’s telegram of the 23rd May
as to the attitude of the Sultan, Mr. Brodrick proposes, subject to Lord Lans
downe’s concurrence, at once to authorise the Government of India to despatch
an officer as
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.
at Koweit.
As regards the importation of arms for Bin Saud, Mr. Brodrick, while not
prepared to depart from our declared policy of suppressing the arms traffic,
would suggest that action should be deferred on the proposals contained in the
penultimate paragraph of my letter of the 18th May, forwarding the Despatch
from the Government of India of the 31st March, pending further explanations
with the Turkish Government as to their support of Ibn Rashid.
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The Under-Secretary of State,
Foreign Office.
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I have, etc.,
A. GODLEY.
Enclosure No. 6.J
’Foreign Office to
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.
.
■y''
Foreign Office,
21st J une 1904.
Sib,
With reference to your letter of the 2nd June, on the subject of the
hostilities in progress in the Nejd, I am directed by the Marquess of Lansdowne
to enclose, for the information of the Secretary of State for India m Council,
copy of a Despatch which has been addressed to His Majesty s Ambassador at
Constantinople, forwarding to him the observations of the Government of India
for such use in his communications with the Porte as he may think judicious.
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to Kuwait relations with the British Government.
The discussion in the volume relates to:
- appointment of 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;
- visit of HM Consul, Basra;
- customs and railway negotiations;
- the Anglo-Turkish convention, 1912;
- the death of Mubarak [Shaikh Mubārak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ], 1915, and succession of his son Jabir [Shaikh Jābir II bin Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ].
There are a number of letters in Arabic with their translations, for example, from Sheikh Mubarak to Percy Zachariah Cox, 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. (folio 83) and to Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear (folio 90). It also includes the Arabic text and translation 'Secret Agreement Between the British Government and Shaikh Mubarak dated the 23rd January 1899' (folios 100-102).
The file also includes a copy of the 'Maritime Truce Treaty with the Shaikh of Kuwait, of 1841 [with English and Arabic versions]' (folios 130-132).
The principal correspondents in the volume include: the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon; the Secretary of State for India; His Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople; 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. , Percy Zachariah Cox; the First Assistant to 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. ; the Under-Secretary to the Government of India; the British Consul to Basra, F E Crow; the Vali of Bussorah; Sadun Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , Seyyid Talib Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ; the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubarak; 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. at Kuwait, Captain Stuart George Knox; the British Consul at Mohammerah [Khorramshahr].
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- 1 volume (189 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 191; 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 2-190; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- 'File XXII/1 Koweit relations with British Government'
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- front, front-i, 2r:82v, 86r:90v, 93r:103v, 106r:119v, 122r:156v, 158r:186v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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