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'1/C Volume IV Miscellaneous' [130r] (268/632)
The record is made up of 1 volume (312 folios). It was created in 7 Dec 1923-22 Jul 1924. 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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Telegram (Code),
Frem Polltleal, Kuwait.
T# Resident, Bushlre; repeated t® Bagdad.
Be,
Dated ^ 6 th April *$S 4 ,
A pc rty of Ajaan and Mutalr raided. Aali'b a a * ten
miles seuti^south-east of Kuwal^^en 25th AprU, They failed
In their main ebjeeti/e ^ilch appear® to have been to punlffili
the Dlyahln i^utalr she were eneamped near there, but oaptuaed
seme Kuwait sheep and bruahwoed-eutto rs ’ denkeya. They thm
went te Fantaa, but war© driven eff by the villagers. 13iey
are oelieveu to have efimped somewhere ne^ r there. Thore le
said to have been some loss of life.
Telegram (Cede).
From Felltleal, Kuwait.
Te Resident, Bushire; repeated to Baghdad.
N®.
Dated 3Bth April 1^34.
HI
My telegram Be. i^-S. It Is eonflrwed that at least eleven
were killed by r&idere on Friday. Raiders had retired by
Saturday memlng.
On Sunday morning 3?th April inhabitants ef coastal villages
south ef Kuwait pR-nleked inte Kuwait saying that a large fexe o
of Ikhw&n was advancing, but a mounted party sent eut te
reeemnoitre found nothing.
The people of Kuwait however are die tine tly apprehensive owhg
te a rumour that Da wish with a large force has left Artawlyah
and is within three days ef Kuwait, They held a meeting en Sun
day and, although the Shaikh assured them that Kuwait had nothing
te fear as he was on good terms with Ibn 3a •ud, they Inals tad on
on his taking precautionary measures for the defenoe of Kuwait.
Standing patrols have aeeerdlngly been sent out, a small foree
sent to Jahrah, a distribution ef arms has been made, and the
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- Content
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to a variety of miscellaneous topics in the period December 1923 to July 1924.
The principal topics discussed are:
- A proposal to replace the Iraq Post Office in Kuwait, 1924.
- Purchase of land in Iraq by Kuwait subjects, 1924.
- The visit of Naif Al Hithlain, 1924.
- `Ajman and Mutair raid, 1924.
- Internal Kuwait situation, 1924.
- Ikhwan movements, 1924.
- RAF flights Baghdad-Bahrain-Kuwait, 1924.
The volume contains an index (folio 4) which lists items including: American Mission; Armenian Woman; Clerical Establishment; Embezzlement and Fraud, Prevention of; Germans not allowed in Kuwait; 'Government Telegraph Code'; Hijaz steamers; Hospital Bum; Ibn Sa'ud; Index to Summaries of Intelligence; Khuwair (also referred to as Khor az-Zubair) [Khawr az Zubayr] Postal Service; King Husain proclaimed Khalifah at Basrah; Naval Reporting; Pearling Loans; ' Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot'; Petrol; Presents; Publications; Purchase of land in Iraq by Kuwait subjects; Rifles, Storage of; Slave Trade; Smuggling.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (312 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 307; 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.
The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers; nor does it include the five leading and ending flyleaves.
Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 5-307; these numbers are also written in pencil but, where circled, are crossed through.
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- IOR/R/15/5/97
- Title
- '1/C Volume IV Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:307v, ii-r:v-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence