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'1/C Volume IV Miscellaneous' [136r] (280/632)
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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2 d ata d Sr cl M ay 1^34^
H.S. Shalkk KhjmA al-Jablr &s~SubRh,G„ I,E* ? Ruler or Kuwait.
A a C a
I have the honour to ‘bring to your notice that I have
received a letter froa. the Inspector Oteneral of Po»t» In
' Iraq in which he Informs me that It has come to his
knowledge that person* proceeding frmi Kuwait to India,
the Quit porta and 1 Iraq frequently collect letters fro©
the Inhabitant* and take them with them as part of their
lu&S*&e, an infringement of the Postal department** mono
poly which I*, of course, prohibited In all countries.
As, I fancy this Is chiefly done by persons proceeding
to Basrah both by the Shatt al-‘Arab and by the Khuwalr,
K a K. might like to warn your subjects of the penalties to
which persons Infringing this regi^atian become liable on
entering * Iraq territory,. Within * Iraq territory by the
law of the country the Post Office has the exclusive right
of collecting, despatching and delivering letters, except
ta} letters sent by a. private friend on his journey to be
delivered by him to the person to whom they are directed
without pay or other reward, (b) letters solely concerning
the affairs of the sender or receiver sent by a messenger
expressly, or Co} letters solely concerning, goods or
property with which the letters are concerned without pay
or reward* Anyone infringing these regulations fci is
punishable with a fine; of Rs„ 5o/~ for every such letter,
or if he has been already convicted of an offence under
this Regulation , with a fine of Rs, 5oo/~
U»E*
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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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence