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'1/C Volume IV Miscellaneous' [159r] (326/632)
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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Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Kuwait.
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The Ho*> 1 ble th* Kesldent in the Per Alan (kuXt $
B U 8 H IKE*
Situatio n at Kuwai t.
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Reference ay telegraai So. l*?-S dated the 14th hay 193 4. ^ j
i Anoloae herewith, in original ^id wiUi a tranelation, Itn J I
Sr'uA’b letter Ko* dd, d^ted the ^ 3hau^aX 1343 (7th May M
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i^a4/, to your adore***, milch reached Die yeeter&ay morning
in a covering letter in which the Sultan asked me to
tranmnit it to you uw soon pocsibl©*
The Shaikh of Kuwait ha& alsci received a letter froa
I'm Sa^ expresaing great regret ut the raid in hi»
territory and promising to take the matter up* H© a&ka the
Shaikh to premia© not to give shelter to fugitives froa hie
tribes,.
The people of Kuwait rut little or no trust in w&~t ib n
Sa*ud says, aijd the general opinion 5s that h© will not
punish anyone for the recent raid, nor cause restitution to
b© made* The report referred to in ray telegram No. 143-8 of
l^th May 1224 that the Ikhw&n force under J'uqaa, shaikh of
the Sahabah aybisection of the Muwahah section of the 'Xleah
Mutair, had,retired to the south, has been oonfinned.Notwiti •
standing tills, the wall of Kuwait is still being manned by
130 to ?C 0 men every night* It has been d©elded too that the
Yearling Fleet is not to go to sea until Ibn Ba'ud*A reply
to the Bhriikh^A letter be received (it is expected within
the next few days), and that if this be not satisfactory, a
proportion of the Pearl Fishers will be detained for the
defence of the Town, and compensated from the takings of
.v.^^Yy :
the remainder.
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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