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'File 2/9 Anti-British propaganda' [‎80r] (164/748)

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The record is made up of 1 file (370 folios). It was created in 28 Nov 1933-22 Sep 1939. 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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■fciX'rRAC'i'b r'rtQM AZ ZALiAN JJAT liii) 3,4,38.
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lue people of Kuweit have started demanding reform
in their c cun try xrom their shaikh, and they have c- Ireod
approached him on the following demands.
(i) Ine expedience of spreading education in their
widest measures so that the people of Kuweit would be
given the same opportunities for education as their co
rn cials in other Arab countries*
(ii) Establishment of a hospital at Government expense
and providing same with all the means necessary in order
to save tne public from diseases and spare them the need
to attend kission Hospitals which are there for well known
objects *
(iii) Organisation of the country^ economic position
And expenditure of its revenues on the improvement of its
conditions in every respect.
(iv) Closing hie doors of Kuweit in the face of foreign,
refugees who have no ties with the natives of the country.
(v) Full permission must b e given to the Arab nation
alists co visit Kuweit and no Arab should he prevented from
e tering Kuweit under any conditions, and see that steps are
taken l-o remove misunderstanding that Kuweit is not prepared
to accept Arab visitors
(vi ) fj-io Amir siioulo ge u in touch with all classes of
ti >e people and hear their complaints and conduct the affairs
on a basis satisfactory to the majority.
(vii ) Ihe Kuweit people wish that this country should
co-operate with ’Iraq for realising reforma tor; projects
and for its improvement on tee basis of educational and
cultural, trade and geographical considerations.
-o -o -o -o -o -
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This file consists of correspondence between British officials in Iraq and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. discussing Arabic language newspaper extracts and articles on the British presence in the Middle East. Most of the papers discuss ways of countering or restricting the circulation of anti-British, anti-colonial material arriving in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. region from elsewhere in the Arab world. The majority of the Arabic newspaper clippings is from Iraqi newspapers, and includes coverage of the Arab cause in Palestine during the approximately concurrent Arab Revolt in Palestine that took place between 1936 and 1939. Other sources of Arabic nationalist material include newspaper articles from Egypt and Syria.

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1 file (370 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 372; 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 3-370; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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