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'File 2/9 Anti-British propaganda' [91r] (186/748)
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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knew that there is a wide space "between you and the
demands of His Highness, our Amir the Preux Chevalier, < >i
may God preserve him, and his Chief Justice of the Courts,
Shaikh Abdulla al-Jabir, who penalizes anyone who does v ,
not come to his Court, With the first messenger he sends
notice, a fine for delaying, cljajfew thousands of ruppes,
a matter which has necessitated some of those so penalized
to flee away from Kuwait, and take refuge at Zub&ir.
about such resentful persons. Know, you poor journalist,
that Kuwait is proceeding on the way which pleases the
entourage of her Amir, whether it pleases or angers you,
0 supporters of those foolish Kuwaiti youths*
which I shall write you about if you publish this my
article.
present dearly beloved Amir, whose administration is quite
suitable to our own personal interests, and may Allah* s
We, of the entourage, do not care in the least
In the end I pray to Allah not to displace our
I have some more strange and wonderful things
b^/lessingg be on those who stop from teasing us
Kuwait
i
One of the Entourage,
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (370 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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 View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/162
- Title
- 'File 2/9 Anti-British propaganda'
- Pages
- 60r:63v, 89r:91v
- Author
- As Sijil xx Al-Sijjil xx al-Sijil
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- Public Domain