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'File 2/9 Anti-British propaganda' [‎357r] (718/748)

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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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AGENCB DE PRESSE
39, RUE SOLIMAN PACHA
TELEPHONE 56350
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H Al Istiklal ,, of Baghdad issued on the 21st June lt3£ an informa
tion similar to that issued in ”A1 Kahar M of ii* 19th June 5 concer
ning the difference between King Ibn Saud and the Amir of Kuwait*
w Al Istiklal" gives further details regarding a new conflict that
has come between the two Princes about the Moteir and Anwazeni
Tribes* These tribes usually migrate from one to the other of
both territories, according to the grazing needa of their cattle*
Both Princes claim the tribes as their own. The Amir of Kuwait
would like to own them so as to increase his power and has
entered into negotiations with the tribes leaders* Another
difference between the two princes is the frontier question*
Formerly the ^mir of Kuwait had made a declaration stating that
he had no other frontiers than the walls of Kuwait-city. It was
following on some disturbances which taok place outside the city
that the Amir made these declarations*

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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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'File 2/9 Anti-British propaganda' [‎357r] (718/748), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/162, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100045730365.0x000077> [accessed 10 July 2026]

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