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'File 2/1 II IRAQ PROPAGANDA. (Absorption of Kuwait by Iraq). Relations etc.' [‎69r] (137/312)

The record is made up of 1 volume (154 folios). It was created in 20 Feb 1939-29 Feb 1948. It was written in English, Arabic and French. 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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My dear brother,
I have already written to you definitely about the
love and admiration that I had towards the twin country and
particulary towards that
sitting on its throne and his
family. Be confident that the good relations,
sincerity
and cordiality have been existing between us and the IfruihimifrisQ
since the time of our ancestors. yfrpiflvwg net ter j- -
ereato-d by certain narrow-minded pe-rsonc dever affects
friendly relations and good intentions. With regard to
your statement that I should send with you a letter to His
Majesty, I do not deem it necessary as I have confidence in
your kind brotherhood and faithful intentions.
You stated that by according a better treatment to the
prisoners, the friction between the two countries may go down,
I assure you that the prisoners were sent to jail for offences
commited by them intentionally. Had they been given a free
hand, the bad results of their actions would have burnt the
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me first place, and I feel sympathy for them
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more than anyone else whatever position he may put himself in,
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they flre my own people. Anyhow, I sincerely than,:. His
Majesty and H.3.As-aai'd for their good intentions
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At the same time, I welcome your visit to your country
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and brothers. My only hope is that you should be confident
that I am doing my best for the prosperity of^my country and
welfare of my people, as I wn also doing my/efforts alwajrs to
strengthen the ties of friendship and alliance between
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Arab countries, and give my best attention to what
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Content

The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, and confidential papers sent between British officials in the Gulf regarding Iraqi propaganda against Kuwait. Communications were made with former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. al-Said and the Ruler of Kuwait, in this regard. The correspondence also contains reports about members of Al-Naqib family from Basra who were appointed as envoys from Baghdad with instructions to offer official advice to the Ruler of Kuwait. A particular name that appears in the volume is Sayid Hamid Bey Al-Naqib, Basra Deputy to the Ruler of Kuwait.

The correspondence also discusses the following: the refusal by Ibn Saud of any form of unity between Iraq and Kuwait, the issue of encouraging Persian immigration to Kuwait, and the petitions raised by members of the Legislative Council in Kuwait, to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait, to assist in releasing political prisoners in Kuwait.

The correspondence also contains letters and newspaper extracts regarding Khalid Sulaiman al-‘Adsani, Secretary of the dissolved Legislative Council in Kuwait, and about the Arab Youth movement called al-Ansar, which calls for Arab unity. Most of the correspondence in the volume (ff 2-136) is dated 1939.

The main correspondence is between the British Embassy, Baghdad, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , Bushire, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, London, and the British Embassy, Jeddah.

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1 volume (154 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 front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 156; 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 3-154; these numbers are also written in pencil, but, where circled, are crossed through.

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English, Arabic and French in Latin and Arabic script
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