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'File 4/9 I Anglo-Kuwait Relations' [‎40r] (88/436)

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The record is made up of 1 file (212 folios). It was created in 10 Jul 1929-16 Aug 1937. 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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Ko. 136B-B of 1935.
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of the reoorti of an Interdepartmental meeting held at the
foreign Office on 5th inetant. Kote hy fir And roe ^a« on
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eioml Hot®, dated the Uth Oetober 1533. on the ohltnatlone
of Kla Majesty # e aowrniuenl toward** the Shaikh of J^malt.
I diemieaed the mat er tilth the w oXltionX %ent. Kuna It. when ^
I m«R«d through there recently on wy nay to Buehlre.
f. One of the two question* (the other la dealt with
he low In paraifralhe ? and &) discussed at the meet tn$ was
3
briefly whether. ' ith a view to mlntainln*? our control over 3
Khwait, which was undoubtedly fact increaiiln^ in inpcrtanee
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as a political and otrateyical centre in the Mifidle Kast.
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(a) it waa advisable to declare a British protectorate over
that ^aildidois. or (b) whether sufficient control could net
be obtained over it by adoptlnp a policy of tlphteninp up
our control over the %aiHi ao opportunity offered by
filling in the caps tdiich at present evicted in our agree-
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went a with hi®.
3. Ac will be seen from the record, iMiJL 1
favoured (b) rather than (a), and further reflection and
die cue si on with Colonel T?| ekeon. who agrees with we. hae
confirmed/
Hie hajeety’n Secretary of Btate fbr India.
The 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. .
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding Britain's relationship with the Ruler of Kuwait and Britain's influence and role in the country generally. Specifically, the correspondence includes discussions concerning whether or not 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. in Bushire should be transferred to Kuwait and if Britain should formally declare Kuwait to be a British Protectorate.

The file contains one letter in Arabic that was sent from the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait in 1930 (folio 9v).

In addition to correspondence, the file contains minutes of a number of meetings concerning Britain's relations with Kuwait that were held at the Foreign Office between 1933 and 1937.

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1 file (212 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 (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 212; 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 leading and ending flyleaves. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-209; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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