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'File II. IRAQ (3) Vol. 1 Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens on the Shatt-al Arab. (Kuwait's relations with Turkish Govt. and Turkish demand that Kuwaitis should take out Turkish Nationality Certificates)' [‎15r] (29/636)

The record is made up of 1 volume (307 folios). It was created in 18 Sep 1904-10 Nov 1913. 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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British I-osiden<37 and
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Rearetary oo the k>vermr*enx» of India
in t]io Foreign Beyartraont#
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I have the .lonoiir *uo report the following for
the infoiration of the loveronant of India*
2* It -'ras xnj soured locally coi.o tiiree ^eeka ago t/iat
sorah# uad bean demined by ‘the lustor^ there for ntruy#
which the British India Steaia •navigation Oor vany derjurred
to ^ay. I v ^as armiting oonfin ation fiou Ko* oit or ;fus~
aorah before iaentionin/ 7 tiie incident ‘Do iovemiiont.
tr. Consul Grow his since been f ood eno^v h do send r>o
ners of it and writes that itie cargo in question has been
unbounded •ml a d® .and for f»ill duty nade on the Fi*omd
auit Koweit is Ottoi*u 2 i ‘territory and has no Justoti House*
Me adds bfiat the Central Turkish r lustc» Ji have issued strict
orders for the treatment of Koweit and I>anrein as ports of
the Turkish “Mplre for Ouatons purposes # and -tnat Pis
laoesty’s M b^sy at Constantinople Uilnk it undesirable
to raise any question as 'Do the Status of Koweit for the
sake of ‘the duty on vx> bales of roods. He has accord in ly
advised 'the British India Agents to endeavour to re-ship
certain paoksgos for P*neikh ilubarek* overcarried to Bus

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Content

The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the:

  • Shaikh of Kuwait's date gardens on the Shatt al-`Arab
  • Turkish demand that Kuwaitis should take out Turkish Nationality Certificates
  • registration of Shaikh Mubarak's property at Faddaghiya
  • offer of a cash salary to Shaikh of Kuwait as Qaimaqam

The principal correspondents in the volume include 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, Stuart George Knox; the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubarak al Sabah; and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , John Gordon Lorimer.

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1 volume (307 folios)
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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 309; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at 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 2-308; 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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