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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)' [‎57r] (117/636)

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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Sublime Porte in regard to the howeit question, and it is un
likely that he will be induced to modify his attitude by any
arguments of mine without special instructions from Constant!- ; T i
nople. Moreover, in view of your Excellency 1 s-repert- telegram
of the 2nd January, in which you say it would be inexpedient to
raise the Koweit question at present, I hesitate to approach the
vali directly on the subject without your Excellency^ instruc
tions, as in view of his general attitude and his recent action
in regard to Tapoo proceedings it would be difficult to do so
without going into the whole question.
It would perhaps tide over the difficulty if the vali could
be instructed to give- grant facilities to the Sheikh for the
transfer of his property in the present instance, failing which
it seems not improbable that the Sheikh may cause the land to
be registered in the names of his sons, and direct them to ta&e
out certificates of Turkish nationality for the purpose. In
the course of a conversation which ^ajor hnox and I had with the
Sheikh, I gathered that the latter entertained no great objection
t
himself to such a proceeding, but I presume it would be against
our interests to permit him to do so in view of the complications
itmight lead to after his death. It would certainly strengthen
the contention of the Turks that howeit belongs to them.
I have etc.,
F. E. Crow
Inclusure 2 in No.l.
Consul Crow to Sir G. Lowther.
(Uo.42).
Sir,
Bussorah, July 12,1909.
yesterday
In conversation/with the vali yesterday I referred to the
registration of the Sheikh of Koweit’s land at Fadaghia purchase 1
from Ahmed Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. -es-Zoheir to which the late vali, Moharrem Ef-
fondi, had raisdd objections on the ground that Sheikh Mobarak
must take out an Ottoman Teskereh as a Turkish subject first,
and I pointed out that the Sheikh was already the holder of
large estates in the vilayet, which had been registered previously
in

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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.

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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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