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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)' [174v] (366/636)
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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of the statm quo in Koweit, alleging that the British Ambassador in Con
stantinople was always urging this plea upon the Turkish Government in any
little matter which came up between Koweit and Basrah whilst the British
representative in Koweit who must be aware of Mubarak’s raid upon Zobeir
made no effort to prevent or dissuade him from harrying Turkish subjects.
4. I am inclined to credit the truth of most of the above for the Sheikh
was particularly frank and seemed considerably less anxious than he has been
for some time. The conversation described in the last paragraph above would
seem to point to some strictures having been passed on Suliman iVathif Bey by
the Turkish Government, whether at the instance of His Majesty’s Ambassador
or not I am of course not in a position to conjecture. The Sheikh told me some
little time ago that he had news from Baghdad that Suliman Nathif Bey was
to be transferred from Basrah, being replaced by Fakhri
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
from Aleppo,
and he sincerely hoped the news would prove true A letter which I received
from 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.
at Baghdad confirmed this rumour, though the latest
news from Basrah states that the Yali has given the lie to the report which first
reached Basrah in a Baghdad newspaper.
6 . On the score of workable relations between the Sheikh and the Basrah
authorities, it is to be hoped that Suliman Nathif Bey will be moved shortly; for,
though his energy in making improvements in the Basrah roads and in appre
bending vagabonds or bad characters may be laudable, his methods in dealing
with powerful chiefs like the Sheikhs of Koweit and Mohammerah certainly
appear to lack tact, savoir faire and appreciation of their position and will
almost as certainly lead to trouble both for Turkish officials and ourselves, if
he is permitted to pursue his present irresponsible course.
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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)
- 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 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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- '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)'
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- front, front-i, 2r:25v, 26ar:26av, 26v:43v, 44ar, 44r:50v, 51ar:51av, 51r:75v, 76ar:76av, 76r:76v, 76v, 76v:82v, 83ar:83av, 83r:94v, 98r:101v, 102ar:102av, 102r:113v, 116r:118v, 119ar:119av, 119r:120v, 121ar:121av, 121r:134v, 136r:145v, 147r:158v, 159ar:159av, 159r:309r, back-i
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