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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)' [‎192r] (401/636)

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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rne Firm, Cluh have lately transferred ta^.eir place of meeting
from the haw Schools to what was,in the time of the old
intish 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. ,the 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. Surgeon's house. This building
was until lately occupied as a Club by the Naqib of Baghdad,
1 « Taj ailzadah,and various other repiited reactionaries,
ot uho plot- crLP.’filnRP li/P 8 pro Rent CkvornnonP of'
Turkey recently Miaoovored." at ConsPanPinople was r<r*t com-
-minicatod to wo by Kram Boy,Political S 0 croUiry,on the Both
°i July, He Raid that his irrTormabion v/ap dorivoci from Four-
-nier 1 a -oologi^iBB,which bha Wall now dally roceivos from
Conabanbinople, ^ram Bay Raid i^hab the prim© mover in Uia
plot wan Sharif Paslia^an^ opponent of the Gommitteo of Union
ci-a- 3 J ro ore as, who adit 8 a monthly newapapar called tb.a
" Ha clior out lotto" at Paria. I may note that two copies of this
journal wore recently delivered to mo hero through the Tnrk—
-inn Boat Cuflc 0 ,from which it would appear that the Postal
i.'e .aTO.ien-o,at any rate,is not entirely under the control of
the Committee,for no nracautlonB had been taken to conceal
u v title of tlie paper, According to !ran Bey there is no
leal ai j f or once ootween Gharif Pashia^s party and that of the
Ccm, ,ib+.ee in principle,but each winhes to he in power anh to
eacliKlo the ot}ier,and their personal intereats are thus
irreconci 1 eable,
the la / w/iiich proliibits ilie practice of medicine in
furkey by persons not possessing a diploma of the Constant!-
-nople ."'acuity has suduenly bean applied at Karbala in all
its rigour. The agent of this revolutionary change is the
1 aasarrii, out he appears to have taken action most reluctant-
~ly at tlie instance of one l-aari* hfiendi,a Janitary Inspector,
la oly sent by Nazim Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. from if-vfhcUd, The population of
Karbala is about 60,000 souls and the number of persons need—
-in;: medical attendance every day is estimated at too. In
cmsoquence of 'die enforcement of tiie law the whole town has
suddenly become dependent for medical aid upon a single
licensed

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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)
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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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