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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)' [‎292r] (601/636)

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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DRAFT—(For Approval).
Afcercy
Political k#w (M/W
Kuwait
CONPIDKNTIAL
Dated
29th M^y igd?*
2 to .
Political Retsident,
BUSHIRE.
Sir,
As an Illustration of Tarhiih methods Jf\ in roan’a-
-facturing interests in Kuwait I have the hononr to rer^rt
the following significant instance*
2. In its is ?ie of the 11th May 1912 , the Bjasra Arabic
“ XucfUZv^
newsr aFer/^'\5XTshed a ara&;ra h ( re s-irabljr irsrlired) that
the Tnrhish Government had granted a monthly all
20,000 Piastres to Sheikh Mvbarak • The Sheikh
the rarat;rarh sent his Secretary Abd^l Azi?. bin
represent
tf/rfYXiijt to the Wali in the sense of his former
Lowance of
on hearing cf
Salim to
letter cf
the 14th Shawal 1328 ( 18th October 1910) that he did net de-
-sire the honour# (Acopy of this letter is alre
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. records )#
3. The representation had the effect desired
ady on the
that the ff Dastur rf of the 22nd ^ay published a de
Turkish over the signature of the Wali# It may
UaruLU.
that the original announcement in Arabic miin. j rlobably have
been read and believed by 99 persons for every o
Teruse the
e /Con tra
tradiction in Turkish*
I have etc.
in so far th
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menti in
be observed
re who would

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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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