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'File 53/52 I (D 161) Kuwait Succession' [93r] (194/282)
The record is made up of 1 volume (138 folios). It was created in 5 Apr 1914-30 Jul 1940. 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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From High Commissioner for Mesopotamia, at Muscat,
T® Secretary of Stat© for Imdia,
Repeated Foreign, Baghdad and Bushire,
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Dated 1st. r©o©iv@d 2nd ^arela 1921,
Refer©no® deatfe of Sheikh Salim of Kuwait,
There are three oandidates for succession.
1 • Ahmed son of Sheikh Jabir, who preceded Salim#
2. Hamad, son of Sheikh Mubarak,
3. Abdulla, son of Sheikh Salim now deceased,
Ahmed tk on his way to Nejd on a mission to
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Bin Sa'ud, Meanwhile chief inhabitants have presented
document to the Subah family stating they have bound themselves
«.s follows:-
Firstly to prevent any family quarrel in regard
tc succession.
Secondly to accept, any one of above candidates
(naming them inorder indiaated) subject crt approval of His
Majesty 's uovernment.
Thirdly, they will demand as condition to b#
accepted by new Sheikh the establishment of a council consist
ing of six members 2 from Subah family and 4 from inhabitants,
all elected, fro'one year. Over this council Sheikh will
preside.
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.
thinks Ahmed will certainly become
Sheikh if he agrees to above conditions, and matter will not
his
decided pending/returno Meanwhile
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.
is
asking Subah family to appoint on© of their number to take tmm
temporary charge. Bent in consultation with Colonel Trevor #
Cox
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the succession of various rulers of Kuwait. The correspondence discusses the following:
- The death of Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ and the succession of his eldest son, Shaikh Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ
- The death of Shaikh Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ and the succession of his brother, Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ.
- The death of Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ and the succession of his nephew, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ.
- Possible successors to Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ.
The correspondence at the beginning of the file discusses Shaikh Mubārak's desire to visit India, Cairo and London (ff. 6-18).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (138 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: A bound correspondence volume.
Foliation: The file's main foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. There is an unfoliated folio (f 29) between folios 29 and 30.
Three other separate foliation sequences are also present in this volume between ff 6-18, ff 20-109 and ff 131-133; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/R/15/1/513
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- 'File 53/52 I (D 161) Kuwait Succession'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:29v, 29ar:29av, 30r:136v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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