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File [10/12] Tribal and desert information: Ikhwan raids on Kuwait and defensive measures [74r] (147/576)
The record is made up of 1 file (286 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1928-31 Mar 1928. 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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Telegram (P).
From Aviation, Baghdad.
To Political, Kuwait.
No. Z 54.
Dated 11th February 1928.
Following from Dent. Personal. How would you view the idea
of a Special Service Officer being temporarily stationed in
Kuwait? I presume you have plenty of other work besides
Intelligence, but do not fcnow whether this would help or
hinder you. Even if you approve, I presume we should have to
ask the Resident and London first. Please let me have your
advice by wire. We much appreciate your valuable telegrams
and co-operation.
Telegram (P).
From More, Kuwait.
To Aviation, Baghdad.
No. 84.
Dated 12th February 1928.
Following for Colonel Dent. Personal. Your telegram No. Z 54.
I certainly have no objection if 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
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
has none, I assume of course that you will
send a tactful man who will not dabble in politica and will
be guided by my advice vis-a-vis the Local Government, and am
perfectly confident that you will.
I think I get hold of most information of any value that
comes into Kuwait in the ordinary course of events - though
I dare say an all-time man might occasionally do so quicker.
Stilly I employ no secret service agents and in my Job I
think it would be undesirable that I should, and for this
reason alone it ml^ht be well worth while havin R a Special
Service Officer in Kuwait. I suggest that, if one does come,
he normally wear mufti.
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This file contains correspondence related to the British Government's relationship with Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd].
Specifically, the correspondence in the file relates to raids made by Ikhwan forces in and around Kuwaiti territory, military action taken against these raids by British and Kuwaiti military forces, discussions regarding the possibility of supplying armoured cars and machine guns to Kuwait and logistical arrangements for the defence of Kuwait from attack. It also contains broader discussions concerning developments between Ibn Sa'ud and leaders of the Ikhwan, notably Faisal al-Duwaish [Faysal al-Duwaysh].
British military action against the Ikhwan involved the use of aeroplanes and as such, the file contains details of ground signals that Kuwaiti forces were to use to signal to British aircraft in English (folio 117) and Arabic (folio 124)
On folio 210, the file contains a list of British subjects and British protected persons that were to be evacuated from Kuwait in the event of an attack.
The majority of the correspondence in the file is internal correspondence between British officials but letters exchanged between 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. in Kuwait, Major James Carmichael More, and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (in Arabic with English translations), also appear throughout the file.
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- 1 file (286 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
An index of topics discussed is contained at the rear of the file (on folios 285-286); the folios used in this index relate to an earlier incomplete foliation system that is in uncircled pencil 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.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 288; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. Two additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 2-286 and ff 3-286; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- front, front-i, 2r:9v, 10v:18v, 19v:28v, 29v:37v, 38v:42v, 43v:45v, 48r:74v, 75v:89v, 90v:93v, 96r:114v, 115v:128v, 129v:141v, 142v:153v, 154v:182v, 183v:193v, 194v:202v, 203v:205v, 206v:211v, 212v:287v, back-i, back
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