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'Persian Gulf Gazetteer. Part I. Historical and Political Materials. Précis of Koweit Affairs, 1896-1904' [50r] (99/128)
The record is made up of 1 volume (64 folios). It was created in 1904. It was written in English. 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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87
(9) Telegram, dated the 24th June 1904.
From—His Majesty's Secretary of State for India,
To—His Excellency the Viceroy.
Please refer to your telegram, dated the 29th May 1904, regarding Nejd. Sir N. O'Conor
has been instructed to address a representation to the Porte, making such use, as he may
think judicious, of the arguments stated by you. You are authorised to send an officer
immediately to Koweit as
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.
. With reference to paragraph 5 of your Secret
Despatch Jso. 76, dated the 31st March 1904, it has been decided to defer for the present
fresh measures for the prevention of the importation of arms at Koweit.
(10) Telegram, No. 2060-E.A., dated the 29th June 1904.
From—The Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department,
To—M ajob P Z Cox, C.I.E., Officiating Political Kesident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
His Majesty's Secretary of State for India has sanctioned a
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.
being sent
immediately to Koweit. We propose Major Knox for the new appointment, and to replace him
by Captain Trevor as your First Assistant and to leave Bunder Abbas vacant for the present.
Please telegraph your opinion. Pending further consideration of the necessary permanent
arrangament tor the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
^ Major Knox would draw a special allowance of Rs. 400 and
a sumptuary allowance of Rs. 100.
349. "We have seen above (paragraph 341) that the Government of India
telegraphed to the Secretary of State that both the the newly appointed Politi
cal Agent, Koweit, as well as the Assistant Surgeon were detained at Bushire.
The Secretary of State in realy telegraphed on 28th July :—
"Please refer to your telegram, dated the 4th July. It was not contemplated in my
telegram, dated the 1st July, that 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.
for Koweit should be detained. The
orders were intended to apply only to the Assistant Surgeon for the Post Office. Captain
Knox should proceed at once to Koweit in a manner that unnecessary attention may not be
attracted."
Major Knox was directed accordingly, on 3rd August, and he left Bushire
for Koweit on 5th August.
350. The Foreign Department discussed then the instructions to be given
to the new
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.
, which should guide him in his conduct of affairs at
Koweit. The notes recorded are instructive and are re-printed as Appendix J.,
and the letter finally approved containing our instructions addressed to 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.
for this communication to Captain Knox, is printed below
(No. 2918-E-A., dated 7th September 1904) :—
" I am directed to address you regarding the recently-created appointment of Political
Agent at Koweit.
2. As notified in Foreign Department telegram No. 2457, elated the 3rd August 1904,
Major Knox will take up the appointment, but will so act as not to attract unnecessary
attention. His first object should be to cultivate and maintain close and friendly relations
with Sheikh Mubarak and the principal personages in Koweit. The interests of British
trade and traders at Koweit and in the adjacent tracts of Arabia should be safeguarded,
» Pro. No. 628 in Secret E., July 1904, Nos. and a vigilant watch kept over the proceedings*
620-659. ' of the Turks on the boundaries of Koweit ter
ritories. Matters tending to show an intention, on the part of the Turksf or any other
. „ „ t ■ Power, to interfere with, or disturb, the existing
* F 0 r °; a N n d p 7 ro! n No ! C 2 r 67 in'secret e !, Febru- status quo ox anything which would lead to a belief
ary 1903 ; Nos. 162-307. that any other Powers bavej designs on, or in
♦ Memorandum by Lord Lansdowne, dated connection with, possible harbours within or
the 21st March 1902 ; Pro. No. 467 in Secret E., without Koweit territory should at once be reported.
July 1902, Nos. 307-509. Special regard in this respect should be paid to
§ Pro. No. 200 in Secret E., March 1904. Khor Abdulla§ and the waters round Bubiyan
Nos. 200-201. Island and Um Kasr, but Captain Knox should be
careful not to display undue apprehension or uneasiness on this point, or, in default of
definite instructions to interfere actively*n matters affecting these places.
^ Anv attempt on the part of the Turks, or others acting from Turkish territory, to
^ encroach on or beyond the limits of Hejejejj and
n Pro. Nos. 338 and 40s in Secret E., July Subhaieh[I should be forthwith reported. Captain
1902 ,^3 .307-509. Knox should, however, endeavour to ascertain if
these places really represent the bounds of Sheikh Mubarak's effective occupation at
present.
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The volume, stamped ‘Secret’ on the front cover and frontispiece, is part 1 (historical and political materials) of a précis of Kuwait (spelt Koweit throughout) affairs for the years 1896-1904. It was prepared by Jerome Antony Saldanha of the Bombay Provincial Civil Service, and published in 1904 by the Government of India Foreign Department, Simla, India.
The volume includes a preface (folio 4), list of contents (folio 5) and list of appendices (folio 6). The sections listed in the contents run as follows:
- I: Brief History of Koweit from circa 1716 to 1896 A.D.;
- II: Murder of Mahomed bin Subah [Muḥammad bin Ṣabāḥ] and his brother Jarrah [Jarrāḥ bin Ṣabāḥ] by Mubarak [Mubārak] and Mubarak’s succession, 1896;
- III: (1) Proposed Turkish Quarantine at Koweit, (2) views of the Government of India and 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. ;
- IV: Haripasa Piracy case. Warning to Sheikh of Koweit. Question of Protectorate over Koweit raised - 1895-1896;
- V: Threatened attack of Sheikhs Jasim bin Thani [Jāsim bin Muḥammad Āl Thānī] and Yusuf bin Ibrahim [Yūsuf bin Ibrāhīm] on Koweit. Question of Protectorate over Koweit discussed 1897-98;
- VI: (1) Movements of Turkish troops towards Koweit, (2) Russian intrigues, (3) Question of Protectorate over Koweit further discussed;
- VII: Proposed British Protectorate over Koweit. Agreement with the Sheikh of Koweit, December 1898 - May 1899;
- VIII: Porte's complaints against British proceedings at Koweit as infrigement of quarantine regulations, May 1899;
- IX: (1) Threatened attack on Koweit by the Turks, (2) Defence of Koweit, February - March 1899;
- X: (1) Question of status of the Sheikh of Koweit, (2) Turkish activity in the neighbourhood, (3) Imposition of customs duty by Sheikh, March - June 1899;
- XI: Turkish attempts to exercise soverign rights on Koweit, by appointing harbour master and opening a custom house. A forward Turkish policy advocated. The British Government's protest. July - September 1899;
- XII: Sheikh Mubarak's diffidence in the British and desire of Persian protection. September - October 1899;
- XIII: Appointment of Muhsin [Muḥsin] Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. as Vasli of Basrah. Change of policy inaugurated. Turkish Decoration for Sheikh Mubarak 1899;
- XIV: Visit of the German Railway Commission to Koweit and their scheme to make Katham their Railway's Terminus, January 1900;
- XV: Proposal to make Koweit a Port of call for Mail steamers July 1900 - June 1901;
- XVI: Threatened hostilities between the Sheikh of Koweit and Amir of Nejd [Najd];
- XVII: Renewal of hostilities between the Sheikh of Koweit and the Amir of Nejd , December 1900 - May 1901;
- XVIII: (1) Ibn Rashid [Ibn Rasīd] seeks British protection, (2) Sheikh Mubarak asks for assumption of permanent British protectorate over Koweit, May - June 1901;
- XIX: (1) Threatened attack on Koweit by Amir of Nejd and the Turks, (2) Measures for defence of Koweit, (3) Attempt to settle difference between the Sheikh and Amir amicably, July - October 1901;
- XX: Question of defence of Koweit by sea and land, 1899-1901;
- XXI: Question of discontinuance of the use of the Turkish flag at Koweit, August - September 1901;
- XXII: Attempt to take the Sheikh of Koweit to Constantinople, November and December 1901;
- XXIII: Alarm at Koweit and Landing of British Guns, December 1901 - January 1902;
- XXIV: Prohibition of exports to Koweit from Turkish territory and movements of the Amir of Nejd, December 1901 - January 1902;
- XXV: Dispute about the Fao [al-Fāw] Estates, December 1901 - January 1902;
- XXVI: Occupation of Um Kasr [Umm Qaṣr], Bubyan [Būbīyān] Island and Subbiyah [al-Ṣubīyah] by the Turks, January - March 1902;
- XXVII: Complaints against the proceedings of the British Officer and the Sheikh of Koweit, March 1902;
- XXVIII: Sheikh Mubarak's offers of reconciliation with the Porte, March 1902;
- XXIX: Arrest of agent of Sheikh Mubarak at Basrah and his imprisonment, May - December 1902;
- XXX: Further movements of Ibn Rashid (2) Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal bin Sa‘ūd] in the field again, and captures Riadh [Riyadh], January, November 1902;
- XXXI: (1) Fear of Renewal of hostilities between Ibn Rashid and Sheikh Mubarak, (2) The Sheikh warned not to involved himself in difficulties with Nejd or the Turks, (3) Application of the Sheikh for guns, August - October 1902;
- XXXII: Threatened attack on Koweit from Mubarak's nephews and Sheikh Yusuf-el-Ibrahim. Lapwing case. September 1902 - January 1903;
- XXXIII: Ibn Rashid near Koweit and Sheikh Mubarak's movements, December 1902 - February 1903;
- XXXIV: Fao Estates' dispute, February 1903-04;
- XXXV: Importance of Khor Abdulla [Khawr ‘Abdullāh] as a future Railway terminus, etc. 1904;
- XXXVI: Recent movements of Ibn Rashid, January 1903 - March 1904;
- XXXVII: Montefik Arabs [al-Muntafiq] seek Russian protection, (2) Revolt of Sadun [Sa‘dūn] Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ;
- XXXVIII: Advance of a loan made to Sheikh Mubarak, March - May 1904;
- XXXIX: Opening of a British post office at Koweit, 1901-1904;
- XL: Appointment of British Agent at Koweit. June 1899 - August 1903;
- XLI: (1) Turkish aid to Ibn Rashid, (2) Proposed British protest, (3) Appointment of 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. at Koweit, April - October 1904.
The Appendices are as follows:
- A: Certain non-official reports about Koweit;
- B: Genealogical Table of Koweit chiefs;
- C: Note by Sir William Leo-Warner, dated 23 June 1898;
- D: Agreement with Sheikh Mubarak, January 1899;
- E: Communciation in Constantinople in regard to the proposal to make Koweit terminus of the Baghdad Railway, April 1900;
- F: Proposal made by Sir N O'Connor to advise Sheikh Mubarak to keep quiet, February 1901;
- G: (1) Correspondence in Europe regarding the proposed assumption of protectorate over Koweit, (2) misunderstanding between the Government of India and His Majesty's Government as regards the former's attitude in the matter, May - June 1901;
- H: Communication in London and Constantinople on Koweit affairs, August - September 1901;
- I: Communications in Europe about Turkish occupation of Um Kasr, etc. March 1902;
- J: Notes underlying letter to 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , No. 2918.E.A., dated 7 September 1904.
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- 1 volume (64 folios)
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The volume is arranged divided into forty one (identified by Roman numerals), which are followed by ten appendices (lettered A to J). There are paragraph numbers that are continuous throughout the whole volume, beginning on 1 at the start of the first section, and ending on 351 in the final section. A contents page and list of appendices are at the front of the volume (folios 5-6).
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; 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. The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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