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'File 45/23 I (D 140) Kuwait Reforms' [75r] (167/455)
The record is made up of 1 volume (222 folios). It was created in 4 Apr 1938-19 Sep 1938. 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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APPENDIX I. 7 ^
Names and description of the first elected Kuwait Mministrative
Coiancil 1938 # President: Shaikh AMulla as-Salim as-Sutah, C.I.E,
son of a former Buler of Kuwait and cousin of the present Ruler.
Names. Yotes
received.
1. Muhammad "bin Shahin Al-Ghanim, a merchant trading
with India, head of the Al-Ghanim family, which with
other families form the Al-Zayid tribe, of V&naza
origin, whose forebears came to Kuwait with the Subah
family. They number in Kuwait about 2500 persons. 103
2. Shaikh Yusuf "bin Issa, head of the Al-Jina'at family,
originally Sabeans, numbering about 600 persons. He
has an office at Bombay. 100
3. Abdulla bin Hamad Al-Sagur, a landowner and merchant
trading with India, head of the Al-Sagur family, a
branch of the Al-Zayid tribe. The family number about
800 persons. 100
4. Mash*an Al-Khudair, an importer, of the Jl-Khudair and
Al-Khalid families, originally from Nejd, numbering
about 500 persons in Kuwait. 82
5. Sulaiman Al-Adsani, ex Director of the Municipality
and head of the Al-Adsani family which was for 150
years, upto 1930, the hereditary qazi family of Kuwait.
The family number about 300 persons« 77
6. Sayid Ali Sayid Sulaiman, representing the old Say id
Al-Rifa^e family, a decendent of the Brophet f The
family number about 500 persons. Sayid Ali trades with
India. 76
7. Mishari Al-^asan Al-Badur. an owner of large sailing
ships, representing the Al-Badur family of Nejdi origin,
numbering in Kuwait about 500 persons. 62
8. Sultan Al-Kulaib, representing the Al-Kulaib and other
Kuwait families of Nejdi origin of about 300 persons. 62
9., Abdul Latif Al-Thunayyan, a merchant trading with India,
of the Thunayyan family, a branch of Al-Zayid, numbering
about 700 persons. 61
10. Yusuf Saleh Al-Humaidhi, a merchant trading with India,
of the Humaidhi family, originally of the Subai'a tribe
of Nejd, numbering about 500 persons. 59
11. Saleh Al-Othman Al-Rashid, landlord and transport
contractor, representing several Kuwait families of
Nejdi origin, 400 persons. 50
12. Yusuf Al-^arzook, a merchant trading with India,
representing the Al-^arzook, Al-Fozan etc. of Subai'a
tribe of Nejdi origin, numbering about 500 persons in
Kuwait. 45
13. Hamad Al-Marzook, owner of many large sailing shrps,
of the same family as member No. 12. 39
14. Khalid A1-Abdul Latif A1-Hamad, an exporter with a
branch in Aden, representing the Al-Hamad family
originally of ZubaiTo Members of the family in Kuwait
are about 50 persons. 37
The Councils* functions and methods have not yet
been precisely fixed. The electors were the entire assembly
of Kuwait notables, about 150 persons, who voted publicly on
the night of the 29th June 1938, the Shaikh having agreed to
accept a council on the same morning.
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The volume contains correspondence relating to the formation of a Legislative Council in Kuwait following unrest among its people and criticism of its government in the Iraqi press. Included are newspaper articles, a list of the names of those elected to the Legislative Council of Kuwait (folio 75) and a list of demands made by the Council (folio 76). The main correspondents include: Gerald De Gaury, 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 Kuwait; Trenchard Fowle, 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. at Bushire; Lawrence Dundas, Secretary of State for India; the Foreign Office in London; Maurice Peterson, British Ambassador in Iraq; Air Officer Commanding for British Forces in Iraq; Sheikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah [Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir], ruler of Kuwait; and other Government of India officials.
The correspondence includes:
- Abdication discussions about Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait;
- Overview of the administration and control of justice, education, medical services, municipalities and desert land (folios 83-99);
- Appointment of a British customs officer in Kuwait;
- Opposition of the Persian population of Kuwait to the Legislative Council.
There are internal office notes at the back of the volume (folios 207-214), written by officials of the British Political 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. at Bushire.
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- 1 volume (222 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically. At the beginning (folio 1C) is a subject index, arranged alphabetically. The numbers refer to folio numbers.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio. The folio numbers are written in pencil in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. Circled index numbers in red crayon can also be found throughout the volume. There are the following irregularities: 1, 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D; 30 and 30A. Folio 200 is omitted.
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- 'File 45/23 I (D 140) Kuwait Reforms'
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