'File 26/185 V (F 96) Shaikh of Mohammerah' [147r] (301/472)
The record is made up of 1 volume (233 folios). It was created in 17 Nov 1939-16 Nov 1946. It was written in English, Arabic and Persian. 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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(3opy of setter . o. ^/39 dated the 5th March, 1946 fro.a the
political ..gent, Kuwait to His Highness the Jiiaikh of ICuwait.) |^1
| rafter 3omplinients,
I understood Your Highness to say this rnornin^ during our
conversation about Shaikh Moduliah Khazal that the latter has no
arKied followers v/ith hin in Kuwait and that he would be allowed none,
_iould Your Highness kindly confirm that that is so and also
that Shaikh ^^bdullah v/ill not be allowed to indulge in any political
activities as lon 0 as he regains in Kuwait ? Your -Highness, I
iiiov., fully appreciates that it would be very undesirable v.ere
Shaikh Abdullah to become the focus of any further trouble while he
remains in Kuwait and I know Your Highness is as anxious as we are
to prevent such an eventuality.
Usual .Ending e
Jd. F:
3ird,
Political Kgent, Kuwait.
{Copy of letter IIo. K,6.3107 dated the 3th Ilarch, 1946, from
His Highness the Ruler of Kuwait to the Political _ 0 ^it, Kuwait.)
After Compliments, i. -^ K '
„ T e have received your letter No. C/39 dated the 5th March,
1946 and have understood what you have mentioned therein regarding
Shaikh ^.odullah asl> ..ai h . n^zalo
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.._ f therefore v/ish to confirm. L>hat the above i-«ntioned
person has no armed followers in Kuwait, and it is impossible to be
allowed to luve any, ,/e have also v/arned hi not to interfei«or
ferment any political activities during his stay in Kuwait, He has
Promised to avoid any political movement or action.
Usual Hading,
L, B •
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The volume contains correspondence pertaining to the relatives of the late Shaikh of Khuzestan, Khaz‘al Āl Ka‘bī. The correspondents include 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. at Bahrain, 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, Government of India, Foreign Office, 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. , British Ambassador in Tehran, British Ambassador in Baghdad, Middle East Office at Cairo, British Consul General at Ahwaz, Vice Consul at Korramshahr, and two of Khaz‘al's sons, Abdullah [‘Abdullah bin Khaz‘al Āl Ka‘bī] and Chassib [Jāsib bin Khaz‘al Āl Ka‘bī].
The matters covered in the volume include:
- compensation to be paid to the heirs of Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait and Sheikh Khaz‘al for taxes [ istiḥlāk ] paid on estates that they should have been exempt from;
- the intrigues and actions of Khaz‘al's sons, ‘Abdullah and Jāsib, including small-scale incursions into Khuzistan [Khūzestān] from Iraq and attempts to garner Arab and British support for their return to power in Khuzistan;
- where to settle ‘Abdullah after his return from Persia.
Folios 64-69 are letters in Arabic, signed by several of the heads of leading Arab families in the region, petitioning 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 help against Persian oppression.
Folios 214-228 are internal office notes.
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- 1 volume (233 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: There is an incomplete foliation sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The complete sequence, which should be used for referencing, is circled 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. It begins on the title page, on number 1, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 228. There are the following irregularities: folio 1 is followed by folio 1A. It should be noted that folio 67 is contained in an envelope which is attached to the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 66, and folios 71-72 are in an envelope which is attached to the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 70.
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- 'File 26/185 V (F 96) Shaikh of Mohammerah'
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- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1av, 2r:63v, 64ar:64av, 65r:66v, 68r:99v, 101r:149v, 150v:163v, 165r:167v, 168v:228v, ii-r:iv-v, back-i, back
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