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Miscellaneous reports and correspondence relating to Kuwait [17r] (33/87)
The record is made up of 1 file (41 folios). It was created in [1 Mar 1918]-13 Mar 1920. 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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you will not allow any acts to ba dona In Kuwait or Its
tarritory whloh nay ba again at the intaraata tha
Govamniant by any parsons, aithar by your sub j act a or
trlbaanan or othars who may ooiaa Into your territories, ana
that you will allow no enercies of the /OT^rnment to cose
into Kuwait territory! and that you will be personally
responsible that no goods are sent to the eneriea of the
GoTemxaent on aooount of the friendship between you and tha
viovem»ent and you request that Govemixient *ill pWe you
the assistanoe of the Offioer now here as UooVade Officer
to help you in dealing with this matteri and that you wrote
this because you desire that there should be nothing but
friendship and the rights of friendship between the
ijOTernment and yourself.
i our letter w«*s coinmunioated to the iOTerr .icent and on
June 3rd «• Shaman 23rd I informed Your ixoellenoy that
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the Hon'ble Major-General 3ir Percy Cox was expected to
return to •Iraq after a short titae and that I hoped that
he would then aeiiwer to you the reply of aowemwent, Hit
he has been delayed and therefore the QoTemnent haTe
ordered me to coammioate their reply to Your Excellency
and it is as followss-
The British JoTemment hawe deeply regretted the
events of the last two years at Kuwait but they welcome
your declaration as affording an opportunity for the re-
establishment of the triditional friendship between the!r-
selTes and the Rulers of Kuwait and, in order that there
may be no misunderstanding in the future, they desire to
explain their policy towards Your Excellencyt-
On the one hand, should you show to 3oTemmsnt the
same friendship and assistance which they have experienced
for many years in their dealings with the {ulers of Kuwait,
they will continue to you the assurances glren to your
illustrious father, the late Shaikh ^tlubaralr as 3ubah 9 espe»
cially that "the town of Kuwait and its boundaries lUe-vlse
belong to ShaiVh Mubarak as Subah, ^tuler of fuwait, and to
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Correspondence of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain relating to Kuwait, and reports concerning Kuwait circulated to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
The papers include:
- report entitled 'Situation in Kuwait' by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Edward Archibald Hamilton, 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. , Kuwait, [March 1918];
- 'Report on Institution and Working of the Blockade at Kuwait', by Captain Percy Gordon Loch, 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. , Kuwait, September 1918;
- printed copy of Diary of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Edward Archibald Hamilton, 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. , Kuwait, of his journey to Najd and back, February 1918;
- copies of telegrams 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. Koweit [Kuwait], 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. Bahrein [Bahrain], and 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. , Bushire concerning the movements of caravans containing foodstuffs from Bahrein that had been turned away from the blockade of Kuwait, April - May 1918;
- memorandum of 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. , Bahrain to the Deputy 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. requesting the periodical visit of a British warship to Bahrain in order to prevent possible smuggling of tea or ammunition from Bahrain and Qatar to the Persian Littoral, and to act as a reminder of the British presence in Bahrain, March 1920.
The Arabic language content of this file consists of a few Arabic versions of personal and place names that occur in the official print in folios 21-33.
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- 1 file (41 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 42 on the last folio before the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.
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- IOR/R/15/2/71
- Title
- Miscellaneous reports and correspondence relating to Kuwait
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:40r, 40r:42v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence