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'File 5/27 Shaikh Sir Ahmad al Jabir of Kuwait' [5r] (9/14)
The record is made up of 1 file (7 folios). It was created in 27 May 1931-21 Aug 1931. 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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Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
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Bahrai^the 2iid - ugust 1931#
The recent visit of Shaikh iunad al Jabir has been a great
surprise to everyone,tot least Shaikh Hamad,but I have been
^unable to discover any single reason which would account for it t
from a remark which Shaikh Sir Ahmad let drop I understand
that he intended to ^o to Basra but not receiving a suitable
response from the Iraq Government he changed his mind and at
the last moment decided to visit Bahrain.
The second reason is,I think,that having bought a new
launch he must needs prove it and this was the only direction
he could conveniently come in# Unfortunately he has shown a
somev/hat critical attitude towards his Bahrain hosts and seldom
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lets an opportunity pass of pointing out how much more civilized
he and his household are.
He gave the other officials ^myself and Shaikh Hamad a dinner*
on his yacht last night,an entertainment which I hope he will
not repeat. It was extremely hot. There was a decided swell -
and his electric light machinery made a most unpleasent noiae^
and not a single dish was in any way palatable to Shaikh Hamad;
^and his host insisted on his drinking limejuice which everyone
one knows does not suit hin^but such is Shaikh Hamad 's natural
kindliness and dignity that he never let it be guessed how little
the entertainment was to his taste.
Shaikh Ahmad lells me that he contemplates purcliasing soeb
pied a terre in Bahrain# I do not know what your views are in
the matter but I think it would prove rather expensive to Shaikh jj
Hamad as he always feels under an obligation to spend on people
who come here whether it is necessary or not.
The Hon T ble Major T.C.W.?ovde,O.B.E.,
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.
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This file contains correspondence between Charles Geoffrey Prior, British 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 Bahrain; Hugh Vincent Biscoe, British 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. at Bushire; and Trenchard Craven Fowle, Acting British 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. at Bushire.
These correspondence concern the personality of Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ and contain details regarding his ability to raise customs duty in Kuwait; his 1931 impromptu visit to Bahrain and his relations with Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah; and his desire to buy a property in Bahrain.
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- 1 file (7 folios)
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This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.
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Foliation: Circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and runs through to 7, ending on the inside of the back cover.
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- Title
- 'File 5/27 Shaikh Sir Ahmad al Jabir of Kuwait'
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- front, front-i, 2r:6v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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