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'Administration Reports 1920-1924' [45v] (95/412)
The record is made up of 1 volume (202 folios). It was created in 1921-1925. 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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72
administration report of the
CHAPTER XI.
Administration Report of the Kuwait Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
for the year 1920.
Personnel.
Captain D. Y. McCollmn was in charge of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
from 1st January
till 4ith February. Prom 5th February till 24th May the charge of the current
duties was held by Mr. L. M. D'Mello, the Head Clerk. Major J. 0. More,
D.S.O., arrived on the 25th May, and remained in charge of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
till
the close of the year.
Dr. C. S. G. Mylrea, of the American Mission, remained in
medical charge of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
throughout the year.
Condition of Country.
The year has been marked by very strained relations between the Sheikh
of Kuwait and Ibn Sa'ud. On the 18th April the Sheikh of Kuwait repre-
yented that he had received a report to the effect that Ibn Sa'ud had instructed
Ibn Shuqair, of the Mutair tribe and a staunch member of the Ikhwan sect,
to build houses and settle with his followers at Jariyah, a hundred miles south
of Kuwait, which the Sheikh claimed as being within his territory. He stated
that he could not vouch for the truth of the report, and did not wish his
communication to be taken as a complaint against Ibn Sa'ud, but that he was
afraid that if such encroachments were made, they would lead to troubles
between Ibn Sa'ud and himself. Six days later he formally requested
that His Majesty's Government would address Bin Sa'ud with a view
to preventing this encroachment in his territory, and asked that early action
might be taken as the tension between Ibn Sa'ud and himself was increasing,
and the former's tribes had started robbing caravans and murdering travellers
in Kuwait territory. On the 3rd May he asked if any action had been
taken, and said that he was anxious to know, as it was customary for his
tribes to camp at Jariyah and the neighbouring wells in the summer. He
was told that the Civil Commissioner considered the matter one for friendly
negotiations in the first instance between him and Ibn Sa'ud. On the 12tli
May Shaikh Salim called on the Head Clerk and pointed out that his
relations with Ibn Sa'ud were so impaired that he considered it impossible
to settle the matter without the intervention of His Majesty's Government.
He showed him the correspondence which had passed between them in the
beginning of 1919 regarding Balbul, 135 miles south south-east of Kuwait,
where Sheikh Salim had then purposed building a house, a procedure to which
Ibn Sa'ud had objected, which showed that there was practically a dead-lock
between them. He said that, notwithstanding all this, he had taken our advice
and made friendly representations to Ibn Sa'ud, through the latter's agent here
and others. He said that when His Majesty's Government had ordered him
not to build at Balbul he had at once stopped doing so, and he asked that
similar orders might be given to Ibn Sa'ud regarding Jariyah, and that Ibn
Sa'ud might be told what the Kuwait boundaries were. On the 25th May 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.
conveyed the Civil Commissioner's reply to Shaikh Salim, to
the effect that he had carefully considered the question raised by him regarding
his frontiers, but did not see his way to address Ibn Sa'ud in a letter for the
moment, until he received his reply to a letter which he had sent him, inviting
him to a conference to settle various matters outstanding between himself and
King Husain. He hoped that this conference would take place within the
next few months and he would then make it his business to see that the
interests of Kuwait were adequately represented.
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The volume contains the following Reports: Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1920 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1921); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1921 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1922); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1922 ; Annual Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1923 ; and Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1924 .
The Reports consist of chapters containing separate administration reports on each of the agencies, consulates, vice-consulates and other administrative areas that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. . In addition, the Report for 1923 commences with a review of the year as a whole by 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. . The Reports show some manuscript corrections.
The Reports include information on personnel; foreign representatives; local government; the administration of justice; political developments; notable events; official visits; military and naval matters; shipping and maritime matters; trade and commerce; economic matters; customs administration; pearl fisheries; British interests; oil; roads and communications; postal services; aviation; arms traffic; medical and health matters; water supply; meteorological conditions; slavery; and related matters.
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- 1 volume (202 folios)
- Arrangement
The Reports are bound in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. There is a list of contents toward the front of each Report.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 204 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found 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. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 89-91.
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- 'Administration Reports 1920-1924'
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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