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'File 53/57 I (D 35) Jariyah [Jahra] Affair and Boundary Dispute between Bin Saud and Shaikh of Kuwait' [‎266r] (546/660)

The record is made up of 1 volume (328 folios). It was created in 18 Apr 1920-16 Nov 1921. 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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55/57 and 53/7.
Telegram R. (Pty)
From
Political,Koweit.
High Commissioner,Baghdad.
Political Bushire,
To
Repeated
No.
21-C.
Dated
10th received 11th January„1921,
My telegram No.l^-C. On January 9th,very day after visiting
me and writihg me letter. Shaikh sent for several leading merch-
-ants and said he wanted to collect more men to send to Jahrah.
They refused and said he had enough there already# However,men
are being enrolled on wages today,but have n©t been sent so far.
I said in my telegram No.15 that people were not opposed to
Salim's policy; this is still largely the case theoritically,
but in practice when it comes to going or providing men themsel-
-ves they are 3a»gg:±H± beginning to think differently. There is &
also section of people who think all available men should be
concentrated in Koweit for the defence of the town itself, and
that three or four hundred are enough for Jahrah. Few of latter
even see large force at Jahrah is a positive danger,being merely
challenge to Faisal. It has become known too that a large force
is contrary to our advice and most think it silly to oppose this.
Feeling against Salim is getting very strong again,and r©vol-
-utionary talk increasing. They realize that he is chief obst-
-acle to peace as the whole quarrel is a personal one between ki
him 'and Bin Sa^d; and whatever be the rights of the case he is
simpler (two corrupt groups).
Political

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This file contains correspondence regarding the conflict between Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ of Kuwait and Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)] of Nejd [Najd].

As well as correspondence between British officials on this topic, the file contains a large number of translations of correspondence between Ibn Saud and the 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. in Bahrain and Shaikh Sālim and the 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. in Kuwait. The file also contains translations of letters from Ibn Saud to various tribal leaders and translations of correspondence between Ibn Saud and Shaikh Sālim. The original copy of a letter (and a number of enclosures) sent by Shaikh Sālim to 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. in Kuwait in September 1920 is contained in the file on folios 118-122.

The file contains an account of the Battle of Jahra (between the forces of Kuwait and Nejd) authored by James Carmichael More, 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. in Kuwait in October 1920 (ff. 170-174).

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1 volume (328 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

An index of topics discussed in the file is contained on folio 1.

Physical characteristics

Condition: A bound correspondence volume, some its pages have come unbound.

Foliation: The file's foliation is 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. It begins with the first item of correspondence, on number 1, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 319. The file contains the following foliation errors: f 125 is followed by f 125A; f 308 is followed by ff 308A-B and f 284 is omitted.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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