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'File 53/75 (D 156) Shaikh Khazal's Claim against Kuwaiti Merchants' [57r] (122/140)
The record is made up of 1 volume (65 folios). It was created in 26 Apr 1930-20 Aug 1931. 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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COHglDEWTTAL. ^ Politicel
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Kuwait.
d .O.No. liO. Dated the 13t}i iiugust 19.71.
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Heferenoe your demi-official letter
dated 23rd July 1951.
il.E. the Shaikh returned from Bahrain on Tues
day the lltii as, owing to the weather, he had to put into
shore at various points enroite,
I saw him yesterday and had a long talk with him regarding
Shaikh i^hazal s debtors, 0110. the following is a resume of our
conversation.
To begin with, Ahmed bin Mohammad al-Murzuq. sent off the Es 6000 (
about the last v/eek in July, and of the others not one is in
a position to pay anything at present. Some of them make pro
mises to pay on the conclusion of the pearl season if they are
able to dispose of the pearls in their possession.
This as you know is a repetition of the same old story and
judging by the state of the market and the present ruling
prices of pearls this promise seems to have a very weak found
ation to pin one's faith on.
It is known that there are many people in this town who owe
H.E, the Shaikh money, and some of these also owe Shaikh
IChazal, but very few indeed are aware of the colossal amount
owed to the Shaikh, the astounding figure being more than three
million
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
while Shaikh Khazal T s debtors don't owe a
quarter of this amount.
To take one example e.g, Shamlan, who is stated as owing Shaikh
Ehazal 15,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
while he owes H.E. Shaikh Sir Ahmad
Rs 335,000.
The Shaikh^however, has been putting aside his own claims so
as to he!?^ Shaikh Khazal's Agent but I am inclined to the view.
ble Major T.G.W.Fowle, C.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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
B U S H I R E.
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding debts owed by a number of Kuwaiti merchants to Shaikh Khaz‘al bin Jābir al-Ka‘bī, the former ruler of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr].
The file also contains correspondence between British officials and the ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ and Mirza Mohammad, Khaz'al's agent in Basra which discusses this issue.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (65 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: A bound correspondence volume.
Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- 'File 53/75 (D 156) Shaikh Khazal's Claim against Kuwaiti Merchants'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:22v, 25r:47v, 51r:65v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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