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'File 53/32 V (D 128) Kuwait Miscellaneous' [25r] (62/474)
The record is made up of 1 volume (235 folios). It was created in 29 May 1934-5 May 1937. 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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Translation of a letter No.H-4/l960, dated 3rd
Dhil Hujja C8.3.35) from His Sxcellency the roller of
Kuwait 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.
, Kuwait.
After Compliments,
I beg to inform you that during the tax collecting
season last year some of our officials proceeded to
collect the n Zakat tt tax from some of our tribesmen, who
were camped just inside the territory of Iraq. rthen they
reached Safwan, (1 mile over the border) they quite properly
gave up their intention as they were told they could not
collect taxes in Iraq territory by 1iie officer there.
They accordingly returned to Kuwait out of consideration
for the frontiers of our twin Government of the Iraq.
2. Now, however, we note a very contrary behaviour
from officials of the Iraq Government. It has cane to our
notice that the Mudir of the Hartha Nahiya (North of Basra)
Daud as Salman, by name, with 2 Policemen in uniform and
assisted by 2 merchants from Zubair, recently entered Kuwait
territory and have been wandering round among the Muntafik
shepherd tribes in a car for the purpose of collecting
Koda tax. The news of the party* s activities have also
been confirmed from other sources.
3. Furthermore the abovementioned official actually
visited Kuwait Town on the evening of Wednesday last,
6th March 1935, with the persons and policemen mentioned
above. Their object in coming in to Kuwait was to renew
food supplies.
This action of the above officials we do not
consider suitable, seeing that it is an infringement of
good relations.
For this reason I ask you to refer the matter to
Higher Authority, lest the question grows into a bigger
one. I am anxious to prevent misunderstandings.
Usual Ending.
About this item
- Content
This file contains correspondence related to a number of different topics (all of which concern Kuwait).
The majority of the correspondence in the file discusses anti-Kuwaiti newspaper articles printed in the Iraqi press. A number of examples of these articles are contained in the file including some original cuttings (ff. 112a-112d).
The following topics of particular interest are also discussed in the file:
- The possibility of the Ottoman Bank or the Imperial Bank of Persia establishing a branch in Kuwait (f. 22, 26, 55, 60, 61, 97-99).
- The right of British subjects to trade in Kuwait (ff. 156-159, f. 164, f.168, f.171, f.181, f.187).
- A complaint made by the Government of Iraq concerning an incursion into Iraqi territory by Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ and an armed escort (ff. 201-206).
- The education of Kuwaiti students in Iraq (ff. 122-23, f. 127).
- A proposed hunting trip by Shaikh Aḥmad to Amara in Iraq (ff. 188-189, ff. 192-193, ff. 197-200).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (235 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of the topics discussed in the file is included on folio 1B.
Serial numbers refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file: red for incoming, blue for outgoing correspondence.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: A bound correspondence volume.
Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, 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.
The file contains the following foliation errors: 1, 1A, 1B and 1C; 112, 112A, 112B, 112C and 112D; 121 and 121A and the following omissions: 65; 179-181
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- Title
- 'File 53/32 V (D 128) Kuwait Miscellaneous'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1cv, 2r:3v, 4v:44v, 45v, 48v:57v, 58v:64v, 66r:70v, 72v, 73v, 76v:81v, 85v, 89v:93v, 96v:104v, 105v, 108v, 111v:115v, 117v:119v, 122r:124v, 126v:131v, 132v:137v, 138v:147v, 151v:155v, 157v:158r, 158r:159r, 159r:160v, 163v:178v, 182r:194v, 195v:215r, 215r:228v, back-i
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