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'File 53/32 V (D 128) Kuwait Miscellaneous' [182r] (379/474)
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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coi^idsntial, political agmcy,
No.C-329. KUiYAIT #
—l^th November 195®.
From £r A*^ ^ cy
Captain G.S.de Gaury, M # C», ^ ^ .
-^olitioal Agent, Kuwait;
To
The Hobble 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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bushire*
Late Shaikh of Mohammerah's Property in Kuwaiti
Sir,
y
I have the honour to refer to my Express Letter
i!o»Cci5o of t tie 29th July 1 9b6 in reply to your telegram
*•
No.533 of the 15th July 19 36 , and to report that a somewhat
dramatic incident took place tere on the 5th November arising
out of the desire of Abdul Majid and Mohammad Said, sons
of the late Shaikh Khaza*! Khan of Mohainmerah, to partake of
their father's property without delaying for the distribution
under Shara* Law.
2. They decided late on the 4th to make a dash the
next morning from Basra for Kuwait intending as their elder
brother Ghasib believed, to sell or raise money locally on
the movable property of the late Shaikh and possibly seize
the arms mentioned in the telegram and letter to which I
refer above.
3. They chose for their journey a 12 cylinder Buick
car in which they probably hoped to outdistance any pursuers
by several hours. Chasib hearing of their intention very
sensibly stayed to obtain from the late Shaikh^s Agent in
Basra, Khan Bahadur Mirza Mohammad .ahmad of Basra, who holds
power of attorney for Ghasib and a number of the heirs, a
letter 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.
seeking his good offices
in the matter. He was able to set out after his brothers only
a few minutes behind them, at the start, out in a Chevrolet oar«
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- 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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