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'File 53/11 I (D 10) Koweit [Kuwait] Shaikh's Fao Properties 1903 and 1904' [‎13r] (30/624)

The record is made up of 1 volume (309 folios). It was created in 10 Jan 1902-14 Sep 1904. 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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This file contains correspondence related to date gardens in Fao [the Al Faw Peninsula] owned by the ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ.

The correspondence primarily consists of copies of letters between Mubārak and Ottoman and British officials and concerns an arbitration case regarding Mubarak's ownership of the land and claims to it made by several of his nephews. Details of the settlement reached between Mubārak and his relatives are contained on folio 210.

The file also discusses a loan of 100,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. given to Mubārak by the Government of India as well as the imprisonment of Mubārak's Bussora [Basra] agent Abdul Aziz Bin Salim [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin Sālim].

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1 volume (309 folios)
Arrangement

File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

An index of topics contained in the file is located on folio 3. The file uses page numbers related to the incomplete pagination system in red and blue crayon.

Physical characteristics

Condition: A bound correspondence volume.

Foliation: The main foliation sequence of this file commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; 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. A pagination sequence is also present between ff. 5-306; these numbers are written in blue and red crayon, and can be found in the top left or top right of the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. and recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. sides of each folio respectively. The pagination sequence often skips pages, and some sections are not in numerical order.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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'File 53/11 I (D 10) Koweit [Kuwait] Shaikh's Fao Properties 1903 and 1904' [‎13r] (30/624), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/483, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023577214.0x00001f> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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