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'File 53/32 IV (D 100) Kuwait Miscellaneous' [176r] (360/496)
The record is made up of 1 volume (246 folios). It was created in 8 Dec 1929-3 May 1934. 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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WHITEHALL 4-795
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2 R ector S treet
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January 25, 19S4
disston
MNESTEELS
His iSxcellency
ilinister of War
Kuweit, Arabia
Your iSxceilency;
What ths auxiliary cruiser is to a Navy, the Disston Tractor ^ank
is to an Army or police Force, ^oth are useful and useable in
peace and in war. They both pay their way.
The Disston Tractor is the latest army and police equipment. It
is, in fact, a combina,tion war and peace machine and has created
a sensation in military and police circles.
Your iixcellency, we trust, will appreciate its many advantages of
which a few are summarized as follows:
1» The price of the Disston Tractor-^ank is less than one
half of the usual wsr tank.
2. Being smaller it is more ambulant and, therefore, it can be
used to greater advantage in city streets and in difficult
war terrain.
3. It is equipped to be a highly efficient combat and troop
transport machine. It is an efficient offensive weapon for
use against the enemy across the border, or for use to quell
riots, to dispel mobs in case of civil disturbances.
4# The armature with its equipment of a 37 mm. gun in the badk,
a machine gun in front and toxic gas equipment, can be at
tached with a few moments* work at any well equipped garage,
converting the war tank into a serviceable tractor for agri
cultural purposes, for general hauling and for the m&ny other
uses of the ordinary tractor.
5. The Disston Tractor H-ank accommodates a crew of three in com
bat or seven when used for transportation of troops.
Will it please Your Excellency to consider Disston '^ractor-Tanks as
your standard military, navy and police equipment. We will be glad
to supply more detailed infonration upon request.
We are. Your Excellency f s
About this item
- Content
This file contains correspondence concerning a number of different topics, all of which are related to Kuwait.
The ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ is mentioned throughout the volume and much of the file's content relates to his character and his travels within the region including visits to Bahrain (f 51), Riath [Riyadh] (ff 62-64) and Baghdad (ff 82-85). More broadly, Shaikh Aḥmad's relations with Iraq and Britain are frequently discussed.
The file contains translations of - and discussion concerning - several articles published in the Iraqi press regarding the relationship between Iraq and Kuwait, several of which call for Kuwait to be annexed by Iraq (ff 112-120, ff 141-148, and ff 174-178).
Other topics of particular interest include:
- A letter from students from the United States of America requesting information about, and pictures of, Kuwait, December 1931 (ff 37-39).
- A letter from the American Medical Association requesting a copy of laws regulating medical practice in Kuwait, April 1932 (f 66).
- Correspondence regarding a visit to Kuwait made by a troop of Boy Scouts from Basra and a group of school masters from Baghdad, March 1933 (ff 110-111).
- Correspondence concerning an enquiry made by the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding when Kuwaiti and Bahraini nationalities were formed (as distinct from Ottoman nationality), December 1933, (ff 162-164).
- Correspondence regarding attempts by a US firm named Otto Kafka to induce Shaikh Ahmad to order armoured cars/tanks from them, January 1934. This includes a copy of an Otto Kafka promotional pamphlet (ff 174-178).
- A visit made to Kuwait by French and German officials, April 1934 (ff 206-216).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (246 folios)
- Arrangement
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 2.
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 main 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. A second incomplete foliation sequence is present between ff. 1-227; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/505
- Title
- 'File 53/32 IV (D 100) Kuwait Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- 175r, 176r
- Author
- Otto Kafka Inc
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