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'Memorandum respecting Koweit' [144r] (3/27)
The record is made up of 1 file (11 folios). It was created in 30 Oct 1901. It was written in English. 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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"The country of Koweit, although entirely inde
pendent, figures in the maps as being a part of the
Ottoman Empire; the reigning family possesses large
landed property at Bussorah, and especially at Fao,
which belongs to them. That is the reason why
the Sheikhs accept their investiture sanctioned by the
Sultan, who grants them the rank of Kaimakam, with
the title of
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, of which the Sheikh does not deign
to make use."
In Sir P. Currie, A subsequent Memorandum, by Captain
March 24, 1897. formerly Her Majesty's Consul at Bus
sorah, directly traverses this view :—
"Mr. Stavrides describes Koweit as being entirely
independent, but it seems to me that the acceptance by
the Sheikh of an appointment from the Sultan as Kaima
kam precludes the possibility of any foreign Power re
cognizing under the present conditions his inde
pendence."
In view of these conflicting statements,
Sir P. Currie, Her Majesty's Ambassador at
Constantinople, inquired what was the view of
Her Majesty's Government in regard to Turkish
authority.
To Sir P. Currie The answer was as follows :—
No. 307,
July 17, 1897. "Her Majesty's Government have never admitted
that Koweit is under the protection of the Turkish
Government. But since it is practically under
Turkish influence, it is doubtful whether we could
deny the latter."
Inclosure in
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.
March 24, 1897.
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.
,
April 7.
Inclosure in
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.
,
October 15, 1897.
The Government of India were at the time
inclined to recognize Turkish authority in order
to exact satisfaction from the Ottoman Govern
ment for the alleged connection of Koweit
with a piratical attempt on the Indian vessel
" Haripasa " during the previous year. This was,
however, decided to be inexpedient, and a pro
posal for the appointment of a Commission
containing both Turkish and Persian members
was not pressed.
By the autumn of 1897, the question of Koweit
had assumed more serious political importance.
The Sheikh Mubarak, despairing of obtaining
from Turkey a recognition of his independence,
had preferred a definite request for British
protection.
The answer of Her Majesty's Government is
conveyed in a telegram to the Government of
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This is a confidential memorandum, printed for the use of the Foreign Office on 30 October 1901, and authored by Robert Venables Vernon Harcourt, dated 29 Oct 1901. The memorandum primarily focuses on the position of Koweit [Kuwait] in regards to Turkey (Ottoman Empire) from 1871 onwards. In the left and righ hand margins there are references to various correpondence, reports and agreements between 1878 and 1901, as well as giving subject headings, which include: 'Difficulties with Turkey', 'German railway scheme', 'Dispute between Koweit and Nejd [Najd]', 'Defences of Koweit', 'Use of Turkish flag in Koweit', and 'Proposal to make Koweit a port of call for Mail-steamers'. Folios 150 to 151 include extracts of correspondence from Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Anthopoulo Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , dated 11 September 1901, and Admiral Sir Day Hort Bosanquet, Commander-in-chief, East Indies, to Admiralty, dated 31 August and 4 October 1901. There is an Annex between folios 152 and 153, which includes a translated agreement ('Arabic bond') with the Sheikh of Kuwait, Mubārak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ, dated 23 January 1899, signed by Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm John Meade, 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. at Bushire, and witnessed by E Wickham Hore, Captain of the Indian Medical Service (IMS), John Calcott Gaskin, and Muhammad Rahim bin Abdul Nebi Saffer [Muḥammad Raḥim bin ‘Abd al-Nabī Ṣafar], Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Bahrain and friend of the Sheikh of Kuwait; and a translation of an Arabic letter from Meade to the Sheikh of Kuwait, dated 23 January 1901.
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Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 143, and terminates at folio 153, since it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in the top right-hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. These numbers are written in pencil, but are not circled.
Pagination: This section of the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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