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'Memorandum respecting Koweit' [146r] (7/27)
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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away. It was easy, he thought, to watch
Turkish action and to counteract it without any
hostile demonstration. The Government was
inclined to be friendly, and to disclaim responsi
bility for the appointment, which had been made
by the Naval Commandant at Bussorah, and not
by the central authority.
Admiral Douglas had reported in February
that in case of attack the navy alone could
undertake the defence of Koweit, and no further
measures were taken.
Mr. Wratislaw, in Hamdi
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was soon afterwards asrain
Sir N. O'Conor's , ml r- t • p ,1 • . ,
No. 85, dismissed. The cause of his fall is neither
March 13, 1900. apparent nor important, but the effect was to
replace a prominent official with a definite anti-
English policy by a rival who, in order to main-
Mr. Shipley, tain his position, was anxious for the moment to
ceired^August 13)* avo i ( i controversial matters, and to limit the
1900 - interference of his Government in the Sheikh's
affairs.
But difficulties were already arising in a fresh
direction.
German railway scheme. It had become apparent to the promoters of
the German railway from Konia to Bagdad that an
outlet upon the sea was vitally necessary to their
scheme. They proposed, therefore, to acquire
Kathama Bay at the western end of Koweit
Sir N. O'Conor, Harbour, and Sir N. O'Conor reported that the
?anuary e 7 eg i r 9 a oo Germans would in all probability negotiate
directly with the Sultan without regard to the
Sheikh of Koweit, who would not be asked to
grant a concession of land. Lieutenant-Colonel
Meade feared that the Turks and Germans com
bined would take some action on the strength of
which Turkish authority over Koweit might
afterwards be claimed to exist.
Admiralty, The impression prevailed that it was intended
February 14,1900. ^ advantage of the entanglement of this
country in South Africa to push the matter to a
conclusion in conjunction with Turkey. In the
opinion of Captain Denison, of the " Melpomene,"
then in the Gulf, " the presence of the German.
Consul-General for Constantinople pointed to
greater things than a simple railway terminus.''
Colonel Meade's views were unchanged : " our
own preponderating influence at the place must
be maintained to the exclusion of any other."
The presence of Turkish, Bussian, or German,
officials was equally injurious to our interests.
No. 24, Sir N. O'Conor pointed out that the enterprise
January '22. was private and international rather than poll-
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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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