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'File 45/23 I (D 140) Kuwait Reforms' [‎62r] (141/455)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (222 folios). It was created in 4 Apr 1938-19 Sep 1938. 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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I enclose the reply ot His Highness to your letter,
in which I note His Highness confines himself to generalities
and compliments.
2.
As far as I am aware, there is no sign of his taking
steps to form a Council or adopt or discuss the quite reasonable
reform suggested in the broadsheets which have recently been
circulated and pasted up in Kuwait (forwarded to you under
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my B.O.No.219 of E4th June, 19S8) and published in articles
written by Kuwaitis in the Basra newspapers.
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5. It now leaked out, probably through the Secretary^
office, open to the main bazaar, and where nothing is secret,
that you have suggested to the Sheikh the formation of a
Council. This was well received by those of the notables who
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dare to express an opinion, and I received a leading notable
today #10 formally thanked me, he said on behalf of the majority
of the notables, for this action.
4. His Highness may possibly be intending to form a
Council, but endeavouring to save his face by not appearing
to take precipitate action, as if it had been forced upon him;
and for this reason I shall wait a few days before concluding
definitely that he does not intend to do so.
."he Hon'ble Lt-Colonel
Sir Trenchard Fowle, K.C.I.E.,0.3.E.,
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. ,
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The volume contains correspondence relating to the formation of a Legislative Council in Kuwait following unrest among its people and criticism of its government in the Iraqi press. Included are newspaper articles, a list of the names of those elected to the Legislative Council of Kuwait (folio 75) and a list of demands made by the Council (folio 76). The main correspondents include: Gerald De Gaury, 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. at Kuwait; Trenchard Fowle, 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. at Bushire; Lawrence Dundas, Secretary of State for India; the Foreign Office in London; Maurice Peterson, British Ambassador in Iraq; Air Officer Commanding for British Forces in Iraq; Sheikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah [Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir], ruler of Kuwait; and other Government of India officials.

The correspondence includes:

  • Abdication discussions about Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait;
  • Overview of the administration and control of justice, education, medical services, municipalities and desert land (folios 83-99);
  • Appointment of a British customs officer in Kuwait;
  • Opposition of the Persian population of Kuwait to the Legislative Council.

There are internal office notes at the back of the volume (folios 207-214), written by officials of the British Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Bushire.

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1 volume (222 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically. At the beginning (folio 1C) is a subject index, arranged alphabetically. The numbers refer to folio numbers.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio. The folio numbers are written in pencil in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. Circled index numbers in red crayon can also be found throughout the volume. There are the following irregularities: 1, 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D; 30 and 30A. Folio 200 is omitted.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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