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'File 45/23 I (D 140) Kuwait Reforms' [101r] (219/455)
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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Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Kuwait •
The 12th July,1938.
Attached to this letter will be found a translation
of the declaration of the function of the new Kuwait Council,
which was signed by the Ruler at noon on the 9th July. ( I
received a copy of the declarartion informally by a messenger
from the Council on the morning of the 10th) •
2, The President had taken the declaration to His
Highness earlier on the morning of the 9th, but as Shaikh
Abdulla as-Sallm, the President, explained to the Council, on
his return to them. His Highness had broken down so completely
in the face of this document, which takes away from him|he
control of the State*s inccme, that he deffered signature
for a few hours.
3 # It will be seen that the declaration gives very
considerable power to the Council. This it had to do, because,
once embarked on the scheme, there could be no turning back.
Any compromise would have meant, sooner or later, great danger
to the members of the Council. It is this last fact that xaakas
me think that the Council may possibly be found to have a rather
surprising degree of solidarity and permanence. ♦
4^ i am still reeelving from the Council informal
messages to say that their object la to strengthen the
confidence of His Majesty 1 s aovemaeiit In their devotion to
British policy for Kuwait. They hinted that the Ruler had not
In recent years been so loyal as he might have been, a falling
that they hope Is now eradicated.
The Hon 9 ble I»t»Colonel
Sir Trenchard ?owle,K.C.I»S.
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 Qulf f
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- Content
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (222 folios)
- Arrangement
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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- IOR/R/15/1/468
- Title
- 'File 45/23 I (D 140) Kuwait Reforms'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1ev, 2r:7v, 11r:11v, 12v:13v, 14v:19v, 22r:30v, 30ar:30av, 31r:31v, 35r:51v, 55r:55v, 59r:62v, 65r:65v, 69r:102v, 105r:177v, 180r:218v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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