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'File 45/23 I (D 140) Kuwait Reforms' [112r] (241/455)
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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from the new Law. Article 3 which concerns Treaties,
monopolies a ,nd agreements is of special interest to us.
Bven here, howerer, the Council leave the signature of
such documents to the Shaikh. The stipulation tnat any
acts of the Shaikh need the Council's consent, whether
under this article or any other, is not so revolutionary
as might appear. All the other Rulers on the Arab side
of the Gulf, in Bahrain, the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, and Muscat,
invariably consult their family and notables before
taking any step of importance, whether this is with re
gard to an agreement with His Majesty's Government, a
concession to an Oil Company, or a Blatter of internal
administration. The difference that in Kuwait the powers
of the Council have been made so extensive, and reduced to
writing, is entirely due to the crass stupidity - I can
use no milder term - of the shaikh (see paragraph 2 of
my telegram quoted above). Bven after he had agreed to
the Council as elected, the shaikh perservered in futile
intrigues to undermine the Council, which merely served
to exacerbate both them, and public opinion generally#
9. Reference the leakage of iqy letter to the
Shaikh, referred to in paragraph 21 above. de Gaury is
of the opinion, and I agree with him, that the arrival
of this letter and its fortuitous leakage, came at the
pysohological moment. The movement against the Shaikh
was, as has been seen, overpowering, and a trial of strength
between the popular party and the Ruler, in which the
former were certain to have won, was bound to have occurred,
either now or in the immediate future. My advice to the
Shaikh to form a Council naturally fitted in with the plans
of the popular party, and is indeed one of the main reasons
that for the moment at all events they are extuemely friendly
t owe rds us. Had the movement, however, come to a head
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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)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically. At the beginning (folio 1C) is a subject index, arranged alphabetically. The numbers refer to folio numbers.
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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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- Title
- 'File 45/23 I (D 140) Kuwait Reforms'
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- 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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