'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [‎13r] (25/328)

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The Iraq press and broadcasts eornmenced a violent
campaign against the Sheikh and claimed Kuwait as
part of Iraq.
This agitation and propaganda from Iraq reached its
greatest heights in March 1939, when the She;kh nart
dissolved his council and was nominating a new one.
Disturbances occurred in Kuwait and shots were fired
when a Kuwaiti, long resident in Basra, arrived and
addressed some members of the late council to the
effect that the Sheikh was no longer ruler of Kuwait
and that his authority should be resisted. The situa
tion which arose was only saved by firm action on ths
part of the She:kh. The attacks on Kuwait m the
Iraq press and broadcasts died down and it is probable
that, for a time at any rate, the idea of territorial acqui
sition in this area aviII be dropped. Within Kuwait,
the movement for union with Iraq has very few sup
porters.
(o) The friendly telegrams and letters of congratula
tion on the firm handling of the situation which the
She.kh received from Ibn Saud, the Amir Abdullah of
Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan , and the rulers of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. States
emphasise the solidarity of the rulers of. the Arab
States against both Iraqi encroachment anu rapid de
mocratic development.
6. British Influence. —His Majesty's Government and
the Government of India are reoresented by the Poli
tical Agent, an appo ntment created in 1904. The Poli
tical Agent is directly responsible to the Political Resi
dent in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . He is not a consul. He
exercises the powers of District Magistrate and Sessions
Judge, subject to the jurisdiction of the Political Resi
dent, he also exercises jurisdiction over British sub
jects and protected persons of foreign States other than
Muslim Governments.
Advice on the internal administration of Kuwait is
given by the 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. , but questions of foreign
policy are dealt with by the Foreign Office in consulta
tion with the 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.