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'The Seven Independent Arabian States [Yemen, ‘Asir, Hijaz, Najd, Kuwait, Jabal Shammar and al-Jawf]' [‎40r] (79/680)

The record is made up of 1 file (10 folios). It was created in May 1935. 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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aforesaid English Government a road to the
sea, within their limits, the breadth of
which shall not be less than ten cubits.
Seventhly .- In explanation of the preceding paragraph,
to
whenever anysoever may come and desire to buy or/take on
lease the lands, detailed in the sixth paragraph above,
either in part or the whole,every time before that Sheikh
Mobarak-us-Subah, ruler of Koweit, or his heirs .after him,
accept the offer of the buyer or the lessee, it behoves and
is incumbent on Sheikh Mobarak-us-Subah, ruler of Koweit,or
his heirs after him, that they should inform the Agent of the
English Government in Koweit or the Consul-General of the
precious Imperial English G-overnment in Bushire, and that they
should give to the aforesaid friend a full opportunity, not
less than three months, that he may consult higher authority
and decide whether the precious Imperial English G-overnment
wishes to buy or to take on lease the aforesaid lands or no.
Eighthly If the opinion of the aforesaid English
Government is fixed on the purchase or the lease of the lands
sought for in accordance with the offer and conditions of the
purchaser or the lessee, the offer of the aforesaid English
Government will be accepted without further talk or demand
and the demanded lands will be sold or leased to the
aforesaid English Government on these conditions.
Ninthly .- And it is clearly understood and agreed upon
between the two parties and I, Major S.G.Knox, 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.
of the precious Imperial English Government, am duly
authorised on behalf of the precious Imperial English
G-overnment to promise, and do hereby promise, that the town
of Koweit and its boundaries likewise belong to Sheikh
Mobarak-us-Suba,ruler of Koweit, and to his heirs after him,

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This confidential memorandum, printed by the Foreign Office in May 1935 is a report by William John Childs concerning the seven independent Arabian states or autonomous areas. The report contains an introduction that states that the 'purpose of the paper is to give a brief outline each of the seven independent Arabian states', listed on folio 316, 'at the time of the Arab rising against the Turks in June 1916'.

The report is divided into sections covering each state as follows:

  • 'The Imamate of Yemen ruled by Imam Yahya [Yaḥyá Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn]' (folio 316);
  • 'The Principate of Asir ruled by the Idrisi [Sayyid Muḥammad bin ‘Alī al-Idrīsi]' (folios 316-317);
  • 'The Emirate of Mecca (or the Hejaz) ruled by Husein [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī], Emir and Sherif of Mecca' (folios 317-319);
  • 'Emirate of Nejd [Najd] ruled by Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], Emir of Riyadh' (folios 319-323);
  • 'The Sheikhdom of Koweit [Kuwait] ruled by the Sheikh of Koweit [Mubārak bin Ṣabāḥ]' (folio 323v);
  • 'The Emirate of Jebel Shammar [Jabal Shammar] (or Hail [Ḥā’il]) ruled by the Emir of Hail [Sa‘ūd bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Rashīd]' (folios 323-324)
  • 'Jauf-el-Amir [Jawf al-Amīr, under the rule of Nūrī bin Sha‘lān]' (folio 324v).

A footnote on folio 316 records: 'This memorandum was prepared by the late Mr. William John Childs and found among his papers. A few modifications and additions have been made to bring it up to date'.

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Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 315, and terminates at folio 325, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, a re circles, 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 parallel between folios 4-327; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.

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