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'The Seven Independent Arabian States [Yemen, ‘Asir, Hijaz, Najd, Kuwait, Jabal Shammar and al-Jawf]' [42r] (83/680)
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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16.
the rats levied on goods imported or exported by his
subjects - I mean the people of Koweit - to anc from 1(0 we it
territories.
Twelfthlv .- It is further clearly understood that
Sheikh Mobarak-us-Subah, ruler of Koweit, has accepted tnis
rent especially from the precious Imperial English Government
and that, as for others than it, Sheikh Mobarak-us-bubah
T/ould not accept from among all the Powers though tney
should give him more than this rent, Sheikh Mobarak-us-
Subah would not allow them to possess authority in his
dominions and, as for the precious Imperial English
Government, he is grateful to them and tneir generosity is
upon him and that he will not consent that a Power,other
than them, shall interfere, though they gave him more than
this rent, and he hopes for the permanence of the care of
the precious Imperial English Government and its kindness
on him and on his heirs after him, and the precious
Imperial English Government has honoured me with the
special permission that I may assure Sheikh mobarak-us-
Subah, ruler of Koweit, on behalf of the precious Imperial
English Government that the aforesaid English Government
does not wish to interfere in the affairs of Koweit except
for the profit of the people of Koweit and the increase of
trade and knowledge and friendship between the English
Government and the people of Koweit and, as regards Sheikh
Mobarak-us-Subah and his heirs after him, the desire of the
precious Imperial English Government is that the friendship
and agreement between the English Government and the Sheikh
of Koweit may be perpetual.
And, finally, Sheikh Mobarak-us-Subah, at the express
wish of the precious Imperial English Government, promises
that this agreement shall be kept absolutely secret until
such/
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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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- 1 file (10 folios)
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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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- IOR/L/PS/18/B446
- Title
- 'The Seven Independent Arabian States [Yemen, ‘Asir, Hijaz, Najd, Kuwait, Jabal Shammar and al-Jawf]'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:315v, 310r, 316v:339v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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