'File 53/7 A (D 4) Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs, 1901' [‎149r] (294/841)

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This file contains correspondence between various British officials, translated copies of telegrams exchanged between Ottoman officials and Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ (the ruler of Kuwait) and direct correspondence between British officials in the Gulf region and Shaikh Mubārak.

The correspondence relates to the Ottoman state's efforts to re-assert its control over Kuwait and the nature of the relationship between Britain and Shaikh Mubārak's Kuwait. Shaikh Mubārak's desire for Kuwait to formally be made a British Protectorate is discussed in detail.

The file contains a number of reports (in their original Arabic with English translations attached) concerning political affairs in Kuwait that were written by Ali bin Ghulam Reza [‘Alī Ghulām Riḍā] , a news agent in Kuwait employed by the British. Many of these reports are addressed (in Arabic) to Hajji Abbas bin Muhmmad bin Fadhil, a munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. employed by the British in Bahrain and it appears that he translated the reports into English.

The file also contains correspondence that discusses the rivalry and conflict between Shaikh Mubārak and the ruler of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar and head of the Rashidi tribal dynasty, Abdul Aziz Ibn Mitab [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin Mit‘ab], in addition to correspondence regarding Russian intentions towards Kuwait.

Extent and format

1 volume (424 folios)

Arrangement

File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end. An index of topics discussed in the file is contained on ff. 2-4. The page numbers used in this index relate to the foliation sequence in the file that is printed with a mechanical stamp.

Physical characteristics

Condition: Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's pages have been unbound and are now loose.

Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled and can be found 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. There is an earlier, possibly original, foliation sequence that runs through the volume, using a mechanical stamp.

Foliation errors: 1A and 1B; 301A and 301B.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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