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'File 53/7 D (D 7) Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs, January 1905 - December 1905' [‎8r] (22/366)

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The record is made up of 1 file (181 folios). It was created in 9 Jan 1905-9 Dec 1905. 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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Now we, from the practices of seditions evil workers, our enemies, and the
listening of the Turkish Government to their false inventions, are unable to
appoint Farhan or anyone of the brothers of Pahad. "We fear lest afterwards
they should seize him—except with the written consent of the Wali of Bus-
sorah that the man should arrange the affairs of the house or manage the
merchandize or rather gather the things and account books together and bring
them to Koweit. And we inform you of every thing that happens to us. This
petition was necessary and in your high sight is sufficient and may you remain
guarded.
No. Ii9, dated the 1st February 1905.
From— M ajor P. Z. Cox, C.I.E., Offidatin^ Political Besident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
To—J. H. M on ah an , Esq., His Britannic Majesty's Consul, Bussorah.
I have the honour to forward a translation of a letter, dated 22nd January,
addressed by the Shaikh of Koweit to Captain S. G. Knox, complaining of the
arrest of the Bussorah Agent of his friend Suleiman-bin-Shubeyli, a merchant
who handles some of Mubarak's money and who is also in partenership with one
of the latter's subjects.
I shall be glad if you will be so good as to let me have any informatior
which you can obtain in corroboration of this complaint, or otherwise, and trust,
that if there appear to you to be grounds for it you will use your good offices
with the local authorities or communicate with His Majesty's Ambassador on
the subject.
No. 6, dated the 4th February 1905.
From— J. H. M onahaic, Esq., His Britannic Majesty's Consul, Bussorah,
To— M ajoe P. Z. C ox, C .I.E., Officiating 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. -
With reference to your letter No. 149 of the 1st instant, I have the honour
to inform you that as I reported on the 22nd ultimo to His Majesty's Embassy
Hamid-al-IIammad and two other Nejdi merchants were on that day or a day
or two before shipped for Baghdad for giving information to Ibn Saood about
Turkish militaiy preparations. There is no doubt that the three had been in
constant communication with Ibn Saood. 1 have not heard of the business
relations with Shaikh Mubarak but am inquiring.
€.J C. 1.0.- Ko. 61C3 F. D.-~26-S-19C6.—67.—P. K. B.

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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding political developments in Kuwait and its vicinity.

The correspondence discusses the ongoing conflict between Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)] 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] as well as Ottoman attempts to intervene militarily in support of the Rashidis and re-assert their authority in the region.

A limited number of letters contained in the file are direct correspondence between Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ, the Ruler of Kuwait and various British officials. This correspondence discusses Kuwait's relations with both the Ottomans and the British.

The British authorities' desire for Bubayan island to be considered a part of Shaikh Mubārak's domains (at the expense of the Ottomans) is discussed at length in the file.

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1 file (181 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 included on ff. 2-3. This index uses numbers related to the foliation system printed (using a mechanical stamp) 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.

Physical characteristics

Condition: A bound file.

Foliation: The volume has been foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using circled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page. There is an earlier, possibly original, foliation sequence that runs through the volume, which uses a mechanical stamp.

The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a, 102a.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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