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'File 53/7 D (D 7) Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs, January 1905 - December 1905' [‎28v] (63/366)

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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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"Two officers, a Meer Alai and a Colonel, were killed by the Amir in
Jabal because they refused to obey the Amir's orders and make a second
invasion after their defeat."
" The officers here are much incensed against the Amir but dare not
express their feelin-s. The Amir has reported the occurrence to Constantinople
and fresh troops have been ordered to support him. The new expedition will
consist of four regiments of infantry, each about 300 strong : twelve to sixteen
^uns with men and officers forming one regiment and perhaps one regiment
of mule riders. These six regiments will be raised from Baghdad, Amara
Kerbala, Hillah, and Kerkuk, and Taizi Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , the late acting Vali of
Baghdad, will be in command."
" The Government has sanctioned T. £5,000 for the necessary expenses
but the late Vali has demanded T. £30,000."
" The Eeserves which have been mobilised are for the purpose of replac
ing the soldiers of Faizi Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. and these troops are to met at Najef and then
follow the route taken by pilgrims to Jabal and Mecca; the transport will be
by means of camels which will be supplied by the Amir."
Besides these troops it is said that another force will be sent from
Hedjaz, both to meet at Jabal."
44 It is said that Eaizi Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. is very unwilling to go and has tried to get
off this unexpected call to duty, but has failed to do so; he then asked
to be allowed to proceed to Damascus with his troops and from there
taking six more regiments proceed to Jabal: this also has been refused."
"Paizi Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. is said to have appointed one Fahad, son of Abdul Mihsin,
formerly official Sheikh of the Aniza tribe, to accompany him, but on the
request of the Amir, who is on bad terms with Eahad, he was dismissed and
another man has been appointed."
<c This Fahad is said to be a friend of Ibn Saoud, and he was appointed to
the Ohieftanship of the Aniza tribe in order to win him over: what exactly was
tbe object is not known."
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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.

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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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