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'File 53/7 D (D 7) Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs, January 1905 - December 1905' [‎58r] (122/366)

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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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Telegram, dated the 11th (received 12th) February 19OS.
From— J. Monahan , Esq., His Britannic Majesty's Consul at Basrah,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.
Please refer to my telegram No. 6. On the 8th /February the Wali of
Basrah met him (Mushir Kejef ?) and the Sheikh of Eoweit at a place within
the Vilayat boundary, and returned to Basrah on the same day and sent to
the palaoe a long telegram.
Sent to His Britannic Majesty's Minister at Constantinople and to the
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. .
{Received on 6th February 1905 with Political Secretary's letter No, 8,
dated the 20th January 1905.)
[Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter of 5th December 1904.]
Consul Devey to Maequess oe Lansdowne.
Jeddah,
19th November 1904.
x..\ Lord,
I
have the honour to transmit herewith copy of a Memorandum on affairs
in Neid which has been sent m
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I have, etc.,
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ride Persia ?rint, i2th l?ecember, Section 2. ^ U pii ca te to His Majesty Ambassador at
(Seat to India, 30th December.) Constantinople.*
• • G. P. DEVET,
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(deceived on 6th February 1905 with Po
the 20th January 1905.)
^ [Enclosures in Foreign Office covering letter of 8th December 1904.]
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Mr. Townljst to Marquess op Lansdowne.
No. 920.
(Confidential.) Constantinople,
29th November 1904.
My Lord,
"With reference to my despatch No. 862 Secret of the 8th instant, I have
the honour to forward to Your Lordship herewith copy of a despatch from the
Military Attache to this Embassy respectmg the despatch of
steamship Ccjlypso to the Hedjaz and Basrah, the loading of the Steams: p
Ahdul Kader with military stores and the despatch of rifles
arm the slaves.
I have, etc.,
WALTER TOWNLEY.
4990 t. D.

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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.

Extent and format
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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