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'File 53/7 D (D 7) Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs, January 1905 - December 1905' [‎66r] (138/366)

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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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00062
Confidential.
No. 143, dated Bushire, the 19th (received 28th) March 1905.
From Captain A. P. Tbevok , I.A., Assistant Resident, Bnshire,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.
-.r Incontinuat'on of the correspondence ending with my No 126 dateil 1 2tli
March 1905, 1 have the honour to forward, for the information of the Gover^
• Ko. 9, dated the loth March 1905. ment of lndia, a copy ot a letter * from
,, ... „ ,, His Majesty's Acting Consul at Busrah
BusSh aud ire fathc^f b TLT 1 * 3 betWelm ^ the Vali of
Mr. Monahin! Ubarak ' S TerSi011 0f the illterTiews is bein S communicated to
No. 9, dated the 10th March 1905.
From— J. H. Monahan , Esq., His Britannic Majesty's Acting Consul, Busrah,
To— Majoe P. Z. Cox, 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. .
I have the hono^ to transmit herewith copy of a telegram which I have
to-day despatched to His Majesty's Embassy at Constantinople. I have thought
it best not to telegraph to India, not having any information from you or from
Captain Knox, as some or all of the information in the telegram may have
already been given by him. I would request you to be good enough to send
the telegram to India if you think that necessary, and to communicate to me
any information you have relative to the matters herein reported.
Telegram, dated the 10th March 1905.
From— J. H. Monahan , Esq., His Majesty's Acting Consul, Busrah,
To—His Majesty's Charge d' Affaires, Constantinople.
Please refer to my telegram No. 17. I have received following informa
tion on good authority :—
„., ^e Vali proposed to the Sheikh at the second meeting, to send some
Ottoman soldiers, and Sanitary and Postal Officials at Koweit. Sheikh declined
offer. On the 14th ultimo VaU sent a letter to Sheikh Mobarak telling him
to prevent increase of Foreign influence, and accept proposals, by which he
probably meant oral proposals abovementioned. A letter was also sent to Ibn
Saood s father saying that all would be well if he offered submission to
Mushir.
,P 0 ^ ie Sheikh has not yet replied and Ibn Saoo's father has asked for
a letter of recommendation to Mushir.
I. C. P. O.—No. 6263 F. D.—14-1806—60—N. N. 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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