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'File 53/7 D (D 7) Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs, January 1905 - December 1905' [92v] (191/366)
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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owtonlatider bf the faithful, Caliph of tlia Prtphet of Lptd of all the
Worlds:—
I am one of the faithful semnts of the Shadow of God, whose family
from father to son, has lavished its blood and treasure in the glorious service of
the Caliphate. I have no thought or aspiration save that of meriting the
approbation of my Sovereign. It is for me a most sacred obligation to
contribute the Imperial taxes at their due and proper season, and to serve and
assist the divinely-aided troops of the Shadow of God. Only the local
authorities, with a view to advancing their personal interests, have misrepresen
ted this Weak sl^ve to the Caliph, making him appear a traitor and a rebel.
Whereas these same authorities, for many years past, have not ceased to seize and
misappropriate the produce of my farms and date plantatioils, not even hesitat
ing to kill and murder my tenants and collectors, and in order to conceal theif
own traitorous conduct in this respect they continue to augment their slander
ous accusations against myself.
Afe fot the schemes and intentions of Afcdul Afciz-ibn-er-Eashid, they are
to overrun the whole of Nejd and Irak. Therefore, to further these aims, he
s^fids to Constantinople persons in his service, bearing " dinars 95 (£ 5. d) and
presents, who calumniate those faithful ones who are opposed to his aggressive
schemes. These, however, will be one and all known to His Majesty.
I, together with Jasim-bin-Thain, Kaimakam and Head Sheikh of Katr e
otfeWy represented my submission and obedience in our telegrams of the 28th
November (10th December) last. I am submissive to every order and command
of the Shadow of God. I neither follow the instigations of any foreigner, nor
am I the means of communication with any foreigner. In fact, under the
protection of His Imperial Majesty, there is no seditious agent or medium^ of
foreigners in all these regions. Ibn Rash id's representatives at the capital
naturally strive to provoke the wrath of His Imperial Majesty against me,
but His Majesty is the judge. He does not desire to persecute his most
faithful servants.
If the coming Commission of Inquiry does not establish the truth of my
assertions, I once more assure Sis Majesty that I willingly accept the severest
penalty that he can impose upon me. Let the Imperial Justice decide.
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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 View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/477
- Title
- 'File 53/7 D (D 7) Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs, January 1905 - December 1905'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:19r, 20r:101v, 102ar:102av, 102r:178v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence