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'File 53/7 D (D 7) Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs, January 1905 - December 1905' [96r] (198/366)
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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00092
53
G eneral L etter.
Commander Bowman to Hear-Admiral Willes.
H. M. S. Sphinx, at Bushire.
S. No. 2, 1905.
January 21st, 1905,
S ir,
I left Mohammerah at daylight of the 11th and anchored off ^ailaka
Island that night, proceeding into Koweit harbour next morning.
Shortly after the ship was clear of quarantine at Bussorah I called upon
the Vali, but he did not return my visit.
I called upon the Sheikh of Koweit and was informed by the Political
Agent that in probably a week or ten days' time a meeting was to take place
at Safwan between the Sheikh, 'Abdur Rahman-bin-Saoud and the Vali of
Bussorah to see if they can come to some agreement.
The Mnshir of Bagdad is said to be very much averse to going on the
expedition against Abdul Aziz bin Rahman, and had only got as far as Nizef
(about three days' march from Bagdad) when we were at Koweit. Many of his
troops are deserting him.
Also there are rumours that he has sent £10,000 to Constantinople to
try and buy off the expedition.
The Sheikh of Koweit is very desirous of getting Neid under British
protection.
I left Koweit at noon of the 13th, arriving at Bushire noon of next day.
• * « * / « * *
The Bedbreast is still at Bahrein and should by this time have finished
her surveying work. Lieutenant and Commander Somerville reports that
affairs have been quiet there.
I have, &c.,
(Signed) W. S. BOWMAN,
Commander and Senior Naval Officer.
O . C. Presa, Siml»;-No.99 F. D.—22.4-05.-40-W. S,
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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