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'File 53/7 D (D 7) Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs, January 1905 - December 1905' [97r] (200/366)
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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No. 219, dated Bushire, the 14th (received 20th) May 1905.
From— major 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,
To—S. M. F raser, Esq., C.I.E., Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign
Department.
In continuation of my letter No. 203, dated 7th May, I have the honour to
forward, for the information of the Government of India, copies of the communi-
Despatch No.ai.daweth May. cations'marginally noted, since received
Telegram, dated 1 oth May. f rom f|i s Britannic Majesty's Consul,
Basrah, regarding Nejd affairs.
No. 21, dated 6th May 1905.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Consul, Basrah,
To—His Majesty's Ambassador, Constantinople.
With reference to my telegram of to-day, No. 28, I have the honour to report
that I have received a copy of a telegram despatched through Basrah, presum
ably from Aneyza by Lieutenant-General Sudgi, who is in command of the troops
from Medina, dated §5 April to the Palace.
After prayers for the Sultan's welfare he states that the troops attached to
the V. Army Corps, under his command, joined the Mushir at Jibb (sic) and they
marched by the wells of Derah (sic) to Kassim. The Sheikhs were summoned
separately and received robes of honour and advice. They submitted with good
grace. The country being quiet they entered Boreyda, the chief town of Kassim,
and Aneyza without incident. The troops were well received. Saleh bin
Muhenna and Abdul Aziz bin Suleymi, Sheikhs who had hastened to meet them,
were appointed, the former, Kaimakam of Boreyda and the latter Mudir of
Aneyza in reward for their fidelity and obedience. Eloquent prayers were read
for the Sultan by the assembled Ulema. The Turkish flag was hoisted on the
towers of Boreyda, the Hamidier march played and the troops drawn up inline
cried " long live our Padischah." Thousands of persons listened submissively
with folded hands, tears of joy were shed and a salute was fired. The telegram
ends with dithyrambic praises of the Sultan and congratulations on this happy
event, anticipatory of future victories and successes due to the pious devotion,
clemency and power of his Imperial Majesty.
I am informed that the Vali received a letter from the Mushir on the
same subject on May 4th. The letter was dated 55S April from Aneyza and
stated that the Imperial troops entered Boreyda on the and Aneyza on the
April. The substance is the same as that of the telegram to the Palace
referred to above. The Mushir asks the Vali to release the prisoners here
belonging to Kassim.
There is no mention of the Amir /bn Rashid in either of these communica
tions, but I am led to believe that he was not present at the entry of the
troops into Boreyda and Aneyza and that his abstention from all interference in
the affairs of Kassim was made a condition of the graceful submission of the
inhabitants.
(Copy.)
Basrah,
May 6th Jgo$.
Forwarded to His Majesty 's Resident and Consul General at Bushire with
the compliments of the undersigned.
(Sd.) F. E. CROW.
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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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- 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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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