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'File 53/7 D (D 7) Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs, January 1905 - December 1905' [136v] (281/366)
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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Mr. Brodrick will observe that Lord Lansdowne has indicated the ex
pediency of action practically indentical with that sus^ested in the despatch
from the Government of India. In view, however, of the fact that the Aden
frontier question was not yet finally settled. His Lordship thought it desirable
to give His Excellency full discretion as to making a representation immediate-
lv or deferring it for the moment, and he would prefer to await the Ambassador's
opinion on this point before sending definite instructions.
A cox^y of your letter will be sent to Sir N. O'Gonor by the first opportunity.
I am, etc.,
(Sd.) T. H. SANDERSON.
S ir K. 0'C onor to M arquess of L ansdowni.
No. 200.
March 23th, 1905.
M y L ord,
W ith reference to my postal telegram No. 159 of March 13th respecting
the intrigues of the Yali of Eassorah with the Sheikh of Koweit, and the
instructions which I was sending to His Majesty's Consul at Bassonh on this
subject, I have the honour to report that having learnt from confidential
sources that the question of Bahrein was also occupying the Vali, I sent a
further telegram to Mr. Monahan to the effect that he should let the Vali
clearly understand that His M ijesty's Government regard Bahrein as being
virtually under British protection.
Mr. Monahan has now reported that in a conversation which he had with
the Vali on the 23rd instant, the latter said to him that of course the general
status quo in Koweit would be respected if such was the decision of the
Government but the relations between the Sheikh and the Vali must be
changed. The Sheikh did not pay attention to any request and the Vali
could get back deserters and criminals from Persia but not from Koweit, His
Excellency admitted that guch cases had not occurred lately, but he said the
principle was important and cases of that nature might occur.
Mr. Monahan then went on to say that natives of Bahrein had applied to
him for protection against robbers. The Vali merely replied that the new
Mutessarif was in Hasa and that he would do what was necessary.
Mr. Monahan informs me in reply to my enquiries that there are eight
Turkish soldiers with a sergeant on Bubian Island.
I have, etc.,
(Sd.) N. R. O'CONOR,
roeeign O ffice to S ir N. O'C onor.
No. 114. April
S ir,
™ re ®® ive ^ Y 0Ur Excellency's despatch No. 200 (Confidential) of
U? m 1 • , at 5 1 ?. e of which you report that you have been informed that
eight Turkish soldiers and a sergeant still remain on Bubian Island.
Tour Excellency does not state whether you are taking any action in the
matter, but m view of the length of time which has elapsed since you last
addressed the Turkish Government on the snbject, it seems a question for
consideration whether, as proposed in your despatch No. 249 of April 5th,* the
(•1304?) Porte should now be informed that unless
Tn^mtX s .V°58 P . r0,No,52iaSecretE ' F#b - ^Turkish force is withdrawn we shall
^ constrained to support the Sheikh of
Koweit in establishing a post on the island
2
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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.
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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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- IOR/R/15/1/477
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- 'File 53/7 D (D 7) Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs, January 1905 - December 1905'
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- 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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