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'File 13/10 Arms facilities for Shaikh Mubarak' [112r] (223/650)
The record is made up of 1 file (323 folios). It was created in 18 May 1910-26 Sep 1917. 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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DRAFT—(For Approval).
Political
Kuwait
^>1
C HBWFTDENTIAL
Dated 14th Jana
196 ’
TO,
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.
,
BUSHIRE.
S ir.
I have the hono^ir to invite a reference to j the
r
V
G-21 dated
correspondence ending wi*h this office letter ^o
the 19th April 1911.
In the coarse of a conversation /Z/X Shisikh
Mubarak inforrred rae that he had been raakint; ^radualy^ pur-
- chases of arros and amTunnition in Maskat from va:ciovis deal-
-ers as the price had become so favonrable* He said that
t/sL<ryC
he did not intend to purchase than the amovin
in his letter to vonr address of the 14th Safar
'ebry 1911), and he hoped/in %ijirsL^eT two to
His present reqiest Is that Haji Na.iaf b:Ln Ghalib
j. Hie present re^iest Is that
mentioned
1329 (-» 14*ZT
receive
may be permitted to proceed from Bashire to Maskat to coll-
-ect the arms and araravinition purchased \ sort thorn out an^d
ack them securely in bo^es under the surveillance of a
representative of the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Maskat/ that when
packed the^ casejs may be sealed to prevent any possible ^
LuJluc
tampering; and stored together in one place in
the care of the Sheikhas accent in Maskat, Saydd Yusuf a32-“'
-Zowavi ^until they can be removed to Kuwait.
• He further requested that you would be %\o g ood as
to intimate to him the earliest date on which perrois iion
to ship them to Kuwait may be g;ranted,
I have etc.
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- Content
The file discusses the Ruler of Kuwait's wish to import arms to maintain his territorial power by land.
The file contains correspondence, permits to export arms and ammunition from Muscat to Kuwait, invoices and receipts for articles - mainly machine guns, other arms, accessories and ammunition - received by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait and supplied to the Ruler of Kuwait.
The principal correspondents are: the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubarak bin Sabah Al-Sabah; the Foreign Office; the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Muscat; and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait.
There are numerous letters and statements in Arabic within the file, mostly correspondence with the Ruler of Kuwait, often with English translation.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (323 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 325; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-253; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/49
- Title
- 'File 13/10 Arms facilities for Shaikh Mubarak'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:49v, 52r:75v, 77r:80v, 82r:83v, 87r:97v, 99v:107v, 109r:135v, 137r:138r, 139v:168v, 170r:171v, 173r:188v, 190r:193v, 195r:201v, 203r:211v, 213r:226v, 228r:229v, 231r:236v, 238r:244v, 247r:257v, 259v:263v, 266r:271v, 273r:274v, 279r:293v, 295r:313v, 315r:324v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence