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'File 13/10 Arms facilities for Shaikh Mubarak' [247r] (493/650)
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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Uopy of A translation a litter dated 2 nd ^ohar-
ruia ld3C (» l^th December ia2), fror. Shoiidi Sir tobarajc
es bubahi Jiilef of * k owdit t to Liaut-Jolonsl »iir ^ aroy
Cox, u.C.l.is., G.G.i.t Political itaeiiant in tii# Persian
uulf •
X had the honour to receive your eateynod letter
dated the 5th ^llliijjoh 1^0 * 15th Aiovember 1912, and
4 hat ioui' lionour had renar^cd /ac uu^Ly undoratood by
me. I, your sincere friend, ar; grateful to you X’or
your generosity and it is necessary for r:s to /Adopt, tv/o
courasa, firetly to >y your orders and (aooondly) to
obtain your approval.
1 also to represent to iour concur tin t vhen
-rua used to arrive it our p 1 rt* in for’ r tire a, tliO
JuBtoma duty (thereon) c ounted to At least ono hundred
ar;d fifty to one nundr xi wU sixty thousand dollars per
annum. ditm you ordorod their prohibition in accordance
with tne wiahee of . ) jirUted oovern mt, X effected
the prohibition dith ratitu la in compliance with your
orders and ab your i] roval ia a useidil acquisition to
ne in ti»e present and the future. *ou have benefited
xvoweit and its lni;abit into by your attentions, may uod
benefit you. uid ovfoit has day been expanded, its
population htis increased, the wealth of its people has
enhanced and its ooraiayrca ?ind the enterprise of its in
habitants have been extend ed. *s lc ar concur anovns, they
(tXie inhabitants) are devoid of Agriculture and industry
and one class of them is engaged in diving business
w hiie another class is occupied in waging voyages to
India in ste/uruers calling (at '-o*eit) at fixed timea
as sell as in other ateanera. herciiajidi 3 arrives in
at least one or t*o «tcamera every : onth in addition
to the eteaners cooing in fixed ifinaes, aiid * rolr ve^a 3 la
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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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence