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'File X/3 Disorders & Raids near Basra & in Koweit [Kuwait] Hinterland' [144r] (287/303)
The record is made up of 1 file (150 folios). It was created in 20 Apr 1909-23 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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CONFIDENTIAL.
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No. 27 / 3 , dated Bushire, the f 4 th (received 22 nd) September 1913 .
From—L ieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Cox, K.C.I.E., C.S.L, Political Resi
dent in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
Officiating Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Depart
ment, Simla.
In case the Shaikh of Kuwait or his interests may be brought into the
dispute, I have the honour to forward, for the information of the Government of
India, a Memorandum kindly communicated to me by His Majesty’s Consul,
Basrah, regarding certain disturbances which have recently taken place at
Ma amir on the Shatt-al-Arab above Fao, between Shaikh Naghaimish, the
headman of the settlement on behalf of certain Muntafik Chiefs, and the Basrah
authorities in conjunction with some of the said Chiefs. (For details of the
locality vide Gulf Gazetteer page 114.)
2. From Fan comes the report that local sympathies are with Naghaimish
who is considered to have been unjustly treated by the Turks. It is not ex
pected that Naghaimish will stay quiet, and further disturbances seem to be
anticipated.
MEMORANDUM.
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Naghaimish at Ma’amir.
Naghaimish is agent of the late Miziad
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
and of Abdullah Bey son of
Falih
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
and of Ibrahim Bey son of Mizal
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
. He is employed at
Ma’amir to collect the revenue of his principals’ date gardens and to manage the
farmers. His salary is 200 small karas of dates per annum.
. Ajaimi bin Sadun, who is at enmity with Abdullah Bey, incited Naghaimish
against his masters and promised him help Naghaimish is said to have been
encouraged by Ajaimi’s action In regard to Miziad
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, uncle of Abdullah
Bey (he robbed him of several thousands of pounds last year) and set to work
to make money for hims If too. Accordingly when the dates were ripe this year
he began to cut them and sell them at his own price before the general meeting
of dategrowers to fix the year'y price had been held. Abdullah complained to
the Vilayet and steps were taken to restrain Naghaimish. 80 soldiers were sent
to Ma’amir in August to protect Abdullah Bey’s interests. The Marmaris also
visited Ma amir in August for the same purpose. In view of Naghaimish’s
reports to the Vilayet the Vali on August 27th decided to send 90 soldiers to
Ma’amir and they took provisions for 7 days. The Marmaris left again for
Ma amir on September 1st to stop Naghaimish from doing more harm. There
was a little fighting with the result th^t 14 of Naghaimish’s men were killed and
6 men belonging to Ibrahim Bey killed and 4 wounded. Two soldiers were
slightly wounded. Naghaimish seems to have fled and the soldiers returned to
Basrah this week.
Naghaimish is merely an Agent appointed at a fixed salary but he appears
to have claimed cultivating rights (Ta’abe) to which he is said not to be entitled.
Government advised him in the first instance to take steps in the courts to enforce
his claim, if he had one, and warned h m that he would otherwise be restrained
from exercising these rights. Naghaimish is said to have defied the orders of
the Government and to have opposed the soldiers sent to restrain him and to
have used armed force against them. The incident disturbed the date farmers
bom h ao to Abul Khassib but matters calmed down owing to the Government’s
action against Naghaimish. Shaikh Mubarak is said to be interested in the
dispute as he is afleged to have claims on a portion of the Ma’amir propertv
The Shaikh is reported to have told Abdullah Bey that Naghaimish would be
arrested if found, but it is currently believed that Shaikh Mubarak took Naghai
mish away with him and that he is protecting him.
C70F.>-41—26 9-13-GCBP Simla
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the conflict between the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubarak Al Sabah, and Shaikh Sa'dun Al Mansur of the Muntafich [Muntafiq] tribe as well as political developments in Kuwait and the Ottoman Province of Basra related to protracted tribal unrest and fighting in that region more broadly.
The majority of the correspondence in the file is between British officials (including 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. in Kuwait, Captain William Shakespear, and the 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. , Major Percy Zachariah Cox), but also enclosed are copies of a series of letters (in Arabic with English translations) that were exchanged between Shaikh Mubarak and the Ottoman Governor of Basra in 1911 (folios 85-96,120-121 & 124-125).
In addition to correspondence, the file contains several relevant extracts from the diary of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, including detailed descriptions of a number of armed clashes between the forces of Shaikh Mubarak and Shaikh Sa'dun.
The file also contains a memorandum entitled 'Disturbances on the Tigris' written in 1909 by Francis Edward Crow, the British Consul in Basra (folios 8-13) and a cutting in Arabic from the Cairo newspaper Al Moayed from 19 June 1910 that gives details of a battle between a force under the leadership of Shaikh Jaber Mubarak Al Sabah and Shaikh Sa'dun Al Mansur (folio 71).
The file also contains correspondence concerning the robbery of a British individual named William Hickey in Kuwait in 1910 (folios 63-65).
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- 1 file (150 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- 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 152; 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 2-151; 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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- 'File X/3 Disorders & Raids near Basra & in Koweit [Kuwait] Hinterland'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:70v, 71v:84v, 87r:107v, 110r:119v, 120v, 122r:123v, 126r:149r, 150r:151v, back-i, back
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