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'File XXII/5 Distinctive Flag for Kuwait' [35r] (69/114)
The record is made up of 1 volume (57 folios). It was created in 7 Mar 1906-24 Nov 1924. It was written in English. 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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The Eight Hon'ble JOHN MORLEY, O.M.,
His Majesty’s Secretary of State for India,
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Sir,
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Fort William, the 27 th December 1906 ,
(1) No. 2416, dated the 14th October 1906, with
enclosures.
(2) No. 2478, dated the 21st October 1906.
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We have the honour to refer to the correspondence ending with your
telegram, dated the 13th June 1906, regarding the adoption by the Sheikh of
Koweit of a distinctive flag for his ship
ping, and to forward a copy of the
marginally-noted letters from the Political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
on the
subject.
2. It is clear from Captain Knox’s report, dated the 30th September 1906*
that Sheikh Mubarak is not disposed to adopt the distinctive flag unless he is
fortified by an assurance that he will not he permitted to suffer from following
the advice given him in this connection 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.
. The
grant of such an assurance might, however, involve us in responsibilities
of a somewhat extended character, since the opportunities which the Turks
enjoy of inflicting injury on the Sheikh and his subjects are by no means con
fined to Koweit territory, in respect of which we are already pledged to defend
# F^ e his letter to Sir Edward Grey, No. 358, n °te> however, that it Was
dated the 23rd May 1906 >, ~.
. 4 ^ V recognised"' by Sir N. O’Connor, whose
views were apparently accepted by His Majesty’s Government, that in the
event of the Sheikh’s accepting our advice, it was incumbent on His Majesty’s
Government to see that he did not suffer from the consequences in so far as
they depended on the action of the Turkish Government.
^ 3. The position is not devoid of difficulty owing to the suspicions enter
tained of our intentions by the Turkish Government, but if the Embassy at
Constantinople believe that some means can be found of securing the Koweitis
against injury at the hands of the Turkish officials at Basrah and other Turkish
ports, we venture to suggest, for the consideration of His Majesty’s Govern
ment, that the recognition of this obligation might now unobjectionably be
conveyed to Sheikh Mubarak, more especially as from Major Cox’s letter of the
21st October 1906 it appears that the Central Turkish Customs have gone so far
as to insist on treating Koweit and even Bahrein as ports of the Turkish Empire,
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The volume comprises hand written letters, notes, typed correspondence and printed reports relating to the proposed adoption of a distinctive Kuwait flag and certificates of nationality for marine craft belonging to Shaikh Mobarak [Shaikh Mubārak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ] or his subjects. Further discussion surrounds the inscription of 'Koweit' in Roman script as well as Arabic script and the concerns of Shaikh Mobarak over this in the context of strained relations between Persia and Turkey. Shaikh Mobarak requested that Britain guarantee him protection against the Ottomans. The result was the continued use of the Turkish flag with Kuwait inscribed in Arabic letters, to illustrate the Shaikh's 'quasi-independence'. Correspondence discusses the concern of the Ruler of Kuwait over the ability of the British to protect him from the Ottoman Government and the special agreement between the British Government and the Shaikh of Koweit [Kuwait] which imposed certain restrictions on the Shaikh whilst implying a British guarantee of protection of Kuwait's territorial integrity. The correspondence discusses the relative merits of adopting the British flag and the inscription of the Muslim declaration of faith on the flag flown by the Shaikh in front of his palace. Correspondence in 1924 discusses the procedure of flying the flag of Kuwait on HM Ships when receiving a visit from the Shaikh of Kuwait.
The principal correspondents in the volume include: 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Percy Zachariah Cox; the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department, Sir Louis Dane; 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, Stuart George Knox, and later James Carmichael More; the Second Assistant to 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Viceroy; the Secretary of State for India, John Morley; the HM Ambassador to Constantinople, Nicholas O'Conor; the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Edward Grey; the Naval Commander in Chief, East Indies Station.
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- 1 volume (57 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 57; 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 3-42; 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 XXII/5 Distinctive Flag for Kuwait'
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- front, front-i, 2r:56v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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