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File 1855/1904 Pt 7 'Koweit Flag.' [184r] (29/154)
The record is made up of 76 folios. It was created in 30 Jun 1904-22 Mar 1907. 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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G. C Press, Simla.—No. C. 378F.D.—7»xi»o 6 .»S 7 —B.B.S.
No. 2478 , dated Bushire, the aist (received 29 th) October 1906 .
From— Major P. Z. Cox, C.I.E.,
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.
,
To-Sm LOUIS W. Dane, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., Secretary to the Government of India
in the Foreign Department, Simla.
I have the honour to report the following, for the information of the Govern
ment ot India.
cu -i 2 u I L W ? S ru 1 moured ,oc ? , 'y some three weeks ago that certain packages for
Shenkh Mubarak, overcarried to Basrah, had been detained by the Customs
there for duty, which the British India Steam Navigation Company demurred
to pay._ I was awaiting confirmation from Koweit or Basrah before mention-
ing the incident to Government.
. Mr * Consul Cr ow has since been good enough to send me news of it and
writes that the cargo in question has been impounded and a demand for full duty
made on the ground that Koweit is Ottoman territory and has no Custom House.
He adds that the Central Turkish Customs have issued strict orders for the
treatment of Koweit and Bahrein as ports of the Turkish Empire for Customs
purposes, and that His Majesty’s Embassy at Constantinople think it undesirable
to raise any question as to the status of Keweit for the sake of the duty on two
bales of goods. He has accordingly advised the British India Agents to endea
vour to re-ship the goods to Bombay.
3. The decision of His Majesty’s Ambassador at Constantinople was no
doubt arrived at after full consideration of the circumstances, and I am not pre
pared to question the wisdom of it.
On the other hand, I think the Government of India will realise from the
past history of our dealings with the Ruler of Koweit that this is just one of
those incidents which Sheikh Mubarak most resents, and which inevitably impress
him with the timidity of our support; and that as long as it is considered neces
sary that our policy in regard to him should follow such lines, the Government
of India cannot expect Sheikh Mubarak to be whole-hearted or single-minded in
his dealings with their local representatives.
There is no direct evidence to show that his recent hesitation to carry out
his undertaking in regard to the use of the distinctive flag is due to this incident,
but I may say this, that if I had known of it in time, I should have asked Captain
Knox to postpone any communication to Mubarak with a view to the introduc
tion of the new flag, until a more propitious opportunity presented itself.
[Confidential.]
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The papers concern the proposal that vessels from Koweit [Kuwait] should adopt a distinctive flag, and the likely reaction this would bring from the Government of Turkey [the Ottoman Empire].
The principal correspondents are 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. (Major Percy Zachariah Cox); 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. , Kuwait (Captain Stuart George Knox); the British Ambassador at Constantinople (Sir Nicholas Roderick O'Conor); and senior officials of Government of India.
The papers cover: correspondence concerning the question of the protection that the British Government should give to subjects of Kuwait in Persian territory, June-December 1904 (folios 220-246); a report that the Ambassador at Constantinople saw no objection to the adoption by the Shaikh of Kuwait [Mubārak bin Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] of a distinctive flag for Kuwait vessels, while retaining his existing flag for use in Kuwait, February-March 1905 (folios 217-219); correspondence concerning the proposed use by the Shaikh of Kuwait of the Turkish flag with the addition of the word 'Koweit' written across it in Arabic letters (including colour drawings of the proposed flag, folios 199-203), and specimen shipping certificate, July 1905 - July 1906 (folios 190-216); and correspondence concerning the Shaikh of Kuwait's concerns over the likely consequences of his adoption of the new flag, particularly his fears of 'oppressive measures' from Turkish officials at Basrah [Basra] and other Turkish ports, August 1906 - March 1907 (folios 176-188).
The Arabic language content of the papers is confined to Arabic wording on the specimen shipping certificate and drawings of the proposed Kuwait flag, between folios 192 and 201.
The date range gives the covering dates of all the documents; the date range of the Secret Department minute papers given on the subject divider on folio 171 is 1905-07.
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- 170r:196r, 196r:196v, 196v:245v
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