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'File 36/3 Lease of Bander Shweikh' [‎56r] (111/556)

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The record is made up of 1 file (277 folios). It was created in 26 Apr 1905-24 Aug 1923. 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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rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ^er annuiu,
/ . 'Jx-on the fenesal question of our subsidisinp Sneikh
Hub’ixek 1 need hardly dilate. It ^ms fully discussed by uy
predecessor in nie letter iio: 25 of 6 tn ^'ebTOary l r >04 to
your addx-ess, pursuant to tne visit of tie be jel lency XiOrd
Our son 'bo the Per ^ian falf» mo -fas sub sec icntly nootod in
connection with toe ^^o^osal to support vieito Kub^rek in
establishing posts on Jmhian Island. Possibly it is still
Resident loralyn ‘leparu .ent. i-.ojT/lO { under consider-
Itoi. toe point oi view of wve jovernj .ent of India f s
local rept'airntativa, I n*we always been stronyly in favour*
of the grant of a subsidy to *neito Huivarek as being a
seeris to be a doubly politic treasure at toe present e^ocn
'hen we nave to contour late toe lively pro! ability boto of
: lein.an efforts for closer relations with >hibarek torouf- h
the n.edi'cm of toe "taiuburg-Ajuerioan Line; and of toe ne
cessity of inaugurating up to -late quarantine r.measures at
Koweiti a to oh will be one of no si.all delicacy
and wnlch it is of the first iiaportance toat ife should
take in hand for hiu.
In ivavinp toe forepolnp obsem/ations I s/xould Mention
that I have n yi in rand a purely political subsidy*. The
(lovernscent of India rust be well a-mre that any ^ent
intended to be cDispensatory for loss resvilting to Sheikh
lubarek in connection with toe sivnressi on of toe Arms
Traffic would nave to be considered on a considerably nore
liberal siale.
elated 11th June IhOe
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junction ' r ith toat question.

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The file includes letters (drafts, originals, and copies), telegrams, and notes relating to secret negotiations over the lease of Bander Shweikh [Ash Shuwaykh] from the Shaikh of Kuwait. The correspondence is mostly between 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, 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. (or his assistant) in Bushire, and the Foreign Department of the Government of India, but also includes communications from the Ambassador in Constantinople, Admiralty, 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. , Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Marine Department of the Government of India, Foreign Office, Shaikh Mobarek of Kuwait [Mubārak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ], and Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ]. Following the First World War 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. communicated with the Civil (later High) Commissioner in Iraq rather than the Government of India.

The papers cover the following matters:

The file includes the following documents:

  • Captain Heming's report on the position and requirements for the proposed plot (folios 3-6)
  • the final agreement, signed in October 1907, in English and Arabic (folios 118-36)
  • a sketch plan of the Bander Shweikh foreshore (folio 185)
Extent and format
1 file (277 folios)
Arrangement

The file is arranged in chronological order, from the front of the file to the back.

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 278; 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 3-218; 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
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