'File 36/3 Lease of Bander Shweikh' [65r] (129/556)
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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Confidential "To ’3*J^ Of 1907. f ^
i'Tom Major S.G.,Inox, I.A.
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.
, Mowelt,
i'o J.H.H.illl lusouire O.S.
i-'-irst Assistant to the Resident 3- H.n.*
Consul-General in the Persieui Gulf
Bushire.
(in charge current duties)
..ju ' V ^oweit 14/7/7.
Sir,
1 have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of
„our conudential no: 1435 d/ 9th Jul„1907 calling for
an expression of m, views on the following ouestion
"Please telegraph „our opinion on probable attitude
of Sheikh towards offer from British India Compaq
to purchase fore-shore ."
2 • 1 lth reference to this cuestion , I have the
honour to express the opinion that the personal
element which is a great point in all these Moweit
negotiations is decidedly in our favour . Mr 'i 0 le ,
tne nasra representative of the nritish India Compan
is eminently a "persona grata" with the Sheikh Sb
weald be far more likely to persuade the Sheikh to x
such a concession than I can , in the light of recent’
events , hope to be .
. At the same time , I cannot regard theprospect
as hopeful . I havealready reported that the Sheikh
has taken advantage of nt pointing out the site to
him to erect a substantial building thereon . Jhtil
tne negotiations are again taken up , it is difficult
to ^a„ whether this is tantamount to a refusal or
merely with a view to enhance the price that we are
"Co be called bo pa^ .
4 . !he Sheikh will also probably be strongly in
t a-vour of a lease . In the most trivial matters ,he
bas shewn the most decided objections to parting
tinall„ witn his rights in xtot land to either the
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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 secret negotiations over the terms of the lease agreement 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 and Shaikh Mobarek, such as customs rates and the inclusion of the island of Warba
- concern about how the Turks might view the agreement
- use of the site as the terminus of the Baghdad Railway
- arrangements for the annual payments to the Shaikh
- construction of buildings such as coal sheds and structures such as moorings
- the precise delimitations of the plot to be leased
- termination of the lease and the question of whether to replace it with a subsidy for the Shaikh
- future use of the buildings
- arrangements for a refund following an overpayment
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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- Title
- 'File 36/3 Lease of Bander Shweikh'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:80r, 81r, 84r, 87r:117v, 137r:271v, 272v:277v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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