!['File 36/3 Lease of Bander Shweikh' [‎82r] (163/556)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000027/IOR_R_15_5_92_0163.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'File 36/3 Lease of Bander Shweikh' [‎82r] (163/556)")
'File 36/3 Lease of Bander Shweikh' [82r] (163/556)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
'T'^ '»■— '*kr'r~w w - - ~ ~ 3BBS9''■MHMtali^ -
3
{agreement), then I also ask for a paper, following that one in detail from the
Government which shall remain in my hand and also it shall be detailed in the
paper given by the Government that my town is to me and its boundaries like
wise and all my arrangements remain in my hand in the matter of customs, etc.,
and all my arrangements at the present day to me and to my heirs after me and,
in the matter of the Shweikh lands and of the lands which the Government may,
in the future, rent from me, the Government is to be bound in the paper that
they will not take customs on anything in all the lands which they may rent or
in which they dwell within the limits of Koweit.
As for the customs of Koweit, its arrangements are in my hands and to my
heirs after me and there shall be an arrangement for the customs dues from the
subjects of the Government. I mean, English merchants and people of India
and other than them of the subjects of Government, by agreement between all—
I mean me, Sheikh Mubarak and the Government—we will make a regulation of
fees at some settled rate per centum and we will arrange them now according to
my arrangements of the present day, on my subjects and, after it, there shall
be no increase except by the consent of the two parties with the supervision of
the Government and, for the explanation of my demands, I have sent this letter
and the presentation of the circumstances to the Government is upon you and
may you remain safe. Dated u Rajab 1325 H. = 2ist August 1907.
Seal of SHEIKH MUBARAK.
(True translation)
S. G. KNOX, Major,
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.
,
Tt anslation oj the draft agreement, not yet signed, showing progress of the
negotiations.
In the name of God, the Exalted.
This agreement is from me, Sheikh Mubarak-us-Subah, ruler of Koweit,
on behalf of myself and on behalf of my heirs to Major Knox,
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.
of the precious Imperial English Government at Koweit, on behalf of the English
Government.
The reason of writing this paper is that I, Sheikh Mubarak-us-Subah, ruler
of Koweit, have leased in perpetuity to the English Government the land of
which the boundaries are detailed below south of Bunder Shweikh.
First .—The boundary of the land on the north-west shall be 7,500 cubits
in length in a straight line and situated in it the coal house which I, Sheikh
Mubarak, have constructed in these days in the aforesaid land and the straight
line shall march, as far as possible, corresponding with the sea line but, apart
from these two conditions, it shall be lawful to the English Government to draw
this direct north-western boundary at their choice and pleasure.
And, secondly, the eastern side and the western side shall be each 600 cubits
long and the southern side shall be 7,500 cubits long and the whole land shall
be rectangular : and, of this land, there shall be to me, Sheikh Mubarak, of it a
plot on the north-western side of which shall be the coal house aforesaid, the
four sides of which shall be each ,300 cubits long, the total 1,200 cubits long
(apart from the dimensions of the coal house) 1 and opposite the house, I mean
the coal house, to the north-west shall belong to me, Sheikh Mubarak.
Secondly.— r Y\\z rent of the land aforesaid shall be counted at Rs. 4 per
cubit yearly which shall flow from the day that this paper duly agreed, signed
and sealed, shall pass between the hands of the two parties and the rent shall be
paid yearly in advance.
Thirdly ,—In explanation of the preceding paragraph, the aforesaid lands are
embraced by one line, the length of which is 16,200 cubits. (Without the mea
surements of the house), * the remainder is 15,000 cubits and the rent of the
About this item
- Content
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.
- Written in
- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'File 36/3 Lease of Bander Shweikh' [82r] (163/556), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/92, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100040026588.0x0000a4> [accessed 18 April 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100040026588.0x0000a4
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100040026588.0x0000a4">'File 36/3 Lease of Bander Shweikh' [‎82r] (163/556)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100040026588.0x0000a4"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000027/IOR_R_15_5_92_0163.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000027/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/92
- Title
- 'File 36/3 Lease of Bander Shweikh'
- Pages
- 80v, 81v:83v, 84v:86v
- Author
- ‘Abbās Ḥilmī Pasha
- Usage terms
- Public Domain