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'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [‎5r] (9/474)

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The record is made up of 1 file (235 folios). It was created in 1933-1948. 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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for discussion. It was recognised at once that the power
of Ibn Subah (to give the Shaikh of Kuwait his desert title)
was much less in the desert than it had been when the Anglo-
Turkish Agreement was drawn up, and an Agreement was even
tually arrived at by which the frontier starts from the
junction of the Vadi al-Aujah with the Batin on the west.
From this point, leaving tiqa T i to Najd, it runs in a
straight line to the junction of the 29th parallel of lati
tude with the red semi-circle on the map attached to the
draft Anglo-Turkish Agreement, and then follows the red
semi-circle to the sea. The above forms the southern
boundary of the recignised territory of Kuwait, but the
tract of country bounded on the north by the above line, on
the west by Shaqq, on the east by the sea, and on the south
by a straight line running eastwards from the Shaqq in the
west, through f Ain al- f Abd, to the sea north of the Has al
Mish'ab, is recognised as common to the two States of
Najd and Kuwait, in which both enjoy equal rights. This
is known today as the "Kuwait Neutral Zone". In April
1923 the Shaikh of Kuwait was informed that His Majesty T s
Government recognised the other frontiers claimed by him.
The frontiers of Kuwait are accordingly as shown on the
attached map.
ADM.I-^ISTRaTION . Kuwait was founded about rhe begii^ing of
the eighteenth century by some settleirs of the ^tub, a
sept of the ’Anizah, over whom the Subah family enjoyed
predominance. It is unnecessary to consider its early
history. Suffice it to say that in May 1896 Shaikh Mubarak
became Huler of Kuwait on the assassination of his brother.
It was he who raised Kuwait from a place of little
importance to a flourishing principality. Under his strong
rule it became a most attractive place to live in to the
Arab mind, and the population of the town nearly doubled
itself. It would be difficult to speak too highly in
praise of his devotion to the British Government.Shaikh
Mubarak died in November 1915, and was succeeded by his
eldest son Shaikh Jabir, a debonair and pleasant man, whose

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This file contains a number of reports concerning different aspects of life in Kuwait, including its geography, history, flora and fauna, weather, political administration and leading personalities. Unless otherwise stated, the reports' author is Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson (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).

The reports appear as follows:

  • Note on Kuwait in 1933 incorporating Geography, Administration, History and Trade (folios 2-62)
  • Note on Villages of Kuwait State (folios 63-76)
  • Note on the Various Districts in Kuwait, Kuwait Neutral Zone, Summan Area , Hussaim and Suda (folios 77-104)
  • Notes on the "Batin" Valley, and "Dibdibba" Country (folios 105-120)
  • Note on the "Shaqq" Depression (folios 121-123)
  • Note on "Failakah" Island (folios 124-130)
  • Note on Native Craft of Kuwait (folios 131-135)
  • Note on the Prevailing Winds of Kuwait (folios 136-138)
  • Note on the Different Kinds of Fish found at Kuwait (folios 139-144)
  • Notes on the Drinking Water (Wells, etc) available in Kuwait Town, in Case of Military or Naval Operations (folios 145-147)
  • Notes on Personalities in Kuwait (folios 148-154)
  • Notes on Kuwait (folios 155-159)
  • A report on Kuwait Dhows (with odd notes attached at rear) written by Alan Villiers in 1939 (folios 160-183)
  • Leading Personalities of Kuwait written by Major Tom Hickinbotham in 1942 (folios 187-198)
  • Who's Who in Muscat written by John Baron Howes in 1942 (folios 199-209)
  • Conditions in Kuwait written by Major Maurice Patrick O'Connor Tandy in 1947 (folios 226-228)

Some of the reports contain handwritten notes in Arabic, notably when giving place names and geographical information.

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1 file (235 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 237; these numbers are written in pencil 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.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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