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'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [22r] (43/474)
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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2Z
can boast any agricultural resources* There are no date
plantations, no fields, and not many kitchen gardens*
Hawaii and the other neighbouring villages supply a certain
amount of vegetables, as—alee—and melons, but
the majority of the vegetables, as also forage, are brought
from Jahrah or from abroad* The Bedouin of the district
provide the town with gried curds, ghi and Faqa f or
truffles, both fresh and dried, besides camel dung, which is
used as fuel to supplement the scanty supply of brushwood
from the neighbourhood*
The drinking water of the town used formerly to be supplied
from wells on its outskirts, mostly more or less brackish*
These wells really only gave the scanty percolation of each
season’s rain, and when the rainfall was slight, numbers of
them gave out, while the remainder became still more brackish
as they were deepened. In 1908, owing partly to the failure
of the rains during the winter of 1907-08 and partly to the
bad pearl season of 1907 whichreduced the pearling fraternity
to poverty, it occurred to some of the boat owners to em
ploy their vessels in the off season by carrying water fran
the Shatt-Al-Arab. It was found water so brought could be
sold cheaply and yet return a sufficient profit, and within a
year there were at least a score of craft engaged entirely
in this trade. Consequently the donkey owners, who formerly
brought water in skins from the ne ighb our ing wells , sold off
their animals and took to other trades. In course of time
the town became almost entirely dependent on the Shatt-al-
Arab for its drinking water, and at the present time there
are over fity fair sized boats, specially fitted with tanks
employed entirely in this trade. The supply is far from
satisfactory, as a severe storm preventing the boats from
putting to sea for two or three days, causes a serious short
age of water, particularly in the summer months. large
water distilling plant has been erected, but is not yet in
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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 View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/179
- Title
- 'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland'
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- front, front-i, 2r:237v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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