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'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [24r] (47/474)
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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Kh(br Abdulla and fish it, for Zubaidi only, between -^as-
al-C^aid and War bah island; at such times they take their
drinking water with them and are absent from Kuwait for about
a week, not Icmding on Bubiyan island except to collect
fuel* The majority of the fish caught is consumed locally,
but Zabaidis, as also Likhmahs, Sawais and sharks, are also
dried and exported to Basrah and elsewhere*
Pearl Fisheries, The lower and middle classes of Kuwait
town almost all live by seafaring occupations, such as
fishing, pearl diving and the carrying trade; at present
(1921) the town possesses over 700 pearl boats; the great
majority are Sambuks ^ > hut Shu’ais^are also
commonly used, besides a few Jalibots , small Bums
and one or two Batils • Kany of these boats
have not been at sea for years, as, owing to the increased
deirand for labour in Mesopotamia, it is now impossible to
find crews for them* The average number of pearling boats
from Kuwait which now visit the banks is not more than about
320.
In former years a large number of Kuwait pearl divers used
to visit the Ceylon pearl banks in winter, but this has not
been done since the war.
Carrying Trade* There are at present (1933) some 200 boats
sailing under the Kuwait flag, engaged in the carrying and
coasting trade, of which 60 have a carrying capacity of
over 100 tons each; of these 8 bums carry over 3^0
tons; 15 bums and 5 Eaghalahs <0-^ , over 230 tons; 1
Danghiyah > , 19 2 tons; 25 bums and 4 baghalahs,
over 145 tons; and 2 Kutiyahs J, 115 tons* Of the
smaller craft 15 bums carry over 75 tons each; 55 Bums,
over 50 tons; and 28 bums over 30 tons; 8 sambuks and 5
Shu T ais carry 23 tons each; and 21 balams and 14
Jalibots, 15 tons each. The carrying trade is chiefly con
fined to India, but Kuwait boats also sometimes visit
Zanizibar, Aden, Jibuti, the Red Lea ports, etc. Long
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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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- IOR/R/15/5/179
- Title
- 'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland'
- Pages
- 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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