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'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [45r] (89/474)
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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Scon after the fall of Jiddah at the end of 1925 many of
the Ikhwan leaders returned to Najd. Some were bitterly
disappointed that the Hijaz campaign had not offered
better facilities for amassing plunder. Notable amongst
these was Faisal ad-Dawaish. No sooner had he arrived at
Artawiyah than he summoned his followers to prepare for a
big raid against Iraq, Before he had time to set out,
however, he received definite orders from Ibn Sa T ud for
bidding him to,proceed, and reluctantly disbanded his men.
In April he visited Sultan bin Humaid, paramount Shaikh of
the f Utaibah, at G-hatghat. From there an invitation was
sent to Dhaidan al-Hithlain of the ^jman, who joined
them shortly afterwards. They then apparently took an
oath binding themselves together for mutual support in the
event of Ibn Sa’ud wishing to take punitive action against
any of them. There continued to be much talk about the
strained relations between Ibn Sa T ud and the leaders of
the Ikhwan, particularly the three mentioned above, who
were much dissatisfied with Ibn Sa*ud f s idea of orga
nising a civilised government in the Hijaz, and his prohi
biting them from raiding across the frontier. They argued
that if, as they maintained, the people of Iraq,Kuwait,
etc., were not true muslims, they itoBEghi ought to be
allowed to fight against them; if, on the other hand, Ibn
Sa^d prohibited this, saying that they were not enemies,
he had no right to prevent them from trading with them - as
he did in the case of Kuwait.
In the summer of 1927 a plot to murder Ibn Sard's son,
Sa'ud, in Riyadh, and his cousin Ibn Jliluwi at Rasa, at
the same time, was discovered and frustrated only just in
time. In the early part of 1927, on the Persian Govern ent
refusing permission for the Imperial Air7/ays to establish
a service to India along the south coastbof Persia, the
suggestion was made that the Arabian coast of the Persian
Gulf might be followed instead, and Ibn Sa f ud was
approached
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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 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'
- 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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