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'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [‎52r] (103/474)

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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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with good water, lies 4 miles
west of Buhaith and between
this route the direct route
from JAHRAH to SAF 77 AN.
Safwan 15 miles See article The country is undulating
t west-north-Safwan. and stony. Two hillocks are
L; west. passed at miles.
The remainder of this route to Basrah is described in the
article on Iraq.
The road is not suitable for motor cars or other wheeled
traffic between Jahrah and Umm Q,asr.
*From Bahrah in stage 3 there is an alternative track to
Sabiriyah running north by east. At 3-^ miles this track
crosses a ridge of sandhills about 360 feet high. It then
ascends again to a height of 350 feet at Tg- miles, after
which it descends by gentle undulations to 10 miles. From
here to Sabiriyah at 21 miles it traverses a low plateau
about 100 feet high, of sand and gravel, and affording good
camel grazing. Another variation of the route is to leave
the road described above the Mughairah in stage 3 and go
north-west to Huqaijah in stage 4, thus reducing the total
distance by about Tj miles.
III. Route frcm Kuwait Town to Hafar via Riqai.
Halting
Distance
Character
Remarks on the route bet-
place
from
of halting
ween starting point and
daily start
ing point by
route foil
lowed, and
average
direction
eachday.
place.
halting place.
Jahrah
20 miles
See arti -
See route No.l.
west.
—cle
JAHRAH.
Khabrat-
al-Faraq.
20 miles
south
west for
7 miles,
then west
-south-
west.
A pool,
usually
dry ex
cept af
ter heavy
rain.
Before leaving the JAHRAH
district Khabrat-al-Ba*1
lW’ '‘VT* is left on the
right at 4 miles, and
Ruhaiyah / hill on the
left at 5 miles. At 7mlles
the Faridah hill is passed
on the right, and the di
rection is changed to west-
south-west, the hill Umm
Ruus c'( being left
on the lefv at two miles
distance. At 15 miles the

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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
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