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'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [65r] (129/474)
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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in October 1920, and had the latter not withdrawn he
would doubtless have been forced to surrender by lack
of water. There were then high garden walls, since
demolished, right up to the roadway opposite the fort
which afforded the Ikhwan excellent cover from view
and some cover from fire. The fort contains stabling
for about a hundred horses, and its chief use now is
as a place for the Shaikh r s brood mares and young
stock. Jahrah was entirely evacuated for some weeks
after the battle referred to above, and when it was
reoccupied a wall was built round the village itself,
which is situated a little over half a mile to the
north west of the Qasr-al-Ahmar, a few outlying houses
being demolished to render its shape suitable. The
village is roughly rectangular in shape, about 400
yards long by 300 broad, with its longer sides facing
the south west and north east. The wall is fifteen
feet high, and has a square tower to afford flanking
fire at each corner, and another in the centre of
each face. It is loop-holed for rifle fire through
but the loop-holes are so small, and so badly cons
tructed that anly a limited field of fire is obtain
able. At the time of his death in February 1921, the
late Shaikh Salim was intending to build a small fort
between Jahrah and the head of the bay to protect the
landing place, and enable reinforcements to be
brought from Kuwait by sea in the event of Jahrah being
besieged, but, with the peace with NAJD, the idea has
been anandoned.
Population . The permanent inhabitants of Jahrah are
mostly cultivators of Najdi extraction, who till the
lands possessed here by the Shaikh and various
merchants of Kuwait and by the relations of the Naqib
of Basrah. The houses about 90 in number, are built
of clay and accommodate a population of some 50f) souls.
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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'
- 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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- Open Government Licence