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'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [113r] (225/474)
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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C^PT^IK DE QAU.g'S KOTl^ (fl.A.?. ) 01 TH^
BATIU DAT:;:!)' Ktf./AIT. '^'rd' March "1928" .
I forward some notes made on al Batin country when accompany
ing Carfour to al Riqai recently.
At mile 30 from Aobair the ground known as ar Rahah is
entered an area of few bushes. The Batin is hardly percep
tible but with every mile to the south becomes more marked
as a valley until from Jarishan it is easily followed as
such. The sandy waddies which cut through the sides of the
disappear
valley ioDt^sm/before reaching the actual valley bottom and
conseuqently the best track for heavy vehicles is down the
very centre. This runs co patatively straight and altthough
hummocky and covered with strong r, hamdh Tf bushes has a firm
surface.
Between Halaibah and Jarishan the ground is known as Umm
as Sdairah, a district of thick bushes and herbage. To the
west is as katiyahahwhich name should I think replace al
I.‘a ti yah ad. To the east is as Ratk a name which appears on
some maps but not the new 1/1,000,000 sheet. Al Makhazumah
(or al Khazumah) is divided into two ridges the more
northerly of which is knwon as al Atshanah and the more
southerly as ar Rai-anah. By the latter is a Khabra water
hole in which may be foudn "ater "or ? little time after
rain. The new 1/1000.000 sheet shows Adhaibah instead of
Alaibah as formerly which letter according to local informa
tion is correct and should be reverted to once more. Ar
Ruhail I believe to be father south than it is shown on the
map as in actual experience the time taken in reaching it
from al Makhazumah v/as far in excess of what was expected.
If this is so then iALaibah (Adhaibah) is also probably more
to the south than it appears on the map and this was borne
out by reaching Abraj al Hibari sooner than was expected.
On the north-west side of the valley and approximately 7
miles north of nbraj al Hibari is the well marked hill of
Kahzoul (on the 1916 map published under direction of Col.
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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'
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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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