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'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [127r] (253/474)
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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sown in October and reaped in April. L'elons are grown,
also lucerne and some ordinary vegetables, such as
onions, carrots and radishes. There are a few rose tree
and some dates; but the latter, which are chiefly towards
the south end of the island, are not in a flourishing
condition, and the agriculture of Failakah generally is
inferior to that of JAHRAH. The Sidar or Ber and the
Athl or tamarisk are the principal trees other than
dates, but hardly as they are they do not grow without
attention.
Domestic and other animals . Failakah boasts a fair
number of donkeys - these are of two breeds, the small
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brown donkey or hhikari and a larger and better
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variety, also brown, called locally G-hazal ;
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there are also a few flocks and herds and some pultry
and about a dozen camels belonging to the Shaikh,
Flamingos, pelicans, gulls and flocks of a bird resemb
ling the curlew haunt the shore, and the island is said
to be visited in the summer by large flocks of sand
grouse. There are a number of gazelles, descended from
a pair which a member of the Shaikh of Kuwait’s family
turned loose some years ago: only members of the Subah
family are allowed to shoot them.
Admir:istration . Failakah is governed (1921) on behalf
of the Shaikh of Kuwait, to whom it belongs, by one of
his distant relations. This individual Sa’ud bin
Abdullah as-Sa’ud, who is a man of 52 years of age with
a considerable amount of negro blood in his veins and
partially paralysed in his lower limbs, succeeded his
father in the governorship. About one-third of the
arable land on Failakah is held Ku’af or revenue
free; the remainder pays Sakat to the Shaikhnof Kuwait
at the rate of one tenth of gross produce. ’asides this
the Shaikh takes for himself all the straw of the
island even of revenue free holdings, except a small
quantity which the inhabitants are allowed to retain for
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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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