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'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [157r] (313/474)
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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Kuweit and India Page 3
town in the summer inonths) who does not include., in his
ordinary street wear, at least one garuent of muronean
origin? those who go habitually to India and Iraq in these
days are becoming accustomed to keening suits of good
materials in their wardrobes. As in their persons, so also
with their houses. The old unfurnished domiciles of mud walls
ana mangrove poles are largely going: now houses are oeing
built better srsi and better (with a corresnondingly rising
market for building materials). In thi3 respect the intlux?
of ideas from india is very striking. Now many Kuweit merchants
have their aoors and orasswork, and all their furniture, made
for them in India ana brought here in oheir dhows, or by
the 3.T. steamers. In any Kuweit home of the better class
(and the number of families belonging to the better class
steadily increases) one finds Indian wardrobes, instead of
the old brassbound Arab chests; Indian chairs, desks,
bedsteads: Indian matting on the floors v as a foundation ior
the Persian and Turkish carpets): Indian occasional tables;
Indian mirrors, Indian wall decorations. All of this is a
striking change. It took the Kuweiti a long time to make
up his mind to change - or to spend any money at all, ior
that matter - but now he has changed.
It would be the wrong time, indeed, tnen, to
abandon him. Ntx This is a market which, properly tended
now, must develop into some thing really worth while; i.or
Kuweit’s importance is more likely to increase than
diminish.
Another new development - of "which only the
beginnings are now evident _ was orougat about^by iusuf
Murzook, one of the leading merchants in the Indian trade.
This merchant had snent much time in India, and thereioi^,
v/hen he wished to build himseli a new aome, ne not only
brought all the materials from India but the artisans ao
well. With their aid, he bu.lt himself a tine re w house in
a. conspicuous position on the waterfront: tnis -as little
floor, a a ot> It is a handsome house, with fine
more than a year ago.
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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'
- 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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