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'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [158r] (315/474)
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 4
straight lines, well laid out rooms, an intelligent use of
the broad area of the roof, good fittings, good doors, good
brasswork - even some plumbing. This house opened the eyes
of the other merchants of Kuweit and began a spu rfTof re
building their own houses, the results of which have been
astonishing. Almost in every street now, a handsome new
house takes rapid shape - a house with found ations , a house
which will not lose half its walls at the first hard rain,
a house with well-laid out roo.is, each with its bathroom,
(oalv a xhswsr tub-shower nlace; but a good beginning), its
sijgtE electric light, its fans, its furniture. As with the
better-off, so also with the poor, and these llso are trying
to improve their housing, For them it must be admitted that
it is a difficult thing to do, for Kuweit still is peopled by
a vast majority of poor labourers who count themselhes
fortunate if they can earn One rupee a day. It is these
people who buy the SaKensgzra Japanese rubbish in the
bazaar: but they also can be educated and a start has been
made.
One must say again that it seems hardly the time
to throw away the good work which India has puo inoo the
development of this territory, just when it is likeliest
to oear fruit. . .
To summarise, then, Kuweit is becoming, and will
continue to become an increasingly important market, uhe
real possibilities of which have scarcely yet oeen jfaoped.
rintL i :- iiHiimi nil i n r '’ Tn 1 - M yr ^ The Kuweiti have looked
always to India as their natural market, both to buy
and sell (existing conditions both in Iraq and Iran
tend to concentrate development in India, more and more,
for both Iraq «nd Iran nave long pursued policies which,
whatever other effects they might have had, have not been
.good for their external trade), fith the development of
oil, the return of the Nejd trade, better earnings from
their important shipping industry, and the general improvement
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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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