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'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [175r] (349/474)
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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looms Report 15
I shall conclude these notes with a few odd facts,
very baldly stated.
On the outward voyage, the carnenter (if one is
carried) always builds a boat for sale at Lamu or Mombasa.
The boat is made as large as the maindedc of the boora
will allow - is often as big as eight tons.
I have yet to see an Arab
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
with lights -- and
I have probably seen at least 1000 of them under way. They
will not use lights, and we cannot make them: they swear
that swordfish (of which they are terribly afraid - and with
some reason) are infuriated by red sidelights, and will attack
their ships if they show them.
Navigation is almost alv/ays entirely by sight. They
coast out, and they coast back - both ways with a fair
wind, and under good conditions. But the local knowledge
of a good Kuweit nakhoda is immense.
A sailor to every 100 packages of dates, with an extra
one for every thousand, is considered the proper manning
scale for Kuweit ships. They carry big crews because it costs
nothing: the sailors pay for the food. Indian kotias carry
crews only about a third the size of those carried ).n
Kuweit ships.
There is a fine comradeship amorg st all
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
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captains: all of them seem prepared to help any other
who is in trouble, even if they do not like him. It seems
sufficient that he should be a Muslim.
Kuweit's shipping position compares roughly with
other Arab ports as follows: (the figures are the best
I have been able to gather, and refer only to long-voyage
ships)
KU'fSIT 106 (all told 120) ships going long voyage
SUR 60
BAHREIN 2 (Bahrein is now a locally distriouting
centre, more than a port sending
out its own ships)
KUNCrK (also called KINGK, or KU1T0) About 20
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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.
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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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- Title
- 'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland'
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- front, front-i, 2r:237v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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