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'File 4/6 I Kuwait-Iraq Frontier' [78r] (164/751)
The record is made up of 1 file (371 folios). It was created in 30 Jan 1931-7 Oct 1939. 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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(Taken from Aitchison 1 s "Treaties, Engagements and Sanads
Vol.XI, 5th Edition),
4. KUWAIT.
Kuwait was founded about the beginning of the eighteenth
century by settlers of the Utub, over whom the Subah family
enjoyed predominance, and grew rapidly in the first fifty
years of its existence.
The recorded history of British relations with Kuwait
opens in 1775, when, on the investment of Basra by the Persians
/
the British desert mail from the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
to Aleppo was
first despatched from Kuwait, an arrangement which continued
until 1779.
In 1805 the Shaikhs of Kuwait and
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
asked the Britis]
Government to guarantee than a safe retreat in Bahrain, in the
event of their severing their connection "?ith the Wahhabis,
who, they said, might otherwise force than to engage in de
predations on British trade. Their proposals were not enter
tained. "
In 1809 an offer by the Shaikh of Kuwait to join the
British expedition against Bas-al-Khaimah with his fleet was
refused.
In December 1821, on account of difficulties with the
Turkish authorities, the British
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
at Basra was tempo
rarily removed to an island in Kuwait territory.
In 1841 Shaikh Subah bin Jabir, on behalf of his father,
signed an undertaking to adhere to the Maritime Truce for a
period of one year.
In May 1896 Shaikh Mubarak became ruler of Kuwait. At
first the attitude of the Turks towards him was one of
neutrality, but in 1897 they appointed him Qaim-maqam of
Kuwait. In February 1897 the Turks sent a quarantine official
to Kuwait, and In the same month the Shaikh asked for an
interview with the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
or an agent deputed by
him/
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- Content
This file contains correspondence regarding the delineation of the borders between Kuwait and its neighbours, Iraq and Saudi Arabia (occasionally referred to as Nejd in the file).
The primary correspondents in the file are officials from the British High Commission in Iraq, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, the British Embassy in Baghdad and various British officials based in India. The file also contains correspondence from the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and officials of the Government of Iraq, most of this is in Arabic (with English translations).
In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following:
- History of Kuwaiti-British Relations 1775-1929, extracted from Aitchinson's Treaties, Engagements and Sanads, Vol. XI, 5th Edition (folios 78-83).
- Copy of the Kuwait-Najd Boundary Convention of 1922 (folios 84-85).
- Tracing of chart made by HMS Sphinx, July 1903 that shows Bubayan Island and the border between Iraq and Kuwait (folio 97).
- Statement of the Wells and Territories of Ahl Murra (folio 149).
- Rough Sketch Map Showing Approximate Area of Morrah Tribal Area from Baduin [Bedouin] Sources (folio 158).
- Map showing the Iraq-Kuwait border around Jabal Sanam (folio 187).
- Copy of 'Iraq Government Gazette, 15 May 1938 (folios 292-294).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (371 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 (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 369; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-366; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File 4/6 I Kuwait-Iraq Frontier'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:8v, 12r:34v, 36r:43v, 46r:52v, 54r:55v, 57r:61v, 64r:67v, 69r:96v, 98r:134v, 136r:136v, 138r:156v, 157ar, 157r:157v, 159r:186v, 188r:300v, 302r:328v, 333r:369v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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