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'File VIII/3. Pedigree, Private affairs, notes, etc on the As-Subah family.' [‎43r] (92/464)

The record is made up of 1 volume (228 folios). It was created in Nov 1904-21 Oct 1922. It was written in English, Arabic and French. 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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neqo" 1 ai ions » he »irould. prove as
in tract able and ungrat*e*fal f even indolent ,as
Hheikh Jlobarak , on occasions , shows himself to be^
4 * The latter 9 indeed » ^rtated aha' , if Bheikh^*-
Khaz 1 al * s request was not acceded to , \,he
two would combine to thwart British interests in
the Gulf . lifnile I am. not blind to the fact that
much of this must be regarded as the arguments that
the Sheikh *• bought most likely to appeal to me , &
therefore not seriously , the possibility of such
arguments being used is not without its significance*
5 . The interview , coupled with Shaikh** Mobarak 1 s
recent requests for the protection of his Fao estate
6
compels me to the belief that the Sheikhs arP aiming
%% a complete independence of both Persian and Turk-
ish control over i he mouth of the Shatt el Arab f
while Sheikh Ilobarak at least appears fondly to ima^^
ine that the British Government is likely to prove a
subservient instrument to his ambitious views •
6 • The conversation » apart from what I have already
noted above was confined to vague generalities , if
I except the question of customs » Sheikh Mobarak
declared tlat he had warned Sheikh khaz’al that he
was committing a grievous error in permitting the
Persian claim to the revenues of the port ox
he had conceded the point at the urgent instance of
His Excellency the British Minister at Teheran ,
who had promised him that , if the Persians broke
faith in any 7 of the conditions on which they had
Muhamuerah , while Sheikh Khaz'al informed me that
support , leading no
control • Sheikh Kh *
many such grievances
j «3 auiA uotniiv; had. roaultKd .

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The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, notes, pedigrees, news extracts and telegrams. The correspondence is mainly related to the ruling family in Kuwait. Reports were sent between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait and the Political 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. , Bushire regarding the following: political and social news in Kuwait; events concerning the al-Subah family (death, marriage or illness); news of Shaikh Mubarak’s coalition with Shaikh Khaz‘al against a number of tribes in the region; and reports on incidents taking place at Mohammerah, as well as news of the status of a number of Islands, such as Warba, which were claimed by the Shaikh of Kuwait.The file contains extracts from the Bahrain and Kuwait News, 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. reports about Shaikh Mubarak’s dispute with his pearl towashes (pearlers or pearl merchants), and an article (folios 219-224) on Shaikh Ahmad’s visit to London in 1919. It also contains a number of pedigrees of the al-Subah family.

The file also includes correspondence related to the number of gun salutes due to chiefs in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The main correspondence is between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait, the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire, the Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department, and the British Consul at Mohammerah.

Due to the random arrangement of the papers in the file, the earliest paper (dated Nov 1904) is found at f 144, and the latest (dated Oct 1922) is found at f 135.

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1 volume (228 folios)
Arrangement

The papers appear to be arranged randomly within the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 230; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-227; these numbers are also written in pencil but are not circled.

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English, Arabic and French in Latin and Arabic script
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