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'File VIII/3. Pedigree, Private affairs, notes, etc on the As-Subah family.' [‎61v] (130/464)

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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Messrs. Fourman and Deplore state that while they were walking along the
bank of the canal Monsieur Depi^re suddenly received a blow on the head which
knocked him on to his knees. Immediately both turned to defend themselves
and they found they were confronted by two Arabs with clubs in their hands.
Monsieur Fourman received a blow on his arm and Monsieur Depi&re another
blow on the head.
Monsieur Fourman then placed his hand on his breast as though to produce
a revolver and the Arabs fled.
Many theories have been brought forward for this attack which has astounded
every one.
The Shaikh refuses to consider for an instant that the men thought they
were attacking Europeans. He states—a point which I also remarked directly I
heard of the event—that two Arabs armed with clubs would never dare to attack
an equal number of Europeans, and says that they must have thought they were
attacking Armenian clerks. This is very possible. The Belgians wear clothes
very like Armenians and l have myself mistaken them on the desert for such.
The country is now overrun with date pickers and I incline to the belief, as
the only reasonable one, that it was a couple of bad characters among them who
made the attack.
There has been a good deal of friction between the Shaikh and Customs
Department on which 1 have reported separately. The Belgians appear to think
that the attack was part of a deep laid plot against them and their subordinates
are spreading this in the bazaars.
The idea is however chimerical having nothing to support it beyond the
imagination of the Customs Department and I think it may safely be put on one
side. The suggestion would apparently be that Haji Ambar of the Customs
guard is responsible but there is absolutely nothing to sustain such a thought
nor can I imagine only two men being sent to do such a deed even if one accept
ed the possibility of its being done. ^
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The event has been unfortunate but I think there
recurrence in any form.
is little chance of its
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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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