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'File VIII/3. Pedigree, Private affairs, notes, etc on the As-Subah family.' [64r] (135/464)
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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congratulation in that , so far , the
encuir^ has not been barren of results « X nia^ be permitted,
to record here the ver 0 favorable impression I formed of
the Awazim witnesses . Their evidence was clear and to the
point and obviously untutored • I think a mere perusal of
their statements will convince a disinterested observer of
this fact , No one with anj regard to truth will be able
to den^ that an ancient grant of fishing rights was accordd^.
to the Awazim fishermen b^ Sheikh Mob a rak* s great-grandfath
er and that his order has been universally respected to the
present day • I hope shortly to obtain written evidence
that these rights are capable of inheritance and transfer
and that the forum which habitually deals with such cases ±
is the old Shar’a Court of lioweit , in which the hereditary
Aazi is of the Atsani family and which depends for the
execution of its decrees on the executive action of the
Sheikhs of ho we it . This will go far to establish the anElx
ancient ownership of the Sheikhs of ho we it in iubiy an
island and the unwarranted encroachment of the Turkish
authorities in establishing , in spite of remonstrances ,
a post there > flanked on all sea sides , by the Awazim
properties •
5 . The proof of ownership of ' area island will have to de?
pend on other considerations and we are here on weaker grou*/
The Awasim evidence is clear and ’jncornprising that the
island has never been of anj use to an„bod„ and no rights 2
of ownership would appear to have ever been exercised
there . It would seem therefore to depend mainly on
geographical considerations and the cuestion ma*, oe posed
thus : " Is T 'arba an offshoot of Lubi^an and does therefore
the ownership of ’ arba island follow that of xubi,,an T or
" Is T 'arba an offshoot of the mainland and does the owner
ship pertain to whoever can establish his claim to the
mainland ? Sheikh Mobarak maintains that the mainland
swamp between T'ao and the Khor bubair is his property ,
but in his capacity of Turkish subject , pacing revenues
to the Turkish Government . The Sheikh states thatthere is
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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.
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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 View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File VIII/3. Pedigree, Private affairs, notes, etc on the As-Subah family.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:17v, 18ar:18av, 18r:49v, 50ar, 50r:67v, 70r:71r, 76r:95r, 96r:106v, 108r:143v, 145r:147v, 149r:156v, 157ar:157av, 157r:160v, 162r, 163r:164r, 165r:168r, 169ar, 169r:175v, 177r:186v, 192r:193r, 194r:194v, 197r:198v, 201r:202v, 205r:206r, 207ar, 207r:208r, 209r:212v, 216r:225v, 227r:229v, back-i
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