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Coll 30/82 'Import duties charged by Sheikh of Koweit on goods arriving by sea.' [57r] (115/124)
The record is made up of 1 file (60 folios). It was created in 19 Feb 1934-2 Jun 1943. It was written in English. 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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57
14.
aforesaid English Government a road to the
sea, within their limits, the breadth of
which snail not oe less than ten cubits.
Sgj,enthly.- In explanation of the preceding paragraph,
whenever any soever may come and desire to buy or/take on
leo.se tne lands, detailed in the sixth paragraph above,
either in part or the whole,every time before that Sheikh
Mobarak-us-buoah, ruler of Koweit, or his heirs after him,
accept the offer of the buyer or the lessee, it behoves and
is incumbent on Sheikh .lobarak-us-Subah, ruler of Koweit,or
his neirs after him, that they should inform the Agent of the
English Government in Koweit or the Consul-General of the
precious Imperial English Government in Bushire, and that they
should give to the aforesaid friend a full opportunity, not
less than three months, that he may consult higher authority
and decide whether the precious Imperial English Government
wishes to buy or to take on lease the aforesaid lands or no.
Eighthly.- If the opinion of the aforesaid English
Government is fixed on the purchase or the lease of the lands
sought for in accordance with the offer and conditions of the
purchaser or the lessee, the offer of the aforesaid English
Government will be accepted without further talk or demand
ana the demanded lands will be sold or leased to the
aforesaid English Government on these conditions.
Ninthly .- And it is clearly understood and agreed upon
between the two parties and I, Major S.G.Knox,
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.
of the precious Imperial English Government, am duly
authorised on behalf of the precious Imperial English
Government to promise, and do hereby promise, that the town
of Koweit and its boundaries likewise belong to Sheikh
idobarak-us-Suba,ruler of Koweit, and to his heirs after him,
and/
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The file concerns various increases in import duty (from 4½% to 6½%) by the Shaikh of Kuwait on goods imported into Koweit [Kuwait] by sea, and the question of whether the increases should apply to British subjects. The increases are discussed against the background of the Bunder Shweikh lease of 1907 (copy, folios 44-60), which provided that the Sheikh should not collect duty on goods imported by British subjects at a rate in excess of 4%. The file includes correspondence from the Foreign Office, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and 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. Agreement was reached that the 6½% increase of 1941 should also apply to British subjects and British-protected persons.
The file contains some papers of an earlier date than the main date range: copy of the Bunder Shweikh lease dated 1907 (folios 44-60); extract from the report on the trade of Kuwait, 1932-33 (folio 43).
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (60 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 60; these numbers have been applied in ink with a hand stamp, 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.
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- Coll 30/82 'Import duties charged by Sheikh of Koweit on goods arriving by sea.'
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- 44r:60v
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