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'File 4/30 Activities of Shaikh Subah al Nasir As Sabah' [85r] (169/220)
The record is made up of 1 file (108 folios). It was created in 29 Dec 1944-18 Nov 1949. 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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matter they all say must be settled according to tribal
custom, which I understand is also the wish of the Iraq
and Kuwait Governments. When I ask these people what
should be done, they and Agab say that the only way this
matter can be quickly settled is for me to go to Kuwait
preferably with two acceptable Muntafiq shaikhs and to
offer Sabah the easy road to settle the matter by coming
with me to Agab and asking his pardon. Agab says that
he is quite prepared to forgive Sabah and to agree to
cancel the condition of three years exile. It is however
generally agreed that Sabah would be too frightened to
go to Mutlag unless I accompanied him, because it is
generally held that no Sadun would injure Sabah if I were
with him. Though this might appear to be an easy way
out of the difficulty these are unfortunately many currents
and cross currents which affect the matter.
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This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the activities of Shaikh Subah [Sabah] al Nasir as Subah [al-Sabah], a member of the ruling family of Kuwait.
The majority of the correspondence in the file relates to an incident in 1948 when Shaikh Nasir is alleged to have killed a number of Iraqis smuggling sugar from Kuwait into Iraq. One of the slain Iraqis was a member of the Sa'dun tribe of Iraq and so his killing sparked a lengthy disagreement between members of this tribe and the al-Sabah. This disagreement and British attempts to mediate are discussed at length in the file.
In addition to correspondence, the file contains a document prepared by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait titled 'A Note on the Activities of Shaikh Subah Al Nasir Al Subah' (folios 6-7).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (108 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 for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 110; 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. 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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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/218
- Title
- 'File 4/30 Activities of Shaikh Subah al Nasir As Sabah'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:26v, 28r:40v, 42r:54v, 57r:61v, 64r:76v, 79r:85v, 90r:92v, 93v:97v, 98v:109v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence