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'File XXII/1 Koweit relations with British Government' [20r] (39/382)
The record is made up of 1 volume (189 folios). It was created in 13 Sep 1904-6 Apr 1916. 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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Enclosure No. 3.
Foreign Office to
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.
.
Sir,
Foreign Office,
3rd September 1903.
With reference to your letter of 13th August, I am directed by the Secre
tary of State for Foreign Affairs to transmit to you, to be laid before the
Secretary of State for India, the accompanying copies of Despatches relating
to the proposed appointment of a Resident at Koweit.
My Lord,
With reference to the Secret telegram from the Government of India to
Lord George Hamilton of the 31st July last, I beg to say that I entirely dis
agree with Major Kemball’s theory that while affording the Sheikh of Koweit
naval protection as against the Ottoman Government, we are under no obliga
tion to interfere with any aggressive or hostile proceedings which he may take
against a tributary of Turkey such as the Amir of Nejd. As a matter of fact
the Porte have on more than one occasion asked that the influence of His
Majesty’s Government may be used to prevent the Sheikh from marauding or
attacking his neighbours. The immunity from Turkish aggression which His
Majesty’s Government has desired to secure to him seems to me to carry with
it the responsibility of preventing him, as far as lies in our power, from under
taking offensive operations against chieftains or tribes assumed to he under
the suzerainty of Turkey.
The arguments in favour of the appointment of a Resident at Koweit are
so clearly set forth in the Viceroy’s telegram that I feel there is no necessity
to make further remarks, except to. express the hope that the proposal may be
favourably entertained by His Majesty’s Government.
I have received Your Excellency’s Despatch No. 459 (Secret) of the 10th
instant, advocating the appointment of a British Resident at Koweit.
I have already been in communication with the Secretary of State for
India in regard to the questions raised in the telegram from the Government
of India of the 31st July, to which Your Excellency refers, and I transmit, for
* From
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.
, dated 13th August 1903. y oUr information, copies of the COlTCSpond-
To ditto,dated 13th August 1903. ence * which has passed on the subject.
Your Excellency will observe that both Lord G. Hamilton and
have, after careful consideration, arrived at the conclusion that, notwithstand
ing the various arguments which have been urged in favour of the proposal
I am, etc.,
CHARLES HARDINGE.
The Under-Secretary of State
for India,
Annex 1.
Sir N.O’Conor to the Marquess of Lansdowne.
No. 459. (Secret.)
Therapia,
10th August 1903.
I have, etc.,
N. R. O’CONOR.
The Marquess of Lansdowne, K.G.,
etc., etc., etc.
Annex 2.
The Marquess of Lansdowne to Sir N. O’Conor.
No. 234. (Secret.)
Foreign Office,
20th August 1903.
Sir,
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to Kuwait relations with the British Government.
The discussion in the volume relates to:
- appointment of the 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;
- visit of HM Consul, Basra;
- customs and railway negotiations;
- the Anglo-Turkish convention, 1912;
- the death of Mubarak [Shaikh Mubārak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ], 1915, and succession of his son Jabir [Shaikh Jābir II bin Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ].
There are a number of letters in Arabic with their translations, for example, from Sheikh Mubarak to Percy Zachariah Cox, the 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. (folio 83) and to Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear (folio 90). It also includes the Arabic text and translation 'Secret Agreement Between the British Government and Shaikh Mubarak dated the 23rd January 1899' (folios 100-102).
The file also includes a copy of the 'Maritime Truce Treaty with the Shaikh of Kuwait, of 1841 [with English and Arabic versions]' (folios 130-132).
The principal correspondents in the volume include: the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon; the Secretary of State for India; His Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople; the 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. , Percy Zachariah Cox; the First Assistant to the 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. ; the Under-Secretary to the Government of India; the British Consul to Basra, F E Crow; the Vali of Bussorah; Sadun Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , Seyyid Talib Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ; the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubarak; the 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. at Kuwait, Captain Stuart George Knox; the British Consul at Mohammerah [Khorramshahr].
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- 1 volume (189 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of 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 191; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-190; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 'File XXII/1 Koweit relations with British Government'
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- front, front-i, 2r:82v, 86r:90v, 93r:103v, 106r:119v, 122r:156v, 158r:186v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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