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'File XXII/1 Koweit relations with British Government' [171r] (341/382)
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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D. 0.
Chief Political Office,
Basrah, the 16th December 1015.
Shaikh Jabar bin I'ubarak-es^Subah,
Koweit.
As I was on the point of leaving Kut-al-Amara I
received telegrams from yourself and Shaikh Khazal giving
me the sad news of the death of my dear friend. Shaikh
Mubarak. I sent replies to these telegrams from Amara on
my way down and presume that they had reached you and Shaikh
Khazal. I was greatly distressed yesterday on meeting
Shaikh Khazal here to learn that neither he nor you had
received them. I can only suppose that the reason was that,
owing to the great congestion of military telegranh work at
that moment, my telegrams were crowded out. I beg to send you
herewith copies of them.
You will, I know, realize what a great grief it was to
me to hear of your revered father’s death, and it is no less
2 . source of sorrow to Government who had come to regard him as
a trusted and firm ally and had greatly appreciated his staunch
adherence to British friendship interests for many years past.
I am confident that Your Honour will do all that is in your
power to follow in his footsteps and to maintain and to
strengthen the close relations existing between the principality
of Koweit and the British Government. It was a great source
of satisfaction to me to know that our friend. Shaikh Ahazal,
was with your father at the time of his death and remained
there to give support and consolation to yourself and the
other members of his family. I have been still further
gratified to learn that affairs in Koweit are in an entirely
satisfactory state, and that the government is proceeding as
usual, under your control, x'ou will, I know, find Colonel Grey
a sympathetic adviser and, I trust, you will consult him freely
in
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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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- Title
- 'File XXII/1 Koweit relations with British Government'
- Pages
- 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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