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'1/C Volume IV Miscellaneous' [142r] (292/632)
The record is made up of 1 volume (312 folios). It was created in 7 Dec 1923-22 Jul 1924. 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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Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
f Xu* 3 *.it,
tth May IQ34*
The Hon'ble th#
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.
,
Kf?f©renc© correspondence ending witJh my telegra» Ho*
AlQ-fl dated Ui© 3cth April 1^24*
The people of Kuwait are xt^ gettiiig over Uieir panic
c?cu>ed hy ^haldan ai*4iithlain‘a raid, hut the town wall if
still manned to some extent at night, and the country is
still patrolled daily between hhu'aibeh, ^ubaihiyah and
♦bihriih.
On© of th© demands *faloh th© people made for the defen
of the town tou* that Shaikh *Aii a? •iCliaiifah ehould be
given comitand # and ehould have an absolutely ire© hand and •
should he assisted in every w<*y poseible* To this Shaikli
Aliaad readily agreed* Shaikh *All al-Khalifah was selected
not only because he knows more about Arab warfare than any
< her member of th© Sabah Family, but also because he is
opposed to Shaikh ‘Abdullah as^Salibi, who is bhaikl^ Almad's
rival, arid a clever and unscrupulous man who would not be
expected tc ctic’: r.t trifles If he saw a chance of betteriig
hie own fortunee,
Ti'i.© meseengers referred to in my telegram No # l£jO£ of
Sf-th April brought no message of interest. On the 4th May,
hOMT/er, Shaikh Ahwad received a most tat is
factory
An East India Company trading post.
letter
from Ibn Sa’ud, in which he expreseed hi ^ regret at some
small raids on Kuwait subjects by the 'Aw&riia under ibn
'Mhnun in th© end of March, and. r>w id that he had ordered
all plunder taken by them to be returned, ?r*om this it is
hoiied that he will take the same action in the case of I'bn
B a 3 H I R > r „
a}.tuHt,Xon at Kuwait-
lUeMMUHDMt.
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- Content
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to a variety of miscellaneous topics in the period December 1923 to July 1924.
The principal topics discussed are:
- A proposal to replace the Iraq Post Office in Kuwait, 1924.
- Purchase of land in Iraq by Kuwait subjects, 1924.
- The visit of Naif Al Hithlain, 1924.
- `Ajman and Mutair raid, 1924.
- Internal Kuwait situation, 1924.
- Ikhwan movements, 1924.
- RAF flights Baghdad-Bahrain-Kuwait, 1924.
The volume contains an index (folio 4) which lists items including: American Mission; Armenian Woman; Clerical Establishment; Embezzlement and Fraud, Prevention of; Germans not allowed in Kuwait; 'Government Telegraph Code'; Hijaz steamers; Hospital Bum; Ibn Sa'ud; Index to Summaries of Intelligence; Khuwair (also referred to as Khor az-Zubair) [Khawr az Zubayr] Postal Service; King Husain proclaimed Khalifah at Basrah; Naval Reporting; Pearling Loans; ' Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot'; Petrol; Presents; Publications; Purchase of land in Iraq by Kuwait subjects; Rifles, Storage of; Slave Trade; Smuggling.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (312 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 307; 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.
The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers; nor does it include the five leading and ending flyleaves.
Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 5-307; these numbers are also written in pencil but, where circled, are crossed through.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/97
- Title
- '1/C Volume IV Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:307v, ii-r:v-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence