Coll 29/38 'Kuwait: appointment of Political Agents' [334r] (669/673)
The record is made up of 1 file (335 folios). It was created in 21 Dec 1921-16 Aug 1947. 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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On the understanding indicated above 3£r# Secretary Montagu
agrees that the necessary steps should be taken by Sir Percy
Cox to obtain the co-operation of the Sheikh of Koweit in
suppressing the illicit traffic in arms by establishing a
system of registration of rifles and ammunition in his
territories.
As regards the other specific recommendations of the
Committee held at Karachi to consider the arms traffic question
I am to enclose copies of Telegrams exchanged with the Government
of India. Mr. Secretary Montagu agrees with the Government of
India that the present limited extent of the traffic would not
justify the reinforcement of the existing Naval forces by a motor
boat patrol, and, further, that to grant
the local authorities a standing
permission to institute so expensive a
measure as he apprehends this patrol
would be, would not be justified till
more clear evidence is forthcoming of an impending growth of the
traffic to serious proportions.
Similarly the Secretary of State agrees that even the
comparatively modest expenditure involved in the installation
and maintenance of a wireless station at Koweit is not justifiable
at the present time, if the installation is required only for
purposes of checking gun-running. Should the installation be
required for other purposes, (e.g. in the event of Koweit Bay
being developed as an oil-loading port) but remain available as
an instrument for anti-arms-traffic operations, the Secretary
of State would be prepared to reconsider his opinion, but he
would also wish to consider further the proportion, if any, in
which Indian Revenues could fairly be called upon to contribute
to the expense.
Viceroy to Secretary of State,
2468/S. dated 27J0.21.
Secretary of State to Viceroy,
5709 dated 8.1L.21.
Viceroy to Secretary of State,
2675 S. dated 26*11.21.
The
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The file mostly concerns appointments at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Kuwait.
The file contains correspondence related to:
- Extensions of appointment of James Carmichael Moore as 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. , 1922, 1924 and 1926.
- Appointment of Harold Richard Patrick Dickson to act as 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. in 1928; extended in 1930, 1933, and 1934. Dickson's request for leave in 1933, denied. Dickson's appointment as Chief Local Representative of Kuwait Oil Company, in 1935.
- Appointment of Gerald De Gaury as 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. , 1935; extended in 1937. Termination of De Gaury's service at the British Legation at Jedda, 1935. Organization of meeting at Jubail between High Commissioner for Palestine and De Gaury, 1935. Arrangements for De Gaury's journey to Kuwait, 1936. Termination of De Gaury's employment, 1938.
- Appointment of Arnold Crawshaw Galloway as 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. in 1938; loan of Galloway for intelligence duties, 1940.
- Temporary appointment of Harold Richard Patrick Dickson to act as 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. in 1941; payment of an honorarium of £100 for his services.
- Requirement of crockery for the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , 1946.
- Sumptuary allowance 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. , 1946.
The file is composed of correspondence between the Viceroy; Harold Richard Patrick Dickson, 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; 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 Government of India; the Colonial Office; the Foreign Office; the 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. ; the High Commissioner for Palestine; the High Commissioner for India; the British Legation at Jedda; Imperial Airways; Lloyd's Bank; the Passport Office; Kuwait Oil Company; and Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.
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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 for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 336; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3599
- Title
- Coll 29/38 'Kuwait: appointment of Political Agents'
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- front, front-i, 2r, back-i, back, 2v:37v, 39r:46v, 48r:139v, 142r:147v, 151r:176v, 179r:254v, 256r:336r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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