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'File 2/1 II IRAQ PROPAGANDA. (Absorption of Kuwait by Iraq). Relations etc.' [107r] (213/312)
The record is made up of 1 volume (154 folios). It was created in 20 Feb 1939-29 Feb 1948. It was written in English, Arabic and French. 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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ma hitched their chariot to hie star, and it wa» unlikely
that any country which had xone so would willingly
undertake intensive activity In Arabis, But in Herr Hitler’s
case it ee no longer a question of dealing with a normal,
logical man, and it was always possible that he might
incite those who * he regarded ae hie friends to follow him
•wen now* It might, however, be doubted whether Italy, if
pursuing her claim© against France, would simultaneously
e ow any aggressive action in the East* It was not possible
to sa, ; .' any more than this.
4. His doyal Highness then spoke of oweit, and asked
whether there was any likelihood of His ejeaty* s QoTernmsnt
nllowlxig its incorporation In Iraq. The answer was an
emphatic negative,
b. His Royal Highness finally turned to the situation in
the Persian Oulf. He «as assured that, far from it being the
policy of His Majesty’© Government to encroach upon the
autonomy of the local sheikhs, Hi© Majesty’s Government had
always been most careful to preserve their autonomy. He wee
reminded that his brother, the Amir Gaud, when he had visited
Bahrein some fifteen months ago, had been impressed By the
absence of any signs of dictation by His Majesty’s Government*
He was also told, by way of illustration, that although Uie
majesty*• Government had met with considerable difficult/ in
establishing, an air i^ort on the Truclal toast, yet l«ttr , wh«n
the dhetkh of ^ebal saw that the freedom of the ,hei<h of
Gharjah had been in no wise diminishes since the Imperial
Airways service had been introduced, this bhelkh had hire elf
pressed for the air port to be transferred to I^bai.
6 . Hi© £oy*l Highnee© seemea satisfied, and left after a
conversation which had lasted nearly an iiour*
7 Sri, etc. ,
For the Secretary of Btate,
w«d. L/.C. iVHiQALLAX.
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The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, and confidential papers sent between British officials in the Gulf regarding Iraqi propaganda against Kuwait. Communications were made with former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. al-Said and the Ruler of Kuwait, in this regard. The correspondence also contains reports about members of Al-Naqib family from Basra who were appointed as envoys from Baghdad with instructions to offer official advice to the Ruler of Kuwait. A particular name that appears in the volume is Sayid Hamid Bey Al-Naqib, Basra Deputy to the Ruler of Kuwait.
The correspondence also discusses the following: the refusal by Ibn Saud of any form of unity between Iraq and Kuwait, the issue of encouraging Persian immigration to Kuwait, and the petitions raised by members of the Legislative Council in Kuwait, to 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, to assist in releasing political prisoners in Kuwait.
The correspondence also contains letters and newspaper extracts regarding Khalid Sulaiman al-‘Adsani, Secretary of the dissolved Legislative Council in Kuwait, and about the Arab Youth movement called al-Ansar, which calls for Arab unity. Most of the correspondence in the volume (ff 2-136) is dated 1939.
The main correspondence is between the British Embassy, Baghdad, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , Bushire, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, London, and the British Embassy, Jeddah.
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- 1 volume (154 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 front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 156; 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 3-154; these numbers are also written in pencil, but, where circled, are crossed through.
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- English, Arabic and French in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/127
- Title
- 'File 2/1 II IRAQ PROPAGANDA. (Absorption of Kuwait by Iraq). Relations etc.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:49v, 51r:52v, 54r:54v, 56r:67v, 69r:119v, 121r:130v, 134r:136v, 139r:139v, 141r:141v, 143r:146v, 149r:149v, 151r:155v, 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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