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'XXII/9 Sheikh's relations with Germany' [9r] (17/44)
The record is made up of 1 volume (20 folios). It was created in 3 Sep 1907-3 Jul 1912. 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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Telegram. P*
Prom - Resident, Bushire.
To - Foreign, Simla*
flo.395.
Dated 30th April 1911.
Brown, representing '*Vonckhaus & Co*, recently addressed
the Sheikh of Koweit, through the medium of the newly ap
pointed German d 0 nsul, with an application expressing the
intention of sending a business Agent to ^oweit• Consul
officially asked Sheikh*s permission for him to do so. Sheikh
not lining to keep the messenger waiting replied to °onsul
saying that he would shortly be visiting Mohammerah and that
they could interview him there. Two days later I arrived
at noweit and the Sheikh requested idvice as to what attitude
he should adopt towards them. I pointed out to Sheikh that
by inaugurating official correspondence with German w onsul
at Busreh he was admitting the awkward assumption that Koweit
lay within the sphere of Busreh. I therefore advised him, in
case matter was again brought up before receipt of views of
Government, to remind German Consul that no arrangements ex
isted for the interchange of official correspondence with hiin,
and add that he could not embark on any now, and that there
fore iVonckhaus should make his application direct.
(i) Does this reply to German Consul seem suitable ?
(ii) Sheikh suggests that his reply to Wonckhaus should take
the form that in his opinion the time is not yet ripe for
opening European AgnJ^cies in Roweit. It is doubtful, how
ever, whether he can long maintain this attitude: but sup
posing he had to receive v/onckhaua*s agent in j\oweit, would
it be feasible for the Sheikh to impose the sane stipulation
on the firm as he recently did in the case of the Doctor
of the AmericaAi Mission.
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to:
- the visit of Wonckhaus and an application for permission to open a branch in Kuwait;
- approaches from Wonckhaus about the Baghdad Railway.
The principal correspondents in the volume include the following: 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, William Henry Irvine Shakespear; 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; and First Assistant Resident, R L Birdwood.
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- 1 volume (20 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 22; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Two additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 1-21; these numbers are also written in pencil, but, where circled, are crossed through.
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- 'XXII/9 Sheikh's relations with Germany'
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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