'XXII/9 Sheikh's relations with Germany' [18r] (35/44)
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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confidential
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From,
TO,
Of 1912.
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Kuwait •
3rd July 1912.
Captain w# E. I. shakeapoar, I. A.,
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 •
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.
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BUSHIRE,
Sir,
ST
I have the honour to invite a reference to the
correapondence ending with ray letter No 0«»47 dated the iOih
June 1917, reporting the efforts of Messrs wonokhaus & Co
to obtain a permanent footing in Kuwait,
2 , I am informed by the Shaikh that after his re*
-turn to Kuwait he was one day approached by Alexander For-
-age, a Baghdadi Christian in the employ of Messrs Wonck-
»haus and Company who recently returned to Kuwait, with a
request for a confidential interview. After some ordinary
conversation, similar to that already reported requesting
permission for the firm to establish a European agent in Ku*
-wait, the talk drifted to politics with special reference
to the Baghdad Railway, According to the Shaikh, Forage
first enquired as to the ownership of Omr Kasr saying that
the terminus of the railway would probably be located at
that point. The reply was that Emr Kasr had belonged to the
As-Subah for many years, that the present fort there was ac-
-tnally built by Sheikh Jabir (the grandfather of Mubarak)
for the protection of the wells and such Kuwaitis as their
business took to that region. Forage questioned the Shaikh
b eing
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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.
- 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 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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- front, front-i, 2r:21v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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