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'File 4/14 Property in Kuwait of Late Shaikh of Muhammarah (Khorramshahr)' [18r] (35/194)
The record is made up of 1 file (95 folios). It was created in 14 Jul 1936-12 Oct 1943. 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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Confiuential .
D.O.No. C- A'KI
My dear Sir Trenchard,
Political
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Koweit•
The yth Leoenber, 1957.
Seventeen members of the family of the late
Sheikh of Mohammerah are visiting Koweit to look round the
family property here, i.e. the "Palace", consisting of
the very large buildings at the Jtest end of the town, a
"harem" and "diwniya", some smaller town houses, and various
things stored in them, before their final disposal.
On the : th the lawyer -han Bahadur Mirza Mohammed,
—s accompanied by ^akhri-suitana (now called Madam Butoul Mafi)
the late shaikh’s senior and "permanent" wife, and Mirza
Hussain Shakkaqi, her brother-in-law arrived, and in the
next day or two sheikh Chasib, the eldest son is expected.
-ail have visited the
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, and have recountec.
to me their troubles, with their o.,n family, and the
Iranian and Iraqi authorities.
2. Disposal of the property here is to be undertaken
at once.
home thousands of pounds worth of carpets are
^ found to be so moth eaten as not to be worth so many pennies.
The buildings, now in bad condition, nay be
bought by His Highness the Bhelkh of Koweit, whose property
and the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
they adjoin. Bilver, and other small
objects will be divided or sold locally.
There remains two very old carriages, which
were offered to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
but which seem unlikely to be
saleable except as fire wood, and the ^rms and Ammunition,
to which I first referred in ray letter IIo.C-255 of 29th
July 1956.
The Hon’ble Lt-Colonel
Sir Trenchard Jowle, K.C.I.E., C.B.l.,
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.
,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
BUS HIRE.
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This file contains correspondence regarding property in Kuwait that was previously owned by the late Shaikh Khaz'al bin Jābir al-Ka‘bī, the former ruler of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr]. In addition to the property itself, the belongings inside it are also discussed including a large number of rifles and ammunition.
The correspondence is mainly between British officials, primarily those of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait and 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. in Bushire. However, the file also contains a limited amount of correspondence with the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, a Basra-based lawyer who represented Shaikh Khaz'al's heirs named Muhammad Ahmad and the heirs themselves. Much of this correspondence is in Arabic accompanied by translations in English.
On folio 88, the file contains a blueprint plan of Shaikh Khaz'als property (or 'palace') in Kuwait.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (95 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 97; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. One of the additional foliation sequences is written in red pencil between ff 15-29.
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- IOR/R/15/5/199
- Title
- 'File 4/14 Property in Kuwait of Late Shaikh of Muhammarah (Khorramshahr)'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:8v, 10r:10v, 13r:14v, 16r:21v, 24r:26v, 40r:40v, 42r:43v, 45v:46v, 60r:60v, 63r:74v, 76r:87v, 90r:91v, 93r:93v, 95r:96v, 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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