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'File II. IRAQ (3) Vol. 1 Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens on the Shatt-al Arab. (Kuwait's relations with Turkish Govt. and Turkish demand that Kuwaitis should take out Turkish Nationality Certificates)' [‎79r] (165/636)

The record is made up of 1 volume (307 folios). It was created in 18 Sep 1904-10 Nov 1913. 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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S 639—1
(C °^f k)n ^ ote ’ P r ^ c > s or Draft.)
either Urhc Ottoman government ha . waived i
or that the Wall has re ally convinced it KrabarakS
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ragl y »*^b r ha')e4 i%he x r.""ti'ty % i ■Vh ..'I'in n 1 utijp,./L'y^^r
ts objection^
the situation seems to have improved tkl^ considerably
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the Sheikh whether he
Tap- office
uld change
y through
-■ ym
had asked Abdiil Wahab al-Kirtas to approach the
aejain before the Wall’s benevolent at ’tilde sh<
Vaa he informed me that he had?told him to carr
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the t ntn f fnrn trhi<, 11 n., ^ - ^ 1 — 1 —^
on no ac ount )>■■»?
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be s;c t over
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Turkish subject though if the dif icalty could
names of
by registering theVNasir Ihis blind son) and some of his
*4 TuA/VlitLtiUyt^Cr
flUooen-folk/he would have no objection* I poinbod out that
in view of the Wall’s new attitude this would pe unnecos ar
and /// I was/sure would be regarded by Governnont as most
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undesirable • I addt I # wa j giving my o»*n view in order
he mi ght instruct ty> kL*£r4*ltUteU~i^U>u. ,
tAbdul Wahab al-^i-?^nou to dc ay b:.t that if he
preferred I could write and obtain your opinioi^
Sheikh expressed himself willing to hear my op
As the
inion I went
-
on to point out that the course was undesirable for the
following rea ns:- (a) none of the Sheikhs other propertied
wore registered a^ belonging to a Turkish subject : I **** 1.4
in the name of a person holding a Turkish Kirationality
ccrtif’catc ) with the oxce tion of his Mutawiya gardens^, /
para 10 of v '
i r,: as explained ; n^my iet -er 0.7 dated 7
the 18th January 1010 . (b) that by taking out a certificate
of Turkish nationality for any of his own family , he
tu*-*, {u:flav-cr /
would create a i re cedent which w— oxist&C ^
t*c*ru?tiU.
(c) that having done so would the Turkish authorities u/u B
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n r i’ / ar , - r '. lil t J A^ — -
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that as ohe property is rogisterud in/namc of the Sheikh’s
son)/ and family , and they are Turkish subjects / obviously
the Sheikh reccgnizes himself and his property as under
2,000-7-08

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Content

The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the:

  • Shaikh of Kuwait's date gardens on the Shatt al-`Arab
  • Turkish demand that Kuwaitis should take out Turkish Nationality Certificates
  • registration of Shaikh Mubarak's property at Faddaghiya
  • offer of a cash salary to Shaikh of Kuwait as Qaimaqam

The principal correspondents in the volume include 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, Stuart George Knox; the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubarak al Sabah; and 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 Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , John Gordon Lorimer.

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1 volume (307 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 309; 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.

An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-308; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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