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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)' [‎101r] (211/636)

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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oi‘ a letter which I have received froia the Agent of Ahmed
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ol Zoheir, Abdul Wahhab Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. el Kertas, and I expect
to receive your sincere considerations; and at any rate, it
rests with you to give orders*
&ay you be preserved.
Copy of a letter dated 24th Jenadi I 1328 ( 3 rd June 1910x
from Abdul Wahhab Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ol Port as to sheikh Pubarek el Sub ah.
ik.C. I beg to state that after entering duaroh I went out in
the forenoon and was informed of your arrival, I was sorry
for not having mot you. As regards the settlement of el Faddaghi
yah affair an order has been received for the settlement to be
eifacted. In consideration of my sincere regards I venture to
tell you to avail yourself of this opportunity add have this
settlement effected in the same way as you requested in the days
of Mahram Bey, and do not lose this chance because delay will
produce evil in every way - either on the part of the Government
or on that of my cousin Ahmed Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , as I guess he will depose m<
of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . I think you should not delay the affair. May God
guide the Honourable Ahmed Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. . His dealings with me are all
of a hostile character and it is now* more tlian 1 -J months that he
does not communicate with me, but communicates with another.
At any rate your opinion is higher and please favour me with
your services. I write this letter in haute.

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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.

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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 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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