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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)' [‎214r] (445/636)

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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ITairhalmlch % S?i a ii ? c'i w'io -wit'! hto tollo'Torc, livoc
at Ua’amlr n»ar Fno, cmd who '^as concerned in tiie piracy
of a Persian boat on 8 th Mar all. His najie ic ac now given
and not as stated in oorre^ixjndenco on the cubjoct of that
incident.
They woro replaced in MAfshri’c lands by otlior trioes-
—men of the Shaikh, tie chief headmen of yfhon were namoc!
Hunaiyid, M # atuq and lohar *
4. It appears that tic Qaimaqran of Fao rocomead-
«^d tc the new V/ali of Basrah that the old falleho# who
had taJren refuge with KR^hatoiBh, should be reinstated
in thsir old honioc, arid that the Wall approved of the
suggestion, Tho qatonaqain then gave order*: to Uie lur-
wJH8tl polio© offlcor ( ) m I^dda^hiyeti to
reinstate tho said falltdic and rur;ove tho go who had taicen
tlieir place*
The police officer roforrod tho natter to hie ofiiciaZ
superior , who told hln not to obey tho >and
tone tin© weva apaat in tho exchange of letters on tilt
oub*joct between t.io various officials conoemod.
5. At last tiic fnllvhr. In »xnocr favour the had
deoiiod, Inc 1 tod it is said, by Shaikh Kaghaimish# and
perhaps wi th tho tacit approval of the Qaiisrr.anam of rao,
attacked the ty ggvm , A < -e agent
of Mi* hr! I tac' looted d&toc and ot v, or property* Tiiey ad©
a
at t^o ti:, o of writing r.till in pc scons.ton.
There was a ^ood doal of firing on both sides but no
lives were lost*
6. The foregoing version is that which I have been
able to obtain locally. The absence of the Shaihu at Ah-
malres it* impoeslble for me to discuss the question
with him, but I vnden?tan*i that 3haiuh Mubarak was near
the land in question, in Mr yeoht, on:. Tuescicy night »
and that he has written to the Shaikh on the subject.
V • it is not ir.pcEciblo that the incident nay be
utilised by the Turks as a peg on which to hang acousa-
-tio; is
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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)
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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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