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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)' [‎296r] (609/636)

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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CONFIDENTIAL.
No. 1475 * dated Bushire, the igth (received 30 th) July 1912 .
From— Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Cox, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., Political Resi
dent in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department,
Simla.
I have the honour to refer to the correspondence ending with this office
letter No. 2895, dated the 30th October 1910, reporting the offer of a salary of
£T.4 Qo per annum by the Vali of Basrah to Shaikh Mubarak of Kuwait and to
w j .. ., forward, for the information of Govern-
ment, a copy of the communication mar
ginally noted, received from 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, in the same connection.
No. C- 42 , dated Kuwait, the 29 th May 1912 .
« From— Captain W. H. I. Shakespear, LA., 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,
To—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. , Bushire.
As an illustration of Turkish methods in manufacturing interests in Kuwait
I have the honour to report the following significant incident.
2. In its issue cf the 11th May 1912, the Basra Arabic newspaper
published a paragraph (presumably inspired) that the Turkish Government had
granted a monthly allowance of Piastres 20,000 to Shaikh Mubarak. The Shaikh
on hearing of the paragraph sent his Secretary Abdul Aziz bin Salim to represent
otthe Vali in the sense of his former letter of the 14th Shawal 1328 (18th October
1910) that he did not desire the honour. (A copy of this letter is already on the
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. records.)
3. The representation had the effect desired, in so far that the Dastur
of the 22nd May published a dementi \n Turkish over the signature of the Vali.
It may be observed that the original announcement in Arabic would probably be
read and believed by 99 persons for every one who would peruse the subsequent
contradiction in Turkish.
G. C. B. P. Simla,—No. C-48-F.D.—-3-8*i2-'44—C.G.S.

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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)
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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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