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Coll 30/45 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Kuwait Intelligence Summaries, 1932-1936' [‎21r] (52/1208)

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The record is made up of 1 file (594 folios). It was created in 14 Feb 1933-19 Jan 1937. It was written in English. 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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aocoiapanidd by ?&iml Ibu of the Mutair who U
also &a >ialr al Jaish (iiastor of Ui© uaiaBls) to the
l iiig, and iihuwaiah al I^a’arqat of the Mutair.
hal ich ■ uaalhi Iba auII./AN o f the kutalr who ia
canipod at Hafr entertained, the ^rince at luncheon.
(b) Tribe,! Locatlona.
i^Utalr In u.raa.
It is reported that nume 'ous hiutalris without thel
jShalhhs, have entered Iraq this autumn, the uajority being
ciiaped round about BUbjaYn and TAHJJLJ*
It is stated that Ibn iUSEUWI reported to the
Bmir laud, who enquired about this, that it was due to the
officious activities of the ^uudi iO’ab officials* The
Smir profiiisad to inform his father in Hiyadh.
A.ol for .j, .j;m.awa y ^lava.
On the 11 th lioveiaber a aim 11 party in search of
a runaway slave from H&fr-ul-iJatin arrived in Kuwait.
The negro, it is and stood, was one of the
recent presents from His hoy^i Highness the Lair Laud to
the Master of the Camels, I bn Bhibl&n, and has not arrived
lie re.
Kuwait is euoh an obvious place of refuge and
direction for a runaway that fearful of being overtaken
<an route, it is thought, he would probably have had enough
sense to take another direction.
(d) : jtalrl Chlaftal,_a.s .In. Kuwait,.
Mtttl&q ad Huwi ah aged ^2 and 11 debar! b ad huwish,
aged IB of the Mutair ^baikhiy family arrived in Kuwait
in October having had a dispute with the Laudi Arab
authcr itiea.
They hare now daoid id to stay and set up a house
in the luutair quarter of the town.
They are considered to adu distinction to

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This file contains copies of monthly intelligence summaries that were prepared by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait. The summaries are divided into a number of different thematic sections, the exact composition of which varies slightly from month to month, but usually includes a mixture of the following headings:

  • Royal Navy
  • Royal Air Force
  • Imperial Airways
  • Shipping
  • Aviation
  • Visitors
  • Local interests
  • Foreign interests
  • Banking interests
  • Oil interests
  • Meteorological
  • Rain situation
  • Kuwait Oil Company
  • Tribal locations
  • Relations with Iraq
  • Relations with Saudi Arabia
  • Relations with Palestine.

The reports also frequently contain information concerning the second Italo-Ethiopian War (1935-1936) and the Saudi-Yemeni war of 1934.

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (594 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 596; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

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Coll 30/45 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Kuwait Intelligence Summaries, 1932-1936' [‎21r] (52/1208), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3757, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100057214323.0x000035> [accessed 19 April 2024]

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