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Coll 30/45 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Kuwait Intelligence Summaries, 1932-1936' [‎36r] (82/1208)

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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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Of the 1 st Division in Palestine has in Kuwait had an
excellent effect as it was beginning to be suspected that
the suggestion of Britainn decline and inability so harped
upon by foreign Arabicnewspapers and some European
broadcadiers might be true*
COMIEKT. Unfortunately the rapid military crushing of
the rebel bands is also momentarily anticipated ani if this
does not occur soon and in the absence of any explanations,
conclusions unfavourable to British strength and resource
fulness may be drawn.
125. RELATIONS WITH TRA^.
Iraqi Polic e and Customs Incurelona into Kuiwalt -
The Ruler reported incursions as below:-
Police
Date
Place
Remarks.
Police cars 29.7*36* Near Raudha Umm al Aish*
2 * Police Cars 18*8*36* Hissu adh Dhabi*
3# Police Cars 26*8*36* Eastern slope of al Liyah.
4* Police Cars 19*9.36. Near Al Anaq*
5* Camel Police 21*8.36. Near Umm Niqqah.
6 . Customs Launch* 29/30.8.36* Bandar al Adaniya.
A report on each case has been forwarded to the
Hon’ble 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. *
126.RELATIONS TLTR SAUDI ARABIA*
(a) Reports in the beginning of August indicated that
the King was devoting unusual attention to frontier
affairs*
Later, the Ruler received a letter from His
Majesty in very friendly terms informing him of an intended
tour in Qasim and the North* At the end of September it
was reported that he was leaving Riyadh on September 28th f
for Anaiza, Buraida and Hail and that His Majesty’s party,
which included many sons and relations but excluded the

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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' [‎36r] (82/1208), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3757, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100057214323.0x000053> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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