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Coll 30/45 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Kuwait Intelligence Summaries, 1932-1936' [257r] (524/1208)
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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with the King and remained with him there several days,
owing to heavy rain closing the roads*
(f) On 17th day of Rama than Ibn Hathlain (Zeb Sahman)
recognized head of the Ajman arrived from Kuwait
to submit to Bin Saud (S©e Intelligence Summary
No.12, para 132). He was accompanied by 60
iollowers. Bin Saud received him very well,treated
him with much honour and feasted him for five days.
(g) i'he rumours of jealousy between Faisal and Saud
the heir apparent were not true; certainly outwardly
both appeared on excellent and even affectionate
terms. Neither were the other rumours that were
§oiftg I'ound, that Ibn Musa f ad and Ibn Jaloui were
at loggerheads founded on any fact.
(h) There was however a deep seated and long standing
quarrel between Bin Saud and his brother Mohamed
(hence the latter’s absence from the shooting camp).
Mohamed’s grievance was that while Bin Saud had
given the viceroyalties and governorships of Hejaz,
Hassa, Hail, and Medina to others, he his own blood
brother had hitherto got absolutely nothing.He had
waited years for a reward for his loyal adherence,
but nothing had eventuated. Bin Saud’s reply had
always been and still was, that Mohamed must be
near him to assist and support him. He dare not
give him a governorship, as it would be most
dilfioult, nay impossible, to degrade or dismiss
him, should he rule badly. The disgrace would be
too much.
Such reply naturally failed to M cut ice" or satisfy
Mohamed, who not only "sulked" regularly these days,
but had resulted (in the last two years Jin his re
fusing to swear d fealty to Saud, the Heir Apparent
an annual innovation. When reproached with this by
the King some time back,Mohamed had replied that
while to him, Abdul Aziz,
he would remain loyal 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)
- Arrangement
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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3757
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- Coll 30/45 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Kuwait Intelligence Summaries, 1932-1936'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:596v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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