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'File B/3 Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Shaikh, the Notables and the Political Agent, Kuwait' [19r] (37/204)
The record is made up of 1 file (100 folios). It was created in 26 Apr 1930-8 Dec 1949. It was written in English, Arabic and Persian. 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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Translation of a letter.
From - H.E.Shaikh Sir Ahmad al-Jabir as-Subah, K.C.I.2.,C.S.I.,
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Ruler of Kuwait.
To - 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.
Dated the 11th Shawal 1349 (28th February 1931).
After compliments.
' Referring to /our letter dated 6th Ramadhan 1349 in
connection with Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin A’teyeh. This person
on 20th of Ramadhan last promised either to give any money
he can afford to his wife # in Bahrain or to join her himself.
Now he got from his nakhoda Rs 10/- and has added to it
Rs 5/-, so the total amount is Rs 15/- which is forwarded to you Hi
with the bearer for favour of sending same to the Representative
the
of the Government in Bahrain. Apart from t.je.
has promised to send.to hiw wife whatever he can afford when
he takes his loans for diving.
Usual ending.
No. 9/1/III/
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Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Kuwait.
Dated the 7th March 1931.
The foregoing translation is^forwarded to the -olitical
Agent, Bahrain for information, together with the sum of
Rs 15/- for payment to Fatimah bint Nadir.
Reference his memorandum No. 30/ V.O. dated the 15th
January 1931. • j ^ 75 ( <' —
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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.
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The file contains correspondence relating to several complaint cases investigated by 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. , Bahrain. They include: the desertion of his wife by a Kuwaiti subject in 1930; the recovery of money owing to a divorced wife by her ex-husband in 1931; the alleged seizure of goods from the vessel of a Kuwaiti Nakhoda [captain or master] who had run aground in Qatar in 1934; the non-payment of a business debt to a British Indian merchant of Kuwait, by a Bahrain merchant in 1936; and the release from imprisonment in Bahrain of a convicted Government of India employee, in 1949.
The correspondence also includes copies of the printed annual statement of accounts for Kuwait Municipality for the period 1936-1939, which are in Arabic.
The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agents for Kuwait and Bahrain 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
There are also several petitions and witness statements made by the claimants and their representatives, including several in Arabic and one in Persian. There are also several letters in Arabic from the Ruler of Kuwait to 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 about some of the complaints under investigation.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (100 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 102; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 4-101 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English, Arabic and Persian in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1860
- Title
- 'File B/3 Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Shaikh, the Notables and the Political Agent, Kuwait'
- Pages
- 9r:9v, 12r:12v, 15r:15v, 19r:19v, 22r:22v, 32r:32v, 34r:34v, 37r:37v, 41r:41v, 46r:46v
- Author
- Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir xx Al Sabah, Shaikh Ahmed al-Jaber
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- Public Domain