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'File 2/1 I PROPAGANDA (Absorption of Kuwait by Iraq)' [‎23r] (56/706)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (341 folios). It was created in 4 Sep 1929-13 Mar 1939. 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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B u s h 1 r e
comixarfiAt,.
■MiaiMiniiM mi ii ——rtr ilif r f»l iiw»
^ # 0 * Ho • 3C>9 0
'.I'olitlcal Jigmcr, Kuwait*
Hated the 2Bth June 1930«
A fm aa.y® ago I had an Interesting taHc wife
the 3lialldi about the depressed condition of the pearl trade
and bad times generally, I also discussed a rather cool
suggestion of Jardine of Basrah that perhaps the Shaikh
would eare to lend % lacs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of money to the Hutasarrif of
IIobu 1 # ©Meat son to the lato iihmd Tasha ^l-nana 1 of
Basrah*
2* The 3iiaikh whilst rightly turning the request
down casually mentioned some interesting ami illuminating
facts about money he and his predecessors had loaned since
Mubarah 1 © time and which looked as if it would never be
seen again* Chief of these was a mm of Ea 3,000*000/- which
had been given out on loan by different rulers of Kuwait
to assist local ra or chants in their .difficulties* The
various amounts comprising; this total had been riven with- '
out interest, md the borrowers did not show any signs of
wanting to repay it so far*
3* - The sums ho, Shaikh Ahmad, himself had lost,
or given out on loan were as follows:-
(a) U 200,000/- loaned to Mohamad al-Audairawi
{paragraph 6 of my confidential Ho*254 of
11th dune 1930} who recently failed in
Bombay. The money a total loss*
(b) Li 35 ,000/- loaned to one of the Aaiyanl
family of Bahrain now bankrupt* Honey
probably §oet.
(c) Ls 50,000/- Loaned to Ahmad .asha al Aana f
The Hon f bla Lieutenant-Colonel H* T /,Bisooo, I ♦A*,
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. , ,

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The volume contains correspondence related to the proposed appointment of Persian representatives in Kuwait, and the Political relations between Iraq and Kuwait. There is also correspondence related to the proposal of the Iraqi Government to appoint an Iraqi Vice-Consul at Kuwait. The correspondence also discusses the following:

  • Granting permissions for certain individuals and school teachers from Iraq to visit Kuwait.
  • Unity between Iraq and Kuwait, and the effect of such a union on British interest in the Arab world.
  • Yasin Pasha’s (former Prime Minister of Iraq) party as leading the anti-British propaganda campaign in Iraq.
  • Arab-Jewish relations in Palestine, and the Iraqi Press Propaganda against Kuwait which claims that the Amir of Kuwait had trade deals with the Jews in Palestine.
  • The eradication of smuggling ‘which has had the worst effect upon the trade of Iraq’.
  • The claim that Qasr Al-Zuhur Radio Station (King Ghazi’s Broadcast Station) is inciting the Kuwaiti youth to rise against the British, and call for the annexation of Kuwait by Iraq.

A large amount of the correspondence is in the form of newspaper articles and extracts, translated from Arabic newspapers and sent between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait and the Political 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. , Bushire. The articles mainly call for the annexation of Kuwait to the Kingdom of Iraq. Most of these come from productions of the Iraqi Press including, Al-Nas, and Al-Ikha’ al-Watani.The main correspondence is between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait, the Political 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. , Bushire, the Ruler of Kuwait, the British Embassy, Baghdad, the High Commissioner for Iraq, and the Secretary of State for India.

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1 volume (341 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 341; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and four ending flyleaves. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-341 and ff 3-341; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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