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13. 'File 2/1 II IRAQ PROPAGANDA. (Absorption of Kuwait by Iraq). Relations etc.'
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- Abstract: The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, and confidential papers sent between British officials in the Gulf regarding Iraqi propaganda against Kuwait. Communications were made with former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Pasha al-Said and the Ruler of Kuwait, in this regard. The correspondence also contains reports about members of Al-Naqib family from Basra who were appointed as envoys from Baghdad with instructions to offer official advice to the Ruler of Kuwait. A particular name that appears in the volume is Sayid Hamid Bey Al-Naqib, Basra Deputy to the Ruler of Kuwait.The correspondence also discusses the following: the refusal by Ibn Saud of any form of unity between Iraq and Kuwait, the issue of encouraging Persian immigration to Kuwait, and the petitions raised by members of the Legislative Council in Kuwait, to the Political Agent, Kuwait, to assist in releasing political prisoners in Kuwait.The correspondence also contains letters and newspaper extracts regarding Khalid Sulaiman al-‘Adsani, Secretary of the dissolved Legislative Council in Kuwait, and about the Arab Youth movement called al-Ansar, which calls for Arab unity. Most of the correspondence in the volume (ff 2-136) is dated 1939.The main correspondence is between the British Embassy, Baghdad, the Political Agency, Kuwait, the Political Residency, Bushire, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, London, and the British Embassy, Jeddah.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 156; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-154; these numbers are also written in pencil, but, where circled, are crossed through.
14. 'File 11/32 II Palestine'
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials (primarily at the Political Residency in Bahrain, the Political Agency in Muscat and the Foreign Office) and the Government of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman regarding the employment of Palestinian refugees for government service in Muscat, largely as teachers. One such teacher, Muhammad Khalil Ibrahim, is discussed at some length and a copy of his curriculum vitae is contained on folio 14.In addition to correspondence, the file contains a list of Palestinian refugees that was compiled by an unofficial committee of ex-Palestine Government officials who had grouped themselves together in Cairo in an endeavour to find employment (folios 21-29) and a list prepared by the Colonial Office of Palestinian students studying social science courses in the United Kingdom (folio 43).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 51, these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
15. 'File 11/32 III Palestinian Arab Students'
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence regarding the employment of Palestinian teachers in the Middle East, primarily in government service in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. This correspondence is between officials at the Political Agency in Muscat, the Foreign Office, the Political Residency in Bahrain and the Government of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman as well as a number of Palestinian applicants (some of whom correspond in Arabic). The file also contains a number of reference letters from previous employers and teachers of these applicants.In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following documents:Minutes of a meeting concerning 'Possibilities of Employment for Palestinian Refugees' held at the British Middle East Office in Cairo, 9 June 1950 (folios 47-48)List of Palestinians looking for employment in the Persian Gulf divided into Clerical, Technical, Police, Judicial, Teachers and Professionals (folios 137-151)Lists composed by the Foreign Office of Palestinian Students in the UK finishing their courses in 1949 (folio 187) and 1950 (folio 188).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 204; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-203; 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.
16. 'File 11/32 IV Palestinian Arab Students as teachers for Muscat Govt.'
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence regarding the recruitment of Palestinian teachers in Lebanon to work for the Government of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The correspondence is between the Political Agency in Muscat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, the Political Agency in Bahrain and the British Council.On folios 3-4 the file contains a summary of the role of the British Council's office in Beirut in assisting the governments of Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat in hiring teachers for employment in their countries.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 16; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
17. 'File 11/32 Royal Commission on Palestine'
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the response to events in Palestine in Oman and the broader Gulf region including Bahrain and Kuwait. Both public opinion and the reaction of the region's rulers are discussed. In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following documents:Palestine Royal Commission Report, 1937 (folios 6-24)Two copies of 'Policy in Palestine. Despatch dated 23rd December, 1937, from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the High Commissioner for Palestine' (folios 63-74)Arabic translation of White Paper on Palestine from 1938 (folios 76-79)Arabic translation of Statement on Palestine made by the Secretary of State for the Colonies on 24 November 1938 (folios 95-100)Arabic and English copies of the White Paper on Palestine of May 1939 (folios 108-120).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 154; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-153; 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.
18. Papers Relating to the League of Nations Mandates
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- Abstract: File containing correspondence, memoranda and reports relating to the creation of the League of Nations mandates, by which the administration of former colonies of Germany and the Ottoman Empire [Turkey] was granted variously to the United Kingdom, France, Belgium and Japan.Much of the file is focused on the mandates formed from former Ottoman possessions, and particularly on the rapidly changing political situation in Mesopotamia [Iraq], leading to the formation of the Kingdom of Iraq and the eventual abandonment of the British Mandate for Mesopotamia. Final drafts of the mandates for Mesopotamia and Palestine are on folios 236-242, and a draft of the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1922 is on folios 295-298.Other topics covered in the file include:Initial discussions between the Allied powers about the formation of the mandates, particularly relating to differences between the three classes of mandateArrangements for formalising and establishing individual mandatesA request by Japan to insert clauses establishing free trade for the Allied powers within the mandatesAttempts by the United States to be given the right to approve final drafts of the mandates, despite not having ratified the Treaty of Versailles or participated in the San Remo Conference.Copies of the official declarations of each of the mandates formed from former German possessions in Africa and the Pacific are included on folios 3-34, and conventions for the same mandates are on folios 68-93.There are ten folios of material in French, primarily correspondence relating to British and French mandates in West Africa.The primary correspondents are: Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Winston Churchill, Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs; Arthur Balfour, Lord President of the Council; Herbert Fisher, President of the Board of Education; Sir Percy Cox, High Commissioner, Mesopotamia; Bainbridge Colby, United States Secretary of State; the Ambassadors of France, Japan and the United States to the United Kingdom; the Colonial Office; the India Office; the Foreign Office; and the War Office.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 323; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional inconsistent foliation sequence is also present; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
19. War Cabinet Papers Relating to Syria and the Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916
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- Abstract: The file chiefly comprises correspondence, memoranda, and newspaper cuttings relating to the Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916 and British policy in former Ottoman territories following the end of the First World War. Many of the papers were printed and prepared for the War Cabinet (from March 1918, the Eastern Committee of the War Cabinet) and date from May 1915 to September 1919.The papers cover several matters, including:Negotiations leading up to the Sykes-Picot Agreement (ratified in May 1916) and concerning the future government of Syria (including Lebanon), Palestine, Mesopotamia [Iraq], and Asiatic Turkey, and the securing of British and French 'rights' in the regionOther wartime agreements involving Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and Roumania [Romania]Revision of the Sykes-Picot Agreement in 1918 following subsequent developments during the War, in particular the 'Arab Revolt' [uprising of Arab nationalists against the Ottoman Empire] and the conquest of Palestine and Syria by British and Arab forcesThe discussion of an Anglo-French declaration to be made to try and appease the inhabitants of the regionThe British Government's response to a memorial issued by seven Arab leaders resident in Egypt regarding their desires for self-determination in the region, particularly SyriaA statement made by Feisal [Fayṣal bin Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī] to the Chief of General Staff, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, 31 August 1919, regarding recent events in the region, promises made to the Arabs during the War, and Arab determination to achieve independence.The correspondence is principally between diplomats and politicians of the British, French, Russian and Italian governments, and officials at the Foreign Office and War Office.Folios 70-84 consist of related manuscript notes by Lord Curzon.The French language material consists of correspondence from French diplomats and politicians.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 85; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
20. File 4917/1920 'MESOPOTAMIA: MANDATE [AND PALESTINE]'
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- Abstract: The volume includes correspondence in the form of telegrams, letters, minutes, draft mandates and conventions. The correspondence is mainly about the British Mandate for Palestine and Mesopotamia, and the French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon. British and French officials exchanged draft copies of the mandates discussing the wordings, modifications required, the date to submit them to the Council of the League of Nations, and the date to get the drafts signed by the allied powers.The main issues discussed in the volume are the following:Amendments required in regard to the section on the holy placesThe French Government’s desire to imitate the Mandate for Mesopotamia as far as possible for its own mandate in SyriaDraft declarations constituting the mandates for Palestine and MesopotamiaProposals for the future administration of EgyptThe question on whether the foreign relation article of the draft Mandate for Mesopotamia should follow the Egyptian example or notThe necessity to get the views of the High Commissioner of Mesopotamia, Percy Cox, on the draft MandateDraft Anglo-French Convention discussing the construction of two railways in the Yarmuk valley; the water of the rivers Tigris, Euphrates and the Jordan Valley; and the Syria-Palestine boundariesThe maintaining of the local troops in the territories for the defence of these territoriesThe question of whether Arabic should be the official language of MesopotamiaCommunication between the Foreign Office and the High Commissioner, Jerusalem, Herbert Samuel, regarding the question of ‘safeguarding Palestine’s right to use the waters of Litani and Yarmuk for power purposes even if they fall outside frontiers of Palestine’The wording of the draft Mandate for Palestine, and the use of the terms ‘National Home’ and ‘Jewish State’The French Government's mistrust of the British policy in Palestine‘Italian Government’s opposition to entry into force of mandates pending ratification of Turkish Peace Treaty’The communication of mandates to the United States GovernmentPostponement of legalisation of British position in Palestine and Mesopotamia until the mandates are passed by the Council of the League of NationsThe necessity of drafting of an organic law and postponement of the Mesopotamia mandate.The volume contains the following items:Copy of the Convention Franco-Britannique (Franco-British Convention) signed 23 December 1920, by the French Prime Minister, Georges Leygues and the British Ambassador to France, Charles Hardinge of Penfhurst [Penshurst]Copies in French and in English of draft mandates for Palestine, Mesopotamia, Syria and Lebanon submitted by representatives of the British and the French Delegations to the Council of the League of Nations for its approvalA convention regarding Palestine, signed between the British Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Joseph Austen Chamberlain, and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States at London, Frank B Kellogg.The principal correspondents in the volume are: the Secretary of State for the Colonies; the Assistant Secretary, Foreign Office; the Political Department, India Office; the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; the Under-Secretary of State for India; the Secretary of State for India; the Secretary of the War Office; the Secretary to the Army Council; the British Embassy, Paris; the British Delegation to the Council of the League of Nations; the Director of Military Intelligence, War Office; the Treasury; the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the French Delegation to the Council of the League of Nations; and the French Embassy, London.The volume includes some duplications.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 374; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Multiple intermittent additional foliation sequences are also present.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
21. Ext 2033/44 'Shaikh Salman of Bahrain: judicial training in Palestine'
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence regarding arrangements for the Civil and Criminal case judicial training of Sheikh Salman Bin Muhamed (the fifth son of senior uncle of the Ruler of Bahrain) in Palestine, resulting from a lack of court judges with judicial training in Bahrain. The file also includes a brief description of Sheikh Salman, including his educational background. The main correspondents are the Persian Gulf Political Resident, the Secretary of State for India, Assistant Principal India Office (Francis Anthony Kitchener Harrison) and the British Consul at Bushire.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 8; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
22. Map Showing Anglo-Turkish Boundaries in the Arabian Peninsula
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- Abstract: This map depicts two Anglo-Turkish boundaries in the Arabian Peninsula. The northernmost line represents the 'blue line', which was laid down in the non-ratified Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913 and redefined and adopted in the Anglo-Ottoman convention of the following year. The line that descends south-west from the blue line is the 'violet line', which was laid down in the Anglo-Ottoman convention of 1914.Physical description: Materials: Printed on paper.Dimensions 303 x 174mm, on sheet 334 x 200mm.
23. Letters to Robert Abbott from Luigi Malagamba and Nicholas Ducci
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- Abstract: Copies of two letters addressed to Robert Abbott, East India Company Agent in Aleppo, containing news of the French campaign in Palestine led by General Napoleon Bonaparte:1. An Italian letter from Luigi Malagamba, sent from Acri [Acre] and dated 12 March 1799. The letter describes difficulties in communication and reports that French forces have captured Gazza [Gaza], Lidda [Lidd], and Rama [Ramleh] and are said to have entered and sacked Jaffa. Malagamba also describes the preparations of the Pascà [Aḥmad Pāshā al-Jazzār, Ottoman Governor of Sidon] for the defence of Acre and reports that he has requested support from British ships in the Mediterranean.This copy was enclosed in a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to John Spencer Smith, Minister Plenipotentiary in Constantinople [Istanbul], dated 17 April 1799 (IOR/L/PS/9/76/66).2. An extract of a letter from Nicholas Ducci, Agent, sent from Latichia [Latakia] and dated 12 March 1799. The letter reports a battle between French and Turkish [Ottoman] forces in El Arish [al-‘Arish], rumours that French forces have captured Gaza and Jaffa, and population flight from Alexandria following British naval attacks. It also describes a plague in Accre [Acre] and the reaction of the population to the approaching French forces.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
24. Letters from Nicholas Ducci and Giovanni Lazzari to Louisa Abbott
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- Abstract: Copies of letters received by Louisa Abbott, widow of Robert Abbott, late East India Company Agent in Aleppo, concerning the French invasion of Palestine led by General Napoleon Bonaparte:1. A letter from Nicholas Ducci, Agent, sent from Latachia [Latakia] and dated 21 April 1799. The letter reports a battle between the forces of Gezzar Pashaw [Aḥmad Pāshā al-Jazzār, Ottoman Governor of Sidon] and General Napoleon Bonaparte at Accri [Acre], after which the French forces were forced to retreat.2. A letter from Ducci sent from Tripoly [Tripoli] and dated 29 April 1799, reporting unsuccessful attacks by French forces on Accri3. An extract of an Italian letter from Giovanni Lazzari, Agent, sent from Latachia and dated 30 April 1799. The letter reports an encounter with a group of ‘Turks’ who have escaped from French-occupied Egypt. It also reports a battle between French and Turkish [Ottoman] forces at the Daughters of Jacob Bridge.4. An Italian letter from Lazzari dated 6 May 1799. The letter describes attacks on Accri, including the deployment of French artillery, and the support of the city’s defenders by British ships.The letters were enclosed in Abbott's letter to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], dated 26 May 1799 (IOR/L/PS/9/76/74).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
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