'File 4/20 I Koweit Situation'

Title:

'File 4/20 I Koweit Situation'

Date:

1938/1938

Description:

Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding political developments in Kuwait (referred to as Koweit several times throughout the file), specifically tensions that occurred between the country's ruler, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, and a group of reformist opposition forces that included prominent merchants and rival members of the al-Sabah family.A key demand of this group, which coalesced into the movement known as the majlismovement, was the formation of an elected administrative council, and on folio 118, the file contains the names and details of the composition of the first such council that was formed in July 1938. The correspondence is primarily between the Political Agency in Kuwait and the Political Residency in Bushire, but the file also contains a limited number of correspondence with Shaikh Ahmad (in Arabic accompanied by English translations).In addition to correspondence, the file also contains translations of circulars that were issued by the opposition movement, copies of agreements made between them and the ruler and a detailed report entitled 'Administration of Kuwait' that was prepared by the Political Agency (folios 99-120).The file also contains a large amount of translated news articles from the Iraqi press concerning events in Kuwait. These articles are from the following newspapers: al-Kifah, al-Zaman, al-Istiqlal, al-Nahar, al-Nas, al-Karkh, al-Rai al-Amm, al-Mustaqbal, al-Thagrand al-Ugab.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 352; 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 5-347; 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 A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Political reform

Rights:

المُلكية العامة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000c4_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000c4_en
IOR/R/15/5/205
IOR/R/15/5/205

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