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25. 'File XXII/5 Distinctive Flag for Kuwait'
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- Abstract: The volume comprises hand written letters, notes, typed correspondence and printed reports relating to the proposed adoption of a distinctive Kuwait flag and certificates of nationality for marine craft belonging to Shaikh Mobarak [Shaikh Mubārak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ] or his subjects. Further discussion surrounds the inscription of 'Koweit' in Roman script as well as Arabic script and the concerns of Shaikh Mobarak over this in the context of strained relations between Persia and Turkey. Shaikh Mobarak requested that Britain guarantee him protection against the Ottomans. The result was the continued use of the Turkish flag with Kuwait inscribed in Arabic letters, to illustrate the Shaikh's 'quasi-independence'. Correspondence discusses the concern of the Ruler of Kuwait over the ability of the British to protect him from the Ottoman Government and the special agreement between the British Government and the Shaikh of Koweit [Kuwait] which imposed certain restrictions on the Shaikh whilst implying a British guarantee of protection of Kuwait's territorial integrity. The correspondence discusses the relative merits of adopting the British flag and the inscription of the Muslim declaration of faith on the flag flown by the Shaikh in front of his palace. Correspondence in 1924 discusses the procedure of flying the flag of Kuwait on HM Ships when receiving a visit from the Shaikh of Kuwait.The principal correspondents in the volume include: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Percy Zachariah Cox; the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department, Sir Louis Dane; the Political Agent at Kuwait, Stuart George Knox, and later James Carmichael More; the Second Assistant to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Viceroy; the Secretary of State for India, John Morley; the HM Ambassador to Constantinople, Nicholas O'Conor; the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Edward Grey; the Naval Commander in Chief, East Indies Station.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 57; 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 3-42; 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.
26. 'Situation of Persian Gulf Residency. Arguments for and against Kowiet and Bahrein as alternatives to Bushire'
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- Abstract: Memorandum on the potential of Kuwait (sometimes referred to as Koweit) and Bahrain (sometimes referred to as Bahrein) as the location for the Persian Gulf Residency should it be moved from Bushire. The document contains a short forward by John Gilbert Laithwaite of the India Office, dated 10 January 1930. The bulk of the memorandum is formed from telegrams and letters sent by Lieutenant-Colonel Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett, acting Political Resident, to the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, Simla, during July and August 1929.The document is organised into two parts, as follows:I: Arguments for and against Kuwait, with numbered points for and lettered points against, with additional suggestions for how to remedy some of those points against.II: Relative merits of Kuwait and Bahrain. A subject by subject comparison, covering the following matters: Political, Commercial, Situation, Communications, Climate, Accommodation, Water Supply, and Amenities.The memorandum closes with a few concluding remarks by Barrett.Physical description: Foliation: the sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: The booklet contains an original typed pagination sequence.
27. 'Koweit Harbour'
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- Abstract: The map depicts Koweit [Kuwait] harbour and indicates soundings in feet. It also shows a diagram of Koweit [Kuwait] and indicates the location of the 'Sheik's House' as well as boats, docks, fish traps, trees, and also an area of mud and rock labelled 'El Akkaz'.A note below the title states: 'Drawn from a Survey by Capt. A.C. Burgess, B.I.S.N. Coy.' The scale is given as '1/24,650 or 2.57 inches to 1 statute mile.'The map is also labelled 'Topographical Section, General Staff, No. 2088' and War Office, August, 1905.'Physical description: Materials: Printed on paperDimensions: 500 x 600mm
28. ‘1899. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.’
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- Abstract: This volume comprises printed copies of telegraphic correspondence, dated 1 January-31 December 1899, of Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, with Lord George Hamilton, Secretary of State for India. The beginning of the volume contains a detailed index of names, places and subjects (ff 3-10). This is followed by telegrams from the Secretary of State for India to Lord Curzon, numbered 1-482 (ff 13-80) and telegrams from Lord Curzon to the Secretary of State for India, numbered 1-416 (ff 83-153). A wide variety of subjects are covered, including matters relating to:The Aden Protectorate, mainly the enforcement of the Venice Convention regulations regarding plague preventionAfghanistan, including the Amir [Amīr ‘Abd al-Raḥmān Khān], the supply of arms into the country, and Afghan relations with Russia and Ottoman TurkeyThe Army in IndiaBritish policy and political relations in India, including Native StatesRecommendations and awards of Honours of the United Kingdom to the British Indian Army and Government and to indigenous Indian rulers and dignitariesHealth and disease, including plague, typhoid, and the Congress on the Prevention of Tuberculosis in BerlinFamine in IndiaA cyclone in BhagulpurBills proposed and passed by the Government of IndiaRailways, including proposals, construction and extensions in India and UgandaOperations and developments of the Boer WarBritish policy in Persia [Iran], particularly the extension of the telegraph line into the countryFinancial and administrative mattersAgricultureTradeKoweit [Kuwait], particularly relations with Britain, Ottoman Turkey, Germany and RussiaMaskat [Muscat], namely British policy in the region and relations with France and RussiaThe Persian Gulf, particularly the traffic in arms and Russia’s presence in the regionQueen Victoria’s birthday celebrationsBritish relations with Russia, particularly in the contexts of Afghanistan, India, Central Asia and PersiaMilitary operations in the Somaliland Protectorate [the Republic of Somaliland]Siam [Thailand], notably British policy there and relations with France.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 153; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.Pagination: the volume also contains two original printed pagination sequences.
29. Coll 16/33 'Establishments. Employment in Koweit of retired Political Agent: case of Col Dickson. appt as Chief Local Representative of the Kuwait Oil Coy.'
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- Abstract: The file comprises correspondence, memoranda and other documents relating to the appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson as the first Chief Local Representative of the Kuwait Oil Company following his retirement from the post of Political Agent, Kuwait [also spelled Koweit in this file] on reaching the age limit of fifty-five in February 1936. The file notably covers and includes the following:The initial proposal that the position be offered to Dickson, made by the Sheikh [Shaikh] of Kuwait, Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ], in a letter dated 20 February 1935 to Major Frank Holmes (folio 65), the Sheikh’s representative in London on the affairs of the Kuwait Oil CompanyCommunications chiefly between the India Office and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (see notably folios 55-58, 36-37 and 30-33), regarding: the political and financial advantages and disadvantages of such an appointment; concerns that the ‘proper’ selection procedures are seen to be followed; an alternative scheme for a two-year extension of Dickson’s post as Political Agent, Kuwait; and the eventual concurrence of the India Office, Foreign Office, Political Resident and Government of India in approving the appointmentCommunications with the Kuwait Oil Company regarding Dickson’s appointment and his terms and conditionsA copy of the ‘Koweit Oil’ concession document, comprising ‘1. Political Agreement of 5th March 1934 between His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Kuwait Oil Company’ and ‘2. Commercial Agreement of 23rd December 1934 between His Excellency the Sheikh of Koweit and the Kuwait Oil Company’ (ff 39-46).The majority of the correspondence is dated 11 February 1935-8 January 1936. The remainder (folios 2-9) is from 1939 and covers the extension of Dickson’s contract beyond the initial five-year period, and Dickson’s difficulty in returning to Kuwait from leave in England following the outbreak of war with Germany in September 1939.In addition to the India Office and Political Resident, correspondents include: William Fraser, AIOC (Anglo-Iranian Oil Company), London; the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department; Dickson; and Holmes.The file includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 68; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.The file is additionally enclosed in a black leather folder.
30. Coll 40/13 ‘Royal Family. Coronation of H.M. King George VI. Invitations to the Sultan of Muscat and the Sheikhs of Bahrain and Koweit, and King of the Yemen.’
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence on the coronation of King George VI. The correspondence is primarily between the following: the Secretary of State for India; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Secretary of State for the Colonies; the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India; and the Resident at Aden. It includes material relating to the following matters:The journey of Prince Seif-uyl-Islam al-Hussein [Sayf al-Islām al-Ḥusayn bin Yahyā Ḥamīd al-Dīn] of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen from London to Paris and RomeThe invitation to the Sultan of Muscat [Sulṭān Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], the Sheikh of Bahrein [Sheikh of Bahrain, Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], the Sheikh of Koweit [Sheikh of Kuwait, Aḥmad al-Jābir al-Ṣabāh], and the King of Yemen [Al-Imām al-Mutawakkil Yahyā Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn] to attend the coronation ceremony of King George VI in LondonThe invitation from the Colonial Office to the Sultan of Lahej [Sulṭān ‘Abd al-Karīm II bin al-Faḍl al-‘Abdalī] and the Sultan of Shehr and Mokalla [Sulṭān of Shihr and Mukalla, Sulṭān Ṣāliḥ bin Ghālib al-Qu‘ayṭī] to attend the coronation ceremony of King George VIThe decision to invite the Arab rulers of the Gulf to the ceremony in light of Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle’s view ‘as to the local importance of not allowing it to be thought in the Gulf that these rulers had been forgotten and the consequent desirability of extending to them some form of invitation though they might not avail themselves of it’.The file also includes ‘Minutes of the 1st Meeting of the Sub-Committee of the Coronation Executive Committee set up to consider questions arising in connection with the invitation of, accommodation for, and entertainment of persons from outside the United Kingdom who are to be treated as either Royal or official Guests for the Coronation’ (folios 101-111).Physical description: The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at 112; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
31. Coll 30/82 'Import duties charged by Sheikh of Koweit on goods arriving by sea.'
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- Abstract: The file concerns various increases in import duty (from 4½% to 6½%) by the Shaikh of Kuwait on goods imported into Koweit [Kuwait] by sea, and the question of whether the increases should apply to British subjects. The increases are discussed against the background of the Bunder Shweikh lease of 1907 (copy, folios 44-60), which provided that the Sheikh should not collect duty on goods imported by British subjects at a rate in excess of 4%. The file includes correspondence from the Foreign Office, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and Political Agent Kuwait. Agreement was reached that the 6½% increase of 1941 should also apply to British subjects and British-protected persons.The file contains some papers of an earlier date than the main date range: copy of the Bunder Shweikh lease dated 1907 (folios 44-60); extract from the report on the trade of Kuwait, 1932-33 (folio 43).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.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 60; these numbers have been applied in ink with a hand stamp, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers.
32. 'Translation of Lease by Sheikh Mubarak of Koweit of the Bunder Shweikh Lands and of the Acceptance of that Lease by the Political Agent, Koweit, both dated 15 October 1907'
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- Abstract: This printed memorandum is a copy of a translation of a lease by Sheikh Mubarak [Mubārak bin Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] of Koweit [Kuwait] for Bunder Shweikh [Bandar Shawaykh] and of the acceptance of the lease by Major Stuart George Knox, Political Agent at Kuwait, dated 15 October 1907. The lease has twelve clauses which define the boundaries, conditions for rent and ownership of the land.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
33. Ext 392/47 'Persian Gulf: Bristol Freighter demonstration tour to Middle East, including Kuwait'
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- Abstract: This file consists of letters and notes. The letters are regarding the demonstration tour given by Airwork Limited of a Bristol Freighter aircraft in Europe and in the Middle East during March and April 1947. One of the letters has attached the itinerary of the tour in Europe and in the Middle East. For the demonstration Airwork Limited need the clearance for the aircraft and its crew around the Middle East by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.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.
34. Ext 424/43 'Application for Swiss francs to pay for import of watches in Koweit'
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- Abstract: The file consists primarily of letters between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and HM Treasury about a Swiss application to send watches to Kuwait. The Foreign Exchange Control and the Local Government accept the Swiss application and the watches are imported to Kuwait.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 21; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
35. PZ 2872/39 'Importation into India of counterfeit Government of India silver coins from the Persian Gulf'
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British Government officials relating to the importation of counterfeit Government of India silver coins from the Persian Gulf into India. The main correspondents are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Residency Agent, Sharjah, and the Government of India. The discussions centre on where in the Persian Gulf the counterfeiters could be based, where the effects of counterfeit coins are being felt the most, and which individuals are suspected of counterfeiting coins. A list of suspects based in Sharjah and Dubai is provided between folios 7-8. The last folio (folio 11) is a statement taken from an unnamed passenger, travelling from Koweit [Kuwait] to Bombay on the SS Bankura, who had purchased counterfeit coins whilst in Koweit and was caught by customs officers.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at inside back cover with 12; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
36. PZ 2994/37 'Koweit. Kuwait Electric Company Replacement of German engineer by a British Indian'
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- Abstract: The file consists of correspondence regarding the employment of a German engineer at the Kuwait Electric Company (also referred to as the Kuwait Electric Light Company and the Kuwait Electric Supply Company), and the need for his replacement with a British Indian, due to the strategical importance of preventing German infiltration into the Arab side of the Persian Gulf.The main correspondence is from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to the Secretary of State for India, and the Political Agent at Kuwait. Also included is a hand-written extract from Kuwait Intelligence Summary No. 7 on German interests in Kuwait.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.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 9; 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 2-8; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.