Author
Ikhwan forces in and around Kuwaiti territory
Publication Date
1 Jan 1928-31 Mar 1928 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
286
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/5/39
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x0003c2
Library Location
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.
Date
1 Jan 1928-31 Mar 1928 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence related to the British Government's relationship with Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd].
Specifically, the correspondence in the file relates to raids made by Ikhwan forces in and around Kuwaiti territory, military action taken against these raids by British and Kuwaiti military forces, discussions regarding the possibility of supplying armoured cars and machine guns to Kuwait and logistical arrangements for the defence of Kuwait from attack. It also contains broader discussions concerning developments between Ibn Sa'ud and leaders of the Ikhwan, notably Faisal al-Duwaish [Faysal al-Duwaysh].
British military action against the Ikhwan involved the use of aeroplanes and as such, the file contains details of ground signals that Kuwaiti forces were to use to signal to British aircraft in English (folio 117) and Arabic (folio 124)
On folio 210, the file contains a list of British subjects and British protected persons that were to be evacuated from Kuwait in the event of an attack.
The majority of the correspondence in the file is internal correspondence between British officials but letters exchanged between 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.
in Kuwait, Major James Carmichael More, and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (in Arabic with English translations), also appear throughout the file.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
An index of topics discussed is contained at the rear of the file (on folios 285-286); the folios used in this index relate to an earlier incomplete foliation system that is in uncircled pencil 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.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
First Series File: 10/12
