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'File 4/20 I Koweit Situation'

Title	'File 4/20 I Koweit Situation'
Author	an agent. in Kuwait and the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and
Publication Date:	12 Feb 1938-27 Dec 1938 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject	1
Type	Document
Language	ara,eng
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	350
Library:	Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID	IOR/R/15/5/205
Record ID	vdc_100000000831.0x0000c4
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	12 Feb 1938-27 Dec 1938 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes	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 majlis movement, 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 An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in 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. 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 An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. (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-Thagr and al-Ugab.
Erişim Koşulları	Unrestricted
Düzenleme	The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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'File 4/20 I Koweit Situation'

Author an agent. in Kuwait and the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and

Publication Date 12 Feb 1938-27 Dec 1938 (CE, Gregorian)

Subject 1

Type Document

Language ara,eng

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 350

Library Qatar Digital Library

Library Asset ID IOR/R/15/5/205

Record ID vdc_100000000831.0x0000c4

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 12 Feb 1938-27 Dec 1938 (CE, Gregorian)

Notes 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 majlis movement, 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 An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in 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. 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 An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. (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-Thagr and al-Ugab.

Erişim Koşulları Unrestricted

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