Author
Ali bin Ghulam Reza
Publication Date
1 Jan 1902-26 Dec 1902 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
253
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/1/475
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x0001c0
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 1902-26 Dec 1902 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence between various British officials regarding political affairs in Kuwait. The file includes copies of direct correspondence between Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait and British officials regarding Mubārak's desire for British protection and the nature of Kuwait's relationship with the Ottoman Empire.
The correspondence also discusses the rivalry and conflict between Shaikh Mubārak (and his tribal allies including the Al Saud) and the ruler of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar and head of the Rashidi tribal dynasty, Abdul Aziz Ibn Mitab [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin Mit‘ab]. The desire of Abdul Rahman Bin Feysal El Saood [‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] to be made a 'protege' of the British government is also discussed as is the possibility of establishing a post office in Kuwait (and recruiting a
native agent
Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government.
to serve the British there).
The file contains a number of reports (in their original Arabic, with English translations attached) concerning political affairs in Kuwait that were written by Ali bin Ghulam Reza, a news agent in Kuwait employed by the British.
A section of correspondence in the file relates to the arrrest, by Ottoman authorities, of Shaikh Mubārak's agent in Bussorah [Basra], Abdul Aziz El Salim [‘Abd al-‘Azīz al-Sālim]. El Salim was accused of being a subscriber to
Khilafat
, an Arabic newspaper published in London said to be critical of the Ottomans. Transcripts of El Salim's interrogation are contained in the file in Arabic (folios 179-180) and English (folios 183-85).
A rough sketch chart of Kuweit [Kuwait] Fao [Al Faw] M'Gussa [Umm Qasr] and surrounding country is contained in the file on folio 82.
An intelligence report summarising recent events in Nejd written in May 1902 by Senior Naval Officer in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, J G Armstrong is contained on folio 282.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An incomplete index of topics discussed in the file is contained on folio 1a. The numbers used in this index relate to the file's incomplete foliation system written in red and blue crayon.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
A Series: 53/7 B Confidential Series: D 5
Gruplandırıldığı Yer
‘Rough Sketch Chart of Kuweit, Fao, M’gussa and Surrounding Country’
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/1/475, f 82
