Author
Iraqi forces during a hunting trip in the south of Iraq
Publication Date
21 Aug 1938-27 Oct 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
185
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/5/194
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x0000b9
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
21 Aug 1938-27 Oct 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence between British officials related to a number of different topics that all concern members of the al-Sabah ruling family of Kuwait.
The topics discussed are as follows:
The financial conditions of Shaikh Hamud al-Jabir al-Sabah, 1938 (folios 2-8).
Tensions between different factions within the al-Sabah family, 1940-41 (folios 9-27).
Details regarding transferring Shaikh Ali al-Khalifah al-Sabah to Lebanon for medical treatment and his subsequent death in 1942 (folios 73-76,121-124,127).
The sudden illness and then recuperation of the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah in 1942 (folios 44-138).
An incident in which one of the ruler's sons, Muhammad, was shot by Iraqi forces during a hunting trip in the south of Iraq, 1945 (folios 142-162,166-176).
An article that was published in the Egyptian newspaper
al-Ahram
containing an interview with Shaikh Ahmad, 1945-46 (folios 163-165).
The reaction to Lebanon awarding a number of al-Sabah family members civil honours, 1949 (folios 177-179)
The majority of the correspondence is between British officials but the file also contains some correspondence between Shaikh Ahmad and the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Kuwait that is in Arabic (accompanied by English translations). A limited amount of correspondence with officials of the Government of Iraq is also present.
In addition to correspondence, the file also contains a list of al-Sabah family members which lists their name, profession, age, physical characteristics and other remarks (folios 27-29) and a note on the health of Shaikh Ahmad prepared by the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Kuwait (folios 57-61).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
File 4/12
