Author
the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and
Publication Date
29 Dec 1944-18 Nov 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
108
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/5/218
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x0000d5
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
29 Dec 1944-18 Nov 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the activities of Shaikh Subah [Sabah] al Nasir as Subah [al-Sabah], a member of the ruling family of Kuwait.
The majority of the correspondence in the file relates to an incident in 1948 when Shaikh Nasir is alleged to have killed a number of Iraqis smuggling sugar from Kuwait into Iraq. One of the slain Iraqis was a member of the Sa'dun tribe of Iraq and so his killing sparked a lengthy disagreement between members of this tribe and the al-Sabah. This disagreement and British attempts to mediate are discussed at length in the file.
In addition to correspondence, the file contains a document prepared by the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Kuwait titled 'A Note on the Activities of Shaikh Subah Al Nasir Al Subah' (folios 6-7).
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 4/30