Author
Foreign Office (correspondent) | Political Agent, Kuwait (correspondent) | HM Ambassador to Iraq (correspondent) | Shaikh 'Abdullah bin Khaz'al Āl Ka'bī (correspondent) | Shaikh Jāsib bin Khaz'al al-Ka'bī (correspondent)
Publication Date
1939/1946
Publication Place
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Qatar National Library
Type
Book
Language
ara,eng,fas
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
233
Physical Dimensions
1 volume (233 folios)
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000169_ar | 81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000169_en | IOR/R/15/1/388
Record ID
81055%2Fvdc_100000000193.0x000169_dlme
Library Location
British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Date
1939/1946
Notes
The volume contains correspondence pertaining to the relatives of the late Shaikh of Khuzestan, Khaz‘al Āl Ka‘bī. The correspondents include the Political Resident at Bahrain, Political Agent at Kuwait, Government of India, Foreign Office, India Office, British Ambassador in Tehran, British Ambassador in Baghdad, Middle East Office at Cairo, British Consul General at Ahwaz, Vice Consul at Korramshahr, and two of Khaz‘al's sons, Abdullah [‘Abdullah bin Khaz‘al Āl Ka‘bī] and Chassib [Jāsib bin Khaz‘al Āl Ka‘bī].The matters covered in the volume include:compensation to be paid to the heirs of Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait and Sheikh Khaz‘al for taxes [
istiḥlāk] paid on estates that they should have been exempt from;the intrigues and actions of Khaz‘al's sons, ‘Abdullah and Jāsib, including small-scale incursions into Khuzistan [Khūzestān] from Iraq and attempts to garner Arab and British support for their return to power in Khuzistan;where to settle ‘Abdullah after his return from Persia.Folios 64-69 are letters in Arabic, signed by several of the heads of leading Arab families in the region, petitioning the Political Resident for help against Persian oppression.Folios 214-228 are internal office notes. | 1 volume (233 folios) | The volume is arranged chronologically. | Foliation: There is an incomplete foliation sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The complete sequence, which should be used for referencing, is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the title page, on number 1, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 228. There are the following irregularities: folio 1 is followed by folio 1A. It should be noted that folio 67 is contained in an envelope which is attached to the verso of folio 66, and folios 71-72 are in an envelope which is attached to the verso of folio 70. | more | less
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British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers
