'File 53/6 (D 2) Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs, 1898-1899'

Title:

'File 53/6 (D 2) Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs, 1898-1899'

Date:

1898/1899

Description:

This file contains correspondence between various British officials (and correspondence directly between British officials and members of the Al Sabah ruling family of Kuwait including Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ) concerning the nature of the relationship between the British Government and Kuwait.This correspondence discusses whether or not Kuwait should be made a British protectorate and Kuwait's relationship with the Ottoman state and other foreign powers. A copy and translation (into English) of a secret agreement made between Shaikh Mubārak and the British government is contained on folios 42-43.The recognition of Shaikh Mubārak as ruler of Kuwait (Mubārak murdered the previous ruler, his brother Mohammed, in 1896) is also discussed.The file also contains detailed correspondence regarding a scheme, proposed by a Russian named Count Kapnist, to construct a railway line between Tripoli and Kuwait.1 volume (280 folios)File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end. An index of topics discussed in the file is contained on ff 1a-2. The page numbers used in this index relate to the foliation sequence in the file that is printed with a mechanical stamp.Condition: Formerly a bound volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose.Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto. There is an earlier, possibly original, foliation sequence that runs through the volume, using a mechanical stamp.The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a, 163a, 163b. Folios 258 and 259 are in reverse arrangement.

Language:

English
French
Arabic

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Extent:

1 volume (280 folios)

Rights:

Public Domain
Unknown
Creative Commons Attribution Licence
Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001bd_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001bd_en
IOR/R/15/1/472

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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