This file documents concerns held by the British that pearl fisheries – both within and beyond the territorial waters of the Arab rulers – might be exploited by foreign parties. Much of the correspondence speculates on the extent of Persia's interest in the pearl fisheries that are not within th...
This file relates to several cases of robbery, which have reportedly been committed by Persian subjects (referred to in the file as pirates) in the Shatt-al-Arab, against Kuwaiti sailing boats, including those belonging to the Kuwait Water Supply Company. The file includes copies of correspond...
This file relates to the heirs of Shaikh Khaz‘al [Khaz‘al bin Jabir bin Merdaw Āl Ka‘bī], the late Arab Shaikh of Mohommerah [Khorramshahr], and their requests for British assistance. The first few items of correspondence concern Shaikh Khaz‘al's eldest son, Shaikh Chassib bin Khaz‘al [Shaikh C...
File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland
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This file contains a number of reports concerning different aspects of life in Kuwait, including its geography, history, flora and fauna, weather, political administration and leading personalities. Unless otherwise stated, the reports' author is Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson...
The Kuwait State files contain correspondence regarding a number of different topics that are related to the development of the state of Kuwait, the running of its government, political reform and Kuwait's relations with its neighbours and Britain. These files largely contain correspondence bet...
File 4/2 Ibn Sabah Family Tree and Kuwait Succession
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This file contains correspondence between British officials that is all loosely related to the succession of the rulers of Kuwait and related matters of protocol. The file also contains a hand-written note of a declaration made by the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.
File 4/3 I Purchase of Saluting Gun, Aircraft, etc, by the Shaikh of Kuwait
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the supply of arms and ammunition to the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. Contrary to the file's title, the majority of this correspondence concerns the Shaikh's purchase of several Lewis Machine Guns (and am...
File 4/4 Kuwait State: Education of Shaikh of Kuwait's son, Muhammad
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This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning plans for Muhammad Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, a son of the Ruler of Kuwait, Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, to study English in Britain. This correspondence is primarily between officials at the Political Residency in Bushire, the P...
