Kuwait Political Agency Arabic Documents 1899–1949 12 Hardback Set

This publication has its origin in the desire to make available the mass of material in the Arabic language from the files of the British Political Agency, Kuwait. The Arabic texts preserved in these files form a rich and interesting source for reading and research. The volume and range of material is extensive, the majority consisting of correspondence that passed between the Ruler and the Political Agency. Although the Agreement between Kuwait and Great Britain, (23 January 1899), gave the British no right to intervene in domestic affairs, many of the letters and reports concern internal matters such as pearling, trade, banking, Islamic and legal affairs and oil negotiations. A larger number, however, deal with tribal disturbances, Wahhabi incursions, the ruling family's date gardens in Basra, smuggling and other issues involving Kuwait's external affairs and, in particular relations with neighbours in what are today Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

• Previously unknown or fragmented material is now brought together in a coherent collection
• The collection is arranged in chronological order and is complemented by the addition of a detailed contents list describing every document
• The majority of the correspondence passed between the Ruler and the Political Agency in Kuwait but the volume and range of material is extensive concerning the Persian Gulf waters and islands, Iran, and Saudi Arabia