نشاط القنصلیة البریطانیة في الكویت ١٩٤٥_ ١٨٨٦

• Main Author: أ.م.د. صالح خضر محمد
• Format: Article
• Language: Arabic
• Published: College of Education for Women 2019-02-01
• Series: مجلة كلية التربية للبنات
• Online Access: http://jcoeduw.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/journal/article/view/744

Incoming mail from The Arabian Gulf shifted its route to the city of Aleppo in 1755 as it was used to be sent to Kuwait instead of the city of Basra. That route became of great importance to the East India -English Company. British government extended its influence to Muscat and the southern coast of the Arabian Gulf after the Maritime peace treaty (Peace Treaty General) being signed on January 21st 1820 and its immediate aftermath of the treaties of peace with Sheiks of the region .Thereafter, Britain started to spread its influence to Kuwait and practice pressures on is Sheikhs who rejected to comply with the British pressures. The actual activity of the British consuls in Kuwait mainly appeared between the years 1886-1945 as the agents, British consuls and staff were playing an active role. In 1886, which was an outstanding year, were Britain confirmed its attitude to stand by Kuwait against the Ottoman Empire.  One of the most active consuls, worked in Kuwait, was Colonel Bell who witnessed the era of Sheikh Sabah bin Jabber 1859-1866. All reports assured the importance of Kuwait in the fields of business, transport and communications as well as reports of the British Vice-Consul (Jackson), who asserted the need to protect Kuwait and keep it away from the domination of Ottoman Empire as well as others. To compete with British consuls, Russian and German consuls were involved to take part in concluding agreements with Kuwait after the formal agreement between Britain and Kuwait. Such conventions led to the announcement of the competition with clear indication to the French competition on consular levels. The most important activities of the British consuls after the end of World War I and the end of World War II, confirmed the active role of British diplomats in the Arabian Gulf and the role of rulers of Kuwait as well.