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His Highness the Amir of Kuwait, Shaikh Sabah Alsalim


Jabir AlMurri

Fisal Alhindal



Nasser Rassih AlMurri

A Persian Inhabitant of Failaka Island

Making Coffe


Moving Camp by Lorry



A Badwin Baby



Badwin Children


Humber used in all Desert Journey



Author in Camp with Nasser Jabi Murri


Author & Friends crossing to Taruat Island


Hafar Albain: an Old Water Well



The Greek Temple after Excavation on Failka Island


Qaryat Alfaw


Thaj


Contents

Author's Note
Prologue
Part I
Mesopotamia and India 1920-28; Bushire 1928-9
A bride in Mesopotamia
Unsettled Times
Quetta, Bikaner, and Bushire
Part II
Kuwait 1929-39Life at the Political Agency
People and Events 1929-32
The beginning of OilFirst Years with the Kuwait Oil Company 136-39
Part III
The war years and after, 1939-59
Kuwait in Wartime (1) 1939-41
Kuwait in Wartime (2)1942-45
Joy and Sorrow 1942-59
Staying on in Kuwait

Illustrations
Hillah, 1921. Author and Husband (Author in Arab dress)
Harold after a game of Polo
The residency at Bushire
Bikaner. H.H. The Maharajah in Gujner Palace, with Biji SinghBikaner,
Lallgrah Palace, 1925
Group of Residency staff at bushire, 1928
Historic photo of King bin Saud at Khabari WadhaCaptain H.R.P Dickson , 1919
Hawking hubara in Kuwait desert
(Bomber) Squadron at Jahra on January 7, 1930

Bomber in action against rebels

Harold entering a Kuwaiti in his office, 1950

Harold and the author in their drawing room, 1958

His Highness The Amir of Kuwait

Jabir, a Mutti Companion

Faisal Hindal

Nasser Rashid Murri

A Persian inhabitant of Failaka Island

After moving camp

Moving camp by lorry

A badawin baby

Badawin children

Humber used in all the desert journeys, and Ali in camp with Nasser Jabir Murri, 1968 Author and friends crossing to Taurt Island

Hafar al Batin: an old water well

The Greek Temple on Failaka Island

Qaryat al Faw
Thaj

References
Forty years in Kuwait, Viloet Dickson George Allen & Unwin 1970
Dame vilet Dickson Claudia Alrashoud
wikipedia.com