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1591. IOR/R/15/5/50

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/50
Title:
File 13/10 I Arms and ammunition for H E the Shaikh of Kuwait
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, orders, invoices, and receipts for articles - mainly machine guns, other arms, accessories and ammunition - received by the Political Agent at Kuwait and supplied to the Ruler of Kuwait. The principal correspondents are: British India Steam Navigation Company; ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
22 Aug 1928-12 Jun 1930
Extent:
1 file (586 folios)

1592. IOR/R/15/5/51

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/51
Title:
File 14/1 'Piracies & Irregularities at Sea'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the investigation and prosecution of nine cases of piracy by the Political Agent, Kuwait. These cases concern attacks by Arab, Persian and Somali pirates, mainly on Kuwaiti cargo and passenger boats, their passengers and crew, in the Persian Gulf and o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
21 May 1907-10 Jan 1914
Extent:
1 file (301 folios)

1593. IOR/R/15/5/51 (Sub-sub-series)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/51 (Sub-sub-series)
Title:
File 14: Piracy
Scope & Content:
The Piracy sub-sub-series consists of one surviving file. The file contains details about several criminal investigations and prosecution cases that were conducted by the British Political Agent at Kuwait. These offence cases relate to acts of piracy and murder at sea in the Persian Gulf and off ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1907-1914
Extent:
1 file (301 folios)

1594. IOR/R/15/5/54

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/54
Title:
Messrs Gray Paul and Company's claim against Muhammad Ibrahim ibn Saif
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises letters and correspondence relating to debt owed by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Saif to a number of debtees including Gray Mackenzie and Company. The discussion in the volume relates to the circumstances of the debt and bankruptcy, and the resolution of the amount to be repaid. T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Jan 1917-23 Jul 1918
Extent:
1 file (33 folios)

1595. IOR/R/15/5/55

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/55
Title:
File XX/4 Naval and Military Intelligence Queries.
Scope & Content:
The file contains information provided by the Political Agent, Kuwait in response to military and naval intelligence queries from the Government of India; Army Headquarters India; the Intelligence Officer, Bushire; the Commander in Chief, East Indies Squadron, and other military and naval offici...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
24 Nov 1906-10 Feb 1916
Extent:
1 file (105 folios)

1596. IOR/R/15/5/55-57

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/55-57
Title:
File 20: [General Information]
Scope & Content:
This is a miscellaneous series of files that covers the following topics: IOR/R/15/5/55: naval and military intelligence; IOR/R/15/5/56: botanical information about Kuwait; IOR/R/15/5/57: notes on the Ajman tribe.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1905-1916
Extent:
3 files (201 folios)

1597. IOR/R/15/5/56

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/56
Title:
File XX/5 Botanical information about Koweit.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence of the Political Agent, Kuwait concerning botanical matters. The form Koweit is generally used in the papers. Folios 4-5 contain correspondence dated 1905 between the Political Agent, Kuwait (Captain Stuart George Knox) and the (Acting) Political Resident in the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Nov 1905-11 Mar 1915
Extent:
1 file (80 folios)

1598. IOR/R/15/5/57

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/57
Title:
File XX/9 THE AJMAN.
Scope & Content:
The file contains a set of manuscript notes by the Political Agent, Kuwait (Captain Stuart George Knox) on the Ajman [‘Ajmān] tribe. The notes include genealogical charts ('pedigrees'); estimates of numbers of fighting men; references to allowances received by shaikhs; and a table giving the di...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1908
Extent:
1 file (16 folios)

1599. IOR/R/15/5/59

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/59
Title:
File XXII/1 Koweit relations with British Government
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to Kuwait relations with the British Government: The discussion in the volume relates to: appointment of the Political Agent, Kuwait; visit of HM Consul, Basra; customs and railway negotiations; the Angl...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Sep 1904-6 Apr 1916
Extent:
1 volume (189 folios)

1600. IOR/R/15/5/59-71

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/59-71
Title:
File 22: Kuwait's relations with other Powers
Scope & Content:
The Kuwait subject files (22: Kuwait's relations with other powers) cover a wide range of topics relating to Kuwait's relations with other powers and include correspondence regarding: Kuwait's relations with Bahrain; a distinctive design for Kuwait's flag; the status of Kuwait and negotiations ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1904-1925
Extent:
13 files (1630 folios)

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