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Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/5/172
Title:: File 3/2 Interference with Kuwait Sailing Craft on High Seas by Persian warships.
Scope & Content:: This file relates to incidents of Kuwaiti sailing boats being intercepted (and in some cases seized and detained) by Persian warships and other vessels, on suspicions of smuggling. The file largely consists of correspondence between British officials regarding several specific incidents, includi...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic, English, and Farsi
Date Range:: 10 Apr 1933-23 Dec 1949
Extent:: 1 file (273 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/5/173
Title:: File 3/3 Persian Navy
Scope & Content:: This file concerns visits of Persian warships to Arab ports. The two main issues discussed are whether Arab rulers in the Gulf should be formally notified prior to any visits to their ports by Persian warships, and, in cases where notification has not been received, whether a call to visit shoul...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 5 Feb 1932-29 Dec 1937
Extent:: 1 file (98 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/5/174
Title:: File 3/4 Relations with Persia
Scope & Content:: This file concerns Britain's relations with Persia (also referred to as Iran in some of the correspondence). It includes the following: cases of Persian customs authorities reportedly inhibiting (and in some cases preventing altogether) the passage of persons travelling between Persia and Kuwait...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 31 Dec 1928-20 Aug 1949
Extent:: 1 file (135 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/5/176
Title:: File 3/6 Iranian Fisheries.
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 8 Oct 1936-18 Apr 1942
Extent:: 1 file (85 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/5/177
Title:: File 3/7 PIRACY in the Persian Gulf.
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 11 Dec 1943-19 Feb 1947
Extent:: 1 file (86 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/5/178
Title:: File 3/8 Affairs of Sh. Khaz`als sons.
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 15 Mar 1942-17 Aug 1948
Extent:: 1 file (252 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/5/179
Title:: File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 1933-1948
Extent:: 1 file (235 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/5/179-235
Title:: File 4: Kuwait State
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic, English, French, and Italian
Date Range:: 1921-1949
Extent:: 57 files (6,644 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/5/180
Title:: File 4/2 Ibn Sabah Family Tree and Kuwait Succession
Scope & Content:: 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.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 23 Feb 1921-10 Dec 1949
Extent:: 1 file (30 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/5/181
Title:: File 4/3 I Purchase of Saluting Gun, Aircraft, etc, by the Shaikh of Kuwait
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 20 Jun 1929-4 Aug 1937
Extent:: 1 file (221 folios)

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