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941. IOR/R/15/1/511

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/511
Title:
File 53/47 (D 43) Kuwait Water Supply
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials following a request made by Shaikh Mubarak Al Sabah, the ruler of Kuwait, for the British authorities to ensure an adequate water supply to Kuwait (a copy of the letter is contained on folio 3). The correspondence includes discussions...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1912-9 May 1923
Extent:
1 volume (229 folios)

942. IOR/R/15/1/512

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/512
Title:
File 53/49 (D 37) Kuwait Oil
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials that discusses the following topics: Oil deposits in Syria and the Farsan [Farasan] islands (ff. 9-11, 14-15, 16-20, 22, 24, 28). Negotiations for the construction of oil wells in Kuwait (ff. 4-8, 12, 16, 20-22, 23-32, 36). The prospect...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 Apr 1913-12 Nov 1917
Extent:
1 volume (71 folios)

943. IOR/R/15/1/513

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/513
Title:
File 53/52 I (D 161) Kuwait Succession
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the succession of various rulers of Kuwait. The correspondence discusses the following: The death of Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ and the succession of his eldest son, Shaikh Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ The death of Shaikh Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ and th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Apr 1914-30 Jul 1940
Extent:
1 volume (138 folios)

944. IOR/R/15/1/515

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/515
Title:
File 53/54 II (D 91) Kuwait Blockade
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to a trading blockade imposed on Kuwait by Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)], the King of Hejaz and Nejd (King of Saudi Arabia after September 1932). The correspondence is pr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Mar 1932-30 Jun 1933
Extent:
1 volume (238 folios)

945. IOR/R/15/1/519

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/519
Title:
File 53/54 VI (D 143) Kuwait Blockade
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to a trading blockade imposed on Kuwait by Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)], the King of Saudi Arabia. The correspondence is primarily between British officials attempting t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Apr 1937-27 Dec 1938
Extent:
1 volume (203 folios)

946. IOR/R/15/1/520

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/520
Title:
File 53/54 VII (D 150) Kuwait Blockade
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to a trading blockade imposed on Kuwait by Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)], the King of Saudi Arabia. The correspondence is primarily between British officials attempting t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Jan 1939-13 Jan 1940
Extent:
1 volume (227 folios)

947. IOR/R/15/1/521

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/521
Title:
File 53/54 VIII (D 162) Saudi-Kuwait Agreements
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials about negotiations between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia concerning the signing of three agreements between the two countries; a trade agreement, a Bon Voisinage agreement and an extradition agreement. Negotiations regarding whether certain...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Feb 1940-10 Jun 1942
Extent:
1 volume (210 folios)

948. IOR/R/15/1/522

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/522
Title:
File 53/57 I (D 35) Jariyah [Jahra] Affair and Boundary Dispute between Bin Saud and Shaikh of Kuwait
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding the conflict between Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ of Kuwait and Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)] of Nejd [Najd]. As well as correspondence between British officials on...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Apr 1920-16 Nov 1921
Extent:
1 volume (328 folios)

949. IOR/R/15/1/525

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/525
Title:
File 53/57 IV Kuwait-Iraq Boundary
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the demarcation of the frontier between Iraq and Kuwait. An unsigned and undated letter (in Arabic) with a list of demands for reform is contained on folio 20a. Seven names (written in English) have been added in pencil to t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Aug 1935-18 Aug 1948
Extent:
1 file (45 folios)

950. IOR/R/15/1/526

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/526
Title:
File 53/61 I (D 108) Kuwait - Foreigners In
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the status of foreigners in Kuwait. In particular, the correspondence discusses the British authorities' attempts to convince the ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, to allow Britain to assume responsibility for t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
22 Jul 1924-31 Mar 1932
Extent:
1 volume (138 folios)

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