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1. IOR/R/15/1/273

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/273
Title:
14/172 I VOL. B. 68. ARAB COASTS & MISCELLANEOUS
Scope & Content:
This file contains reports and correspondence relating to the ownership of some islands in the Gulf, namely, the islands of Farsi, Arabi, Harqus, Al Karan and Al Kurain. The reports and correspondence are mainly between the India Office, London; the Foreign Office, London; Political Resident Per...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
14 Jul 1914-20 May 1947
Extent:
1 volume (204 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/309

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/309
Title:
File 18/143 I (D 87) Service of Iraqi judicial documents in Kuwait
Scope & Content:
The papers are mainly dated April 1930 - September 1931, with a few papers at the rear of the file dated January-February 1935. The file relates to the custom of serving summonses and other legal documents emanating from the Iraq courts on individuals residing in Kuwait (whether Iraqi subjects or...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Apr 1930-6 Feb 1935
Extent:
1 volume (114 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/388

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/388
Title:
File 26/185 V (F 96) Shaikh of Mohammerah
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence pertaining to the relatives of the late Shaikh of Khuzestan, Khaz‘al Āl Ka‘bī. The correspondents include the Political Resident at Bahrain, Political Agent at Kuwait, Government of India, Foreign Office, India Office, British Ambassador in Tehran, British Amba...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
17 Nov 1939-16 Nov 1946
Extent:
1 volume (233 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/1/468

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/468
Title:
File 45/23 I (D 140) Kuwait Reforms
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence relating to the formation of a Legislative Council in Kuwait following unrest among its people and criticism of its government in the Iraqi press. Included are newspaper articles, a list of the names of those elected to the Legislative Council of Kuwait (folio ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Apr 1938-19 Sep 1938
Extent:
1 volume (222 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/1/469

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/469
Title:
File 51/88 I Cable and Wireless Kuwait
Scope & Content:
The agreement between Shaikh Ahmad of Kuwait [Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir] and Cable and Wireless Ltd for the opening of a telegraph station in Kuwait. It covers the extent of the company's remit, taxes, payment of set-up costs, expansion, security, technical training for Kuwaiti nationals, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 May 1947
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/1/610-615

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/610-615
Title:
File 73: Routes and Railways in Persia and Arabia
Scope & Content:
These files and volumes contain correspondence, maps, newspaper cuttings, and other documents relating to the planning and building of the Baghdad Railway and its extension to Basra. Questions addressed within the files are those of ownership and control (contested between Germany, Britain, the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1911-1919
Extent:

6 files and volumes (1107 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/1/619

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/619
Title:
File 82/1 II (F 53) A.P.O.C., and Oil Concession - Arab Coast
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Department, the Colonial Office and the Secretary of State at the India Office in London, the Political Resident at Bushire, the Political Agents at Kuwait and Muscat, local rulers, Anglo Persian Oil Company (APOC) and Easter...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 May 1923-9 Jan 1924
Extent:
1 volume (286 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/1/620

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/620
Title:
File 82/1 III (F 64) Prospecting licenses for Kuwait, Bahrain, Nejd, Trucial Coast and Oman
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Department, the Colonial Office and the Secretary of State at the India Office in London, the Political Resident at Bushire, the Political Agents at Kuwait and Sharjah, local rulers, and Anglo Persian Oil Company (APOC) repre...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Nov 1923-9 Sep 1925
Extent:
1 file (322 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/1/621

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/621
Title:
File 82/1 IV (F 79) Anglo Persian Oil Company Arab Side (Kuwait, Bahrain, Nejd)
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Department, the Colonial Office and the Secretary of State at the India Office in London, the Political Resident at Bushire, the Political Agents at Kuwait and Anglo Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives. Main subjects a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
30 Oct 1925-27 Sep 1932
Extent:
1 file (204 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/1/622

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/622
Title:
F-81 82/1-V A.P.O.C. Kuwait
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence between the Colonial Office and the Secretary of State at the India Office in London, the Embassy of the United States of America at London, the Political Resident at Bushire, the Political Agent at Kuwait and Anglo Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives. M...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Sep 1932-31 Jan 1933
Extent:
1 volume (193 folios)