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1751. IOR/R/15/5/196

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/196
Title:
File 4/13 II Kuwait Education
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the development of education in Kuwait, specifically the activities of a British educational official named F J Wakelin, who was on secondment from the British Council and acting as adviser to the Governments of Bahrain and Kuwait at this time. A nu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
6 Oct 1939-17 Nov 1943
Extent:
1 file (420 folios)

1752. IOR/R/15/5/197

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/197
Title:
File 4/13 III Kuwait Education
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the development of education in Kuwait, specifically the activities of a British educational official named F J Wakelin, who was on secondment from the British Council and acting as adviser to the Governments of Bahrain and Kuwait at this time. A nu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
21 Oct 1943-13 Aug 1945
Extent:
1 file (419 folios)

1753. IOR/R/15/5/198

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/198
Title:
File 4/13 IV Kuwait Education
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the development of education in Kuwait, with much of the file concerning the administration and finances of a hostel in Cairo that hosted Kuwaiti students studying in Egypt. In addition to internal correspondence between British officials (notably th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
17 Jul 1945-28 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (379 folios)

1754. IOR/R/15/5/199

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/199
Title:
File 4/14 Property in Kuwait of Late Shaikh of Muhammarah (Khorramshahr)
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding property in Kuwait that was previously owned by the late Shaikh Khaz'al bin Jābir al-Ka‘bī, the former ruler of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr]. In addition to the property itself, the belongings inside it are also discussed including a large number of rifle...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
14 Jul 1936-12 Oct 1943
Extent:
1 file (95 folios)

1755. IOR/R/15/5/202

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/202
Title:
File 4/17 Kuwaiti Smugglers and Indian Customs
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding the alleged smuggling of silk into India by a number of Kuwaiti traders. In addition to correspondence between British officials in the Gulf and India (mainly in Karachi), the file also contains letters that were exchanged between the Political Agency...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
16 Apr 1937-25 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (223 folios)

1756. IOR/R/15/5/204

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/204
Title:
File 4/19 Smuggling of Unlicensed Tea from India by Kuwait
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding the alleged smuggling of tea into Iraq from India and Ceylon by Kuwaiti traders. Towards the end of the file, more general information concerning the importation of tea from India into Kuwait is also contained, including details of the Kuwaiti merchant...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 May 1937-29 Sep 1945
Extent:
1 file (139 folios)

1757. IOR/R/15/5/205

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/205
Title:
File 4/20 I Koweit Situation
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding political developments in Kuwait (referred to as Koweit several times throughout the file), specifically tensions that occurred between the country's ruler, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, and a group of reformist opposition f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 Feb 1938-27 Dec 1938
Extent:
1 file (350 folios)

1758. IOR/R/15/5/206

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/206
Title:
File 4/20 II Kuwait Situation: Constitution and Council
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding political developments in Kuwait. Specifically it relates to the suppression of an oppositionist reform movement (the majlis movement) that had successfully pressured the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, to est...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1938-18 Apr 1949
Extent:
1 file (198 folios)

1759. IOR/R/15/5/208

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/208
Title:
File 4/22 I Construction of a Port in Kuwait Bay under Iraqi Control; Extension of the Iraqi Railway; Umm Qasr
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials in Kuwait, Iraq, Britain and India concerning the political implications and practical logistics regarding a proposal to construct a port under Iraqi control in Kuwaiti territory (and a related proposal to link the port to Basra by rail...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 Jun 1938-26 Oct 1941
Extent:
1 file (230 folios)

1760. IOR/R/15/5/211

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/211
Title:
File 4/23 Civil Engineer for Kuwait
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding a request made by the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah for the Political Agency in Kuwait to find him a suitable engineer to oversee an expansion of the country's port. The correspondence discusses Shaikh Ahmad's initial request, the a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Mar 1939-19 Jun 1939
Extent:
1 file (22 folios)

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