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751. IOR/R/15/1/501

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/501
Title:
File 53/11 XIX (D 163) Kuwait Date Gardens
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding date gardens in southern Iraq owned by Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait. In particular, the correspondence concerns the Government of Iraq's decision to end the immunity from taxation (on the gardens) that h...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Apr 1940-10 Oct 1942
Extent:
1 volume (238 folios)

752. IOR/R/15/1/505

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/505
Title:
File 53/32 IV (D 100) Kuwait Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence concerning a number of different topics, all of which are related to Kuwait. The ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ is mentioned throughout the volume and much of the file's content relates to his character and his travels within the region includ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Dec 1929-3 May 1934
Extent:
1 volume (246 folios)

753. IOR/R/15/1/506

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/506
Title:
File 53/32 V (D 128) Kuwait Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to a number of different topics (all of which concern Kuwait). The majority of the correspondence in the file discusses anti-Kuwaiti newspaper articles printed in the Iraqi press. A number of examples of these articles are contained in the file includi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 May 1934-5 May 1937
Extent:
1 volume (235 folios)

754. IOR/R/15/1/508

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/508
Title:
File 53/37, 61/5 (D 17) Kuwait: British Representation
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding the appointment of Stuart George Knox as the first British Political Agent in Kuwait and Daud ar Rahman Khan [Da'ud al-Rahman] as his assistant. The correspondence discusses the political repercussions of the appointment including its impact on Britain...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1901-6 Jul 1907
Extent:
1 volume (183 folios)

755. IOR/R/15/1/510

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/510
Title:
File 53/44 II (D 36) Sheikh Mubarak's Fao and Faddaghiya Properties
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding a decision taken by the Ottoman Tapu Office to allow the registration of properties in Iraq in the names of Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ of Kuwait and Shaikh Khaz‘al bin Jābir al-Ka‘bī of Mohammerah. On ff 14-15 the file contains ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Jan 1913-3 Nov 1914
Extent:
1 volume (22 folios)

756. 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)

757. 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)

758. 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)

759. 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)

760. 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)

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