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1. IOR/R/15/1/471-549

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/471-549
Title:
File 53: Kuwait
Scope & Content:
The Kuwait subject files cover a comprehensive range of topics related to Kuwait and the surrounding area. The files contain correspondence regarding the nature and development of the British Government's involvement in Kuwait, Kuwait's foreign relations (notably with the Ottoman Empire, Najd/Sa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Turkish
Date Range:
1896-1939
Extent:
79 files and volumes (16,694 folios)

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. 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)

5. IOR/R/15/1/527

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/527
Title:
File 53/71 (D 90) Kuwait - Claims Against Nejd
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding claims for compensation made by the ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ against 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, Nej...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Feb 1930-28 Jun 1933
Extent:
1 volume (126 folios)

6. 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)

7. 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)

8. IOR/R/15/1/545

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/545
Title:
File 53/89 I (D 154) Kuwait Education
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the development of education in Kuwait. The file contains correspondence from officials of the British Council regarding the council's activities in the Persian Gulf as well as visits to the region made by its officials C.A....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1936-13 Nov 1940
Extent:
1 volume (233 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/1/546

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/546
Title:
File 53/89 II (D 169) Kuwait Education
Scope & Content:
This volume contains correspondence between British officials regarding the development of education in Kuwait, with an emphasis on the role played by the British Council. The volume contains a number of reports on education in Kuwait authored by F J Wakelin, the Educational Adviser to the Gov...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
22 Feb 1941-13 Aug 1945
Extent:
1 volume (263 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/1/547

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/547
Title:
File 53/91 (D 174) Bank at Kuwait
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the establishment of a branch of an international bank in Kuwait. The correspondence discusses the suitability of the candidates (Eastern Bank, Ottoman Bank and the Arab Bank) and also gives details of the agreement that was e...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Oct 1936-27 Mar 1946
Extent:
1 volume (230 folios)