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1. IOR/R/15/5/220

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/220
Title:
File 4/32 Presents for His Highness. Radio Sets, Launches etc
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the desire of the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, to obtain a wireless radio transmitting set as a gift. The potential complications involved in such a gift and the broader political context are discussed. The cor...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 May 1946-18 May 1949
Extent:
1 file (27 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/5/226

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/226
Title:
File 4/39 Kuwait State: Criticisms against the Sheikh and Government
Scope & Content:
This file contains articles from the Arabic-language press that all concern the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. The articles - most of which are critical of the ruler and his government - are from the following publications: al-Arab, Rose al-Yusuf, al-Barid and al-Nas. Except for on...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Mar 1949-29 Mar 1949
Extent:
1 file (12 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/5/180

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/180
Title:
File 4/2 Ibn Sabah Family Tree and Kuwait Succession
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials that is all loosely related to the succession of the rulers of Kuwait and related matters of protocol. The file also contains a hand-written note of a declaration made by the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Feb 1921-10 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (30 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/5/215

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/215
Title:
File 4/27 Construction of Kuwait-Basra Railway
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials in Iraq and Kuwait (primarily at the Combined Intelligence Centre in Basra and the Political Agency in Kuwait) regarding a visit to Kuwait of a small British team from Iraq to complete a survey concerning the possibility of constructing a r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
20 Aug 1941-23 Jan 1942
Extent:
1 file (31 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/5/232

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/232
Title:
File C 4/45 Kuwait-Syrian Relations
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials in Kuwait and Iraq, as well as the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and his Secretary, Abdullah Mulla Saleh, regarding the whereabouts of a Syrian national named De Rovan Kouyoumji (also written in the file as Derovan Kayunch...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Nov 1949-21 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/5/182

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/182
Title:
File 4/4 Kuwait State: Education of Shaikh of Kuwait's son, Muhammad
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning plans for Muhammad Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, a son of the Ruler of Kuwait, Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, to study English in Britain. This correspondence is primarily between officials at the Political Residency in Bushire, the Politic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Sep 1932-25 Apr 1949
Extent:
1 file (60 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/5/195

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/195
Title:
File 4/13 I Kuwait Education
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials related to the development of education in Kuwait. The correspondence relates to a number of issues including the possibility of Kuwaiti students studying in Iraq or Palestine, the need to expand education in Kuwait, assistance from the Bri...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Dec 1935-19 Nov 1939
Extent:
1 file (222 folios)

8. 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 the Pol...
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)

9. 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 appoint...
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)

10. IOR/R/15/5/216

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/216
Title:
File 4/28 Kuwait Harbour Facilities and Shuwaikh Water Tank
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding an expansion of harbour facilities in Kuwait that was completed by the British military authorities in Iraq. Specifically, the correspondence relates to the expansion of a landing jetty at Shuwaikh that was owned by the Kuwait Oil Company and the construct...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Jul 1941-4 Feb 1943
Extent:
1 file (82 folios)