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31. IOR/R/15/5/21

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/21
Title:
File 9/4 ‘Political Agency Koweit. IX/4. Civil Cases from 1909’
Scope & Content:
The file contains case correspondence, including several witness statements and a record of hearing proceedings held at the British Political Agency in Kuwait. These case papers relate to the investigation and resolution of 27 individual claims that were submitted to the Political Agent, Kuwait ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Persian, and Tamil
Date Range:
29 Sep 1908-18 Jul 1913
Extent:
1 file (299 folios)

32. IOR/R/15/5/54

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/54
Title:
Messrs Gray Paul and Company's claim against Muhammad Ibrahim ibn Saif
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises letters and correspondence relating to debt owed by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Saif to a number of debtees including Gray Mackenzie and Company. The discussion in the volume relates to the circumstances of the debt and bankruptcy, and the resolution of the amount to be repaid. T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Jan 1917-23 Jul 1918
Extent:
1 file (33 folios)

33. IOR/R/15/6/235

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/235
Title:
File 8/54 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: AFFAIRS OF MEMBERS OF RULING FAMILY
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the financial affairs of the ruling family of Muscat. The correspondence mainly concerns British objections to an arrangement by which the Muscat State acts as a debt collecting agency on behalf of creditors against members of the ruling family. The system reportedly encoura...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Apr 1930-3 Jul 1934
Extent:
1 file (28 folios)

34. IOR/R/15/6/236

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/236
Title:
File 8/54 Muscat State Affairs: Affairs of members of ruling family
Scope & Content:
This file concerns members of the ruling family of Muscat. Most of the file relates to the financial affairs of Dhiyab bin Fahad [Dhiyab bin Fahad bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd], a cousin of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. The correspondence begins with a request from Dhiya...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
25 Apr 1941-29 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (132 folios)