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101. IOR/R/15/5/109-125

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/109-125
Title:
File I: Kuwait/Saudi Arabia Relations
Scope & Content:
Subject File I is comprised of papers relating to British involvement in relations between Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (spelt Saudiyeh in some files; referred to as the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd prior to 1932), and Britain’s relations with the King of Saudi Arabia, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1929-1949
Extent:

16 volumes and files (2,192 folios)

102. IOR/R/15/1/470 (Sub-sub-series)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/470 (Sub-sub-series)
Title:
File 52: Persian Islands
Scope & Content:
This sub-sub series is composed of one file that contains correspondence between British officials regarding the status and ownership of Qais [Kish] island off of the coast of Iran. The file contains a discussion of the island's history and a copy (with English translation) of the sanad (deed) th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Farsi
Date Range:
1906-1908
Extent:
1 file

103. IOR/R/15/2/538-542

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/538-542
Title:
File 14 Foreign Interests
Scope & Content:
The files contain correspondence, notes, and memoranda exchanged between various British Government offices, regional governments, and representatives of several commercial companies and other institutions. Many of the files relate to the activities and employment of foreign nationals (American, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1936-1949
Extent:
5 files (105 folios)

104. IOR/R/15/2/651-765

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/651-765
Title:
File 28 [Second World] War
Scope & Content:
The Second World War subject files cover a wide range of topics affecting Bahrain in the time leading up to, during, and in the aftermath of, the Second World War. The files may be broadly arranged under the following categories: oil production at Bahrain, managed by the Bahrain Petroleum Compan...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Italian
Date Range:
1930-1950
Extent:
115 files (13,409 folios)

105. IOR/R/15/2/801-813

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/801-813
Title:
File 31 Al Khalifa Family
Scope & Content:
The Al Khalifah subject files from 1931 contain correspondence and other papers relating to the Al Khalifah ruling family of Bahrain. The principal correspondents across these files are: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-colonel Sir Trenchard Craven Fowle; Lieutenant-Colonel...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1931-1950
Extent:
13 files (932 folios)

106. IOR/R/15/2/1118-1169

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1118-1169
Title:
File 4: Finance and Accounts
Scope & Content:
The Finance and Accounts files contain information about the financial and accounting administration of the Political Agency, Bahrain, and its subordinate Agencies at Sharjah and Doha, mainly during the period 1930-50. The files include: Agency budget estimates and statements in Form "E", givi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1921-1950
Extent:
52 files (6153 folios)

107. IOR/R/15/5/55-57

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/55-57
Title:
File 20: [General Information]
Scope & Content:
This is a miscellaneous series of files that covers the following topics: IOR/R/15/5/55: naval and military intelligence; IOR/R/15/5/56: botanical information about Kuwait; IOR/R/15/5/57: notes on the Ajman tribe.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1905-1916
Extent:
3 files (201 folios)

108. IOR/R/15/5/87-90

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/87-90
Title:
File 32: Judicial
Scope & Content:
The sub-sub-series consists of judicial files from the First Series of the Kuwait Agency records. The files relate to the legal matters of British and British Indian subjects in Kuwait and of Kuwaiti subjects facing foreign courts, cases that often required the attention of the Political Agent. F...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Turkish
Date Range:
1905-1932
Extent:
4 files (1347 folios)

109. IOR/R/15/5/126-169

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/126-169
Title:
File 2: Kuwait/Iraq Relations
Scope & Content:
These files and volumes document relations between Kuwait and Iraq, and were created and accumulated by the Kuwait Political Agency. They primarily comprise correspondence between the Political Agency, Kuwait; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Secretary of State for India; and the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Turkish
Date Range:
1929-1949
Extent:

22 volumes, 22 files (8563 folios)

110. IOR/R/15/5/179-235

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/179-235
Title:
File 4: Kuwait State
Scope & Content:
The Kuwait State files contain correspondence regarding a number of different topics that are related to the development of the state of Kuwait, the running of its government, political reform and Kuwait's relations with its neighbours and Britain. These files largely contain correspondence bet...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
1921-1949
Extent:
57 files (6,644 folios)