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51. IOR/R/15/5/189

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/189
Title:
File 4/9 I Anglo-Kuwait Relations
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding Britain's relationship with the Ruler of Kuwait and Britain's influence and role in the country generally. Specifically, the correspondence includes discussions concerning whether or not the Political Residency in Bushire shou...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 Jul 1929-16 Aug 1937
Extent:
1 file (212 folios)

52. IOR/R/15/5/196

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/196
Title:
File 4/13 II Kuwait Education
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the development of education in Kuwait, specifically the activities of a British educational official named F J Wakelin, who was on secondment from the British Council and acting as adviser to the Governments of Bahrain and Kuwait at this time. A nu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
6 Oct 1939-17 Nov 1943
Extent:
1 file (420 folios)

53. IOR/R/15/5/197

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/197
Title:
File 4/13 III Kuwait Education
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the development of education in Kuwait, specifically the activities of a British educational official named F J Wakelin, who was on secondment from the British Council and acting as adviser to the Governments of Bahrain and Kuwait at this time. A nu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
21 Oct 1943-13 Aug 1945
Extent:
1 file (419 folios)

54. 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 th...
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)

55. IOR/R/15/5/209

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/209
Title:
File 4/22 II Umm Qasr
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the construction of a port in Umm Qasr (also given as Um Qasr) in Iraq for the use of the British military. The correspondence is between officials at the British Embassy in Baghdad, the Political Agency in Kuwait, the Politic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1941-27 Nov 1943
Extent:
1 file (212 folios)

56. IOR/R/15/5/210

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/210
Title:
File 4/22 III Umm Qasr
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the future of the port facilities that were constructed at Umm Qasr by the British military. Also discussed is the issue of whether or not Umm Qasr and the surrounding area fell within Iraqi or Kuwaiti territory. In addition ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1943-14 Sep 1949
Extent:
1 file (37 folios)

57. IOR/R/15/5/281

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/281
Title:
File 6/7 II Kuwait landing ground
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the Political Agent in Kuwait, various contractors, and companies, and the ruler of Kuwait regarding the construction of a landing ground in Kuwait. Various ancillary papers discuss the construction of an aerodrome, and the use of landing facilities by Ro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Jun 1939-24 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (217 folios)

58. IOR/R/15/5/284

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/284
Title:
File 6/10 II Air Agreements
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence and documentation relating to the establishment and running of air routes to and from the Persian Gulf Residency's various stations, particularly Kuwait. The documents include agreements between rulers and the British Political Agency and Imperial Airways on the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Mar 1935-1 Sep 1939
Extent:
1 file (333 folios)

59. IOR/R/15/5/288

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/288
Title:
File 6/12 RAF wireless station Kuwait
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence and papers relating to the Royal Air Force's wireless communication facilities in Kuwait (referred to as W/T station) during the Second World War. Of note are discussions on wartimes cypher codes for the Royal Air Force as well as copies of the codes themselves.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1941-26 Jul 1946
Extent:
1 file (152 folios)

60. IOR/R/15/5/192

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/192
Title:
File 4/11 I Bank for Kuwait
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding the possibility of a foreign bank opening a branch in Kuwait. The two main candidates discussed in the file are Eastern Bank Limited and Ottoman Bank. Towards the end of the file, an expression of interest by al-Bank al-Arabi [Arab Bank] is also discus...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
30 Jan 1935-4 Apr 1939
Extent:
1 file (247 folios)