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1. IOR/R/15/5/208

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/208
Title:
File 4/22 I Construction of a Port in Kuwait Bay under Iraqi Control; Extension of the Iraqi Railway; Umm Qasr
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials in Kuwait, Iraq, Britain and India concerning the political implications and practical logistics regarding a proposal to construct a port under Iraqi control in Kuwaiti territory (and a related proposal to link the port to Basra by rail...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 Jun 1938-26 Oct 1941
Extent:
1 file (230 folios)

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. 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 con...
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)

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