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41. IOR/R/15/5/219

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/219
Title:
File 4/31 Correspondence re Activities of Abdullah Mulla Saleh
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the activities of the Ruler of Kuwait's Secretary, Abdulla Mulla Saleh. Specifically, the correspondence discusses allegations that Saleh, who was also a private merchant, was abusing his position and his proximity to the ruler...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jan 1945-22 Apr 1945
Extent:
1 file (12 folios)

42. 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...
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)

43. IOR/R/15/5/221

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/221
Title:
File 4/34 Kuwait Territorial Waters
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the legal status of the water just of Kuwait bay and the extent of Kuwait's territorial waters. It also contains broader discussions concerning the delineation of the continental shelf in the Persian Gulf. The correspondence...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Jul 1946-27 May 1948
Extent:
1 file (54 folios)

44. IOR/R/15/5/222

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/222
Title:
File 4/35 Accounts of the Kuwait Municipality, Health, Food Supply and Revenue Departments
Scope & Content:
This file contains copies of the annual accounts of the Kuwait Municipality and the Government of Kuwait's Department of Health, Department of Food Supply and Department of Finance. In addition to these accounts, the file also contains related correspondence between officials at the Kuwait Polit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Jan 1947-31 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (160 folios)

45. IOR/R/15/5/223

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/223
Title:
File 4/36 Shaikh of Kuwait's Assets, Holdings. Royalties Paid to Sheikh
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between officials of the Political Agency in Kuwait, the Political Residency in Bahrain and Ottoman Bank regarding the finances of the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. The correspondence discusses the Shaikh's financial holdings, royalty paymen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Dec 1947-19 Jan 1949
Extent:
1 file (14 folios)

46. IOR/R/15/5/224

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/224
Title:
File 4/37 Kuwait State. Employment of Personal Bodyguard by Sheikh
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the desire of the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, to employ a personal bodyguard force comprised of Pakistani nationals. The British authorities were supportive of the idea and this is expressed in a number ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Sep 1948-21 Sep 1949
Extent:
1 file (12 folios)

47. IOR/R/15/5/225

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/225
Title:
File 4/38 Supply of Saluting Gun for the Shaikh of Kuwait
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the desire of the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, to purchase a three-pounder saluting gun [cannon] to affix to his recently-built motor dhow in 1932 (folios 2-41). Subsequently, the correspondence in the file...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Oct 1931-30 Nov 1949
Extent:
1 file (94 folios)

48. 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. Excep...
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)

49. IOR/R/15/5/227

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/227
Title:
File 4/40 Employment of British Staff for Kuwait Government Hospital
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the hiring of British doctors and other medical workers in Kuwait following the departure of an official named Dr Akopiantz who had previously been working in the country. The correspondence discusses the role of H T Kemp (th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Apr 1949-27 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (18 folios)

50. IOR/R/15/5/228

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/228
Title:
File 4/41 Kuwait State: Iraqi Consulate in Kuwait
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials in Iraq and Kuwait concerning a request made by the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs to establish an Iraqi consulate in Kuwait. The political implications of agreeing to this request (and a similar one made by the United States Governm...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 May 1949-14 Sep 1949
Extent:
1 file (17 folios)