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1. IOR/R/15/1/213

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/213
Title:
‘File 5/183 (D 31) Manumission of slaves at Kuwait’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence in the volume is related to a number of manumission cases involving Kuwaiti subjects heard between 1907 and 1909, either in Kuwait, or in another of the Political Agencies in the Gulf. A significant proportion of the file comprises correspondence between the Political Resident (Ma...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
22 Oct 1907-18 Oct 1920
Extent:

1 volume (66 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/303

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/303
Title:
File 18/68 I (D 114) Kuwait Order in Council
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to the composition, drafting and publication of The Kuwait Order in Council, 1925 (His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1925). The volume includes papers relating to initial objections and subsequent agreement on the part of Sheikh Ahmad al-Jabir as-Subah [Sheikh Ahmad al-Jabir Al Sa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1919-20 Dec 1928
Extent:
1 volume (264 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/304

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/304
Title:
File 18/68 II (D 115) Kuwait Order in Council
Scope & Content:
The volume includes papers relating to the implications of the assumption by the British Government of jurisdiction over foreigners in Kuwait, especially in view of the possibility of the influx of large numbers of non-Muslim foreigners (particularly Americans) to work in the Kuwaiti oil industry...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jun 1932-8 Jul 1935
Extent:
1 volume (275 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/1/309

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/309
Title:
File 18/143 I (D 87) Service of Iraqi judicial documents in Kuwait
Scope & Content:
The papers are mainly dated April 1930 - September 1931, with a few papers at the rear of the file dated January-February 1935. The file relates to the custom of serving summonses and other legal documents emanating from the Iraq courts on individuals residing in Kuwait (whether Iraqi subjects or...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Apr 1930-6 Feb 1935
Extent:
1 volume (114 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/1/468

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/468
Title:
File 45/23 I (D 140) Kuwait Reforms
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence relating to the formation of a Legislative Council in Kuwait following unrest among its people and criticism of its government in the Iraqi press. Included are newspaper articles, a list of the names of those elected to the Legislative Council of Kuwait (folio ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Apr 1938-19 Sep 1938
Extent:
1 volume (222 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/1/469

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/469
Title:
File 51/88 I Cable and Wireless Kuwait
Scope & Content:
The agreement between Shaikh Ahmad of Kuwait [Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir] and Cable and Wireless Ltd for the opening of a telegraph station in Kuwait. It covers the extent of the company's remit, taxes, payment of set-up costs, expansion, security, technical training for Kuwaiti nationals, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 May 1947
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/1/471-549

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/471-549
Title:
File 53: Kuwait
Scope & Content:
The Kuwait subject files cover a comprehensive range of topics related to Kuwait and the surrounding area. The files contain correspondence regarding the nature and development of the British Government's involvement in Kuwait, Kuwait's foreign relations (notably with the Ottoman Empire, Najd/Sa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Turkish
Date Range:
1896-1939
Extent:
79 files and volumes (16,694 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/1/613

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/613
Title:
File 73/7 III (D 24) Status of Kuwait & Anglo-Turkish negotiations
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence, memorandums, maps and newspaper cuttings relating to a proposed Baghdad to Basra railway, an extension of the German Berlin to Baghdad Railway. Correspondents include: Percy Cox, Political Resident at Bushire, William Shakespear, Political Agent at Kuwait, Edw...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
23 Nov 1912-2 Jul 1913
Extent:
1 volume (355 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/1/614

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/614
Title:
File 73/7 IV (D 25) Anglo-Turkish Negotiations
Scope & Content:
The file contains letters, telegrams, memorandums, and maps relating to Anglo-Turkish negotiations over the Baghdad Railway, the status of Kuwait, and other Persian Gulf matters. The correspondence is between Percy Cox, Political Resident at Bushire, William Shakespear, Political Agent at Kuwait...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
3 Aug 1913-30 Nov 1913
Extent:
1 file (42 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/1/615

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/615
Title:
File 73/7 V (D 38) Status of Kuwait, Anglo-Turkish Convention
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters, telegrams, maps, and newspaper cuttings relating to Anglo-Turkish negotiations over the Baghdad Railway, status of Kuwait, and other Persian Gulf matters. The correspondence is between Lionel Haworth, British Consul for Arabistan, Percy Cox, Political Resident at Bus...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
3 Jan 1914-16 Jul 1919
Extent:
1 volume (104 folios)