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1. 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)

2. IOR/R/15/5/43-44

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/43-44
Title:
File 11: [Ceremonials]
Scope & Content:
The volume and the file forming the 'Ceremonials' subject files were produced by the Political Agency in Kuwait. The 'Ceremonials' subject files mainly contain correspondence between the Political Agency in Kuwait and the Rulers of Kuwait, discussing honours and titles to be granted, and infor...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Hindustani
Date Range:
1907-1929
Extent:

1 volume and 1 file (23 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/5/45-50

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/45-50
Title:
File 13: Arms Traffic
Scope & Content:
The files and the volume forming the 'Arms Traffic' subject files were produced by the Political Agency in Kuwait. The 'Arms Traffic' subject files mainly contain correspondence between the Political Agency in Kuwait and the Rulers of Kuwait, discussing purchase of weapons and smuggling of arm...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1909-1930
Extent:
5 files and 1 volume (1866 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/5/94

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/94
Title:
'File 1/C Volume I. Miscellaneous'.
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, receipts and notes on various topics concerning the Kuwait Political Agency, January 1921 to August 1921. An index of topics contained in the volume is listed on folio 6. Topics discussed in the volume include: The presentat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 Jan 1919-30 Aug 1921
Extent:
1 volume (230 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/5/95

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/95
Title:
1/C Volume II Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to miscellaneous topics, with the main ones being: The Dhafir raid, 1921. Shaikh Ahmad's loan to Ibn Sa`ud, 1921. Further raids by Iraq tribes and Najd counter-raids, 1921. Repairs to water plant, 1921. A...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1921-8 Oct 1923
Extent:
1 volume (119 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/5/20

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/20
Title:
File 9/2 II ‘No. 9/2 Vol. II Criminal Cases’
Scope & Content:
The file contains case correspondence, including several witness statements and a few Kuwait Political Agency court proceedings, relating to the investigation and prosecution of several criminal offences. These are mainly cases of assault and theft committed in Kuwait against Indian and Persian f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
13 Nov 1919-14 May 1926
Extent:
1 file (209 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/5/124

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/124
Title:
‘Saudi Trade Agent’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence between the Political Agent at Kuwait (Major Maurice O’Connor Tandy), the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Crawshaw Galloway), and officials at the India Office and Foreign Office in London, concerning a request from the King of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Sa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 May 1945
Extent:
1 file (30 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/5/17

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/17
Title:
‘File 8/1. Casualties in the al-Subah family of Kuwait’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to casualties suffered by the Al-Sabah [Āl Ṣabāḥ] ruling family of Kuwait. There are copies of letters and telegrams conveying messages of condolence to the Shaikh [Emir] of Kuwait [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] and other family members, along with the r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
24 Sep 1926-11 Sep 1945
Extent:
1 file (25 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/5/89

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/89
Title:
File 32/7 Certified copies of deeds and documents from 1 January 1927 to 1932
Scope & Content:
This file contains certificates and copies of deeds signed by officials in Kuwait. Most of the certifications deal with business transactions, powers of attorney, or legal disputes, and paperwork that required either the signature of the chief court judge of Kuwait or the ruler of Kuwait. The maj...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
30 Dec 1926-30 Nov 1932
Extent:
1 file (904 folios)

10. 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)