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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Political Agent, Kuwait, 1904-1961 Place Persian Gulf, Asia

1. IOR/L/PS/10/112

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/112
Title:
File 619/1907 Pt 3 'Arms Traffic:- Koweit Trade.'
Scope & Content:
The volume discusses the work of British political and naval authorities in the Persian Gulf in suppressing the trafficking arms and ammunition, particularly from Muscat to Koweit [Kuwait]. Included are reports of searches undertaken on vessels suspected of trafficking of arms, including invento...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
28 Apr 1900-15 Jun 1914
Extent:
1 volume (358 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/1212

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1212
Title:
Ext 1990/47 'Middle East Congressional Tour 1947'
Scope & Content:
This file consists of letters and telegrams between officials of the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Relations Office, as well as the Political Agent at Kuwait and the Political Resident at Bahrain, regarding the procedure of preparation for the Middle East Congressional Tour by members of t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Sep 1947-16 Jan 1948
Extent:
1 file (22 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/1214

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1214
Title:
Ext 2159/47 'Visitors to Persian Gulf'
Scope & Content:
This file consists of letters and telegrams between officials of the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Relations Office in London, regarding visitors to the Persian Gulf during 1948. The file covers the arrangements for these visits. The visitors include the following: J B Clarke, E J Nicholls...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Oct 1947-18 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (15 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/2047

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2047
Title:
Coll 5/84(2) ‘Chicago Agreement: Position of Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms with regard to post war Civil Aviation; International Civil Aviation Organisation Meeting in Cairo 1946. Tandy's Deputation.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers related to the position of the Gulf States – Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Bahrain, Dubai, Kalba, Kuwait, Ra's al-Khaymah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Qaywayn – under the Convention on International Civil Aviation (1946), also known as the Chicago Convention. Much of the correspondence is c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jun 1945-20 Apr 1948
Extent:
1 file (431 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/4505

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4505
Title:
Coll 44/26 ‘War. (Defense, Protective and other Measures) Censorship restrictions in the Persian Gulf.’
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence relating to censorship restrictions on telegrams in the Persian Gulf, during the Second World War. The correspondence discusses: The Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein in the file) branch of Cable and Wireless receiving orders from Head Office not to send or accep...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Nov 1939-18 Jan 1944
Extent:

1 file (88 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/499

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/499
Title:
File 12/9 Visits to Bahrain of government officials and others
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence sent and received by the Political Agent at Bahrain regarding the arrangements and programmes for visits to Bahrain of the following: the Minister at Jedda, Sir Andrew Ryan, visiting the Gulf; the Political Agent at Kuwait; Mr Rendel of the Foreign Office; Dr P...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Jan 1935-6 Aug 1940
Extent:
1 volume (285 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/6/504

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/504
Title:
‘Administration Report on the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Maskat Political Agency for 1904-1905’
Scope & Content:
Administration Report on the Persian Gulf Residency and Maskat [Muscat] Political Agency for 1904-1905, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta). The report is divided into a number of parts: 1. General Summary, prepared by Major Percy Zachariah Co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1906
Extent:
1 volume (89 folios)