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101. IOR/L/PS/12/3971

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3971
Title:
Coll 30/227 'Water Supply for Koweit (Distilling Plant)'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns proposals for the supply of drinking water to Kuwait (also referred to as Koweit). It was said in 1947 that the need for fresh water was one of Kuwait's most pressing requirements, and now that the state was in receipt of considerable royalties, Kuwaitis would not be satisfied ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jul 1947-1 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (47 folios)

102. IOR/L/PS/12/4114A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4114A
Title:
Coll 35/12 'Kuwait: post and telegraph office; participation of Iraq in Empire Air Mail Scheme'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the Post and Telegraph Office in Kuwait and its development, to sustain the growing oil industry in Kuwait. The file contains: Proposed transfer of the control of the Post Office from Iraq to the Government of India, 1925-29 Proposed abolition of the Iraq Post and Telegraph Of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
7 Feb 1925-26 Mar 1941
Extent:
1 file (543 folios)

103. IOR/L/PS/12/4115A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4115A
Title:
Coll 35/12(2) 'Kuwait: post and telegraph office and telephones; participation of Iraq in Empire Air Mail Scheme; Cable and Wireless Agreement with Shaikh of Kuwait'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the Post and Telegraph Office and mail delivery in Kuwait. The file contains: Commercial agreement between ruler of Kuwait and Cable and Wireless Limited, 1941 Construction of wireless station at Kuwait, administered by Cable and Wireless Limited, 1941 Interruption of postal s...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Mar 1941-15 Dec 1947
Extent:
1 file (360 folios)

104. IOR/L/PS/12/4121

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4121
Title:
Coll 35/16A 'Kuwait Air Mail services'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns arrangements for the delivery of airmail between UK and Kuwait, and between Kuwait and Iraq. The file contains correspondence between the UK General Post Office, the Commonwealth Relations Office, the India Office, and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jan 1948-19 Mar 1949
Extent:
1 file (18 folios)

105. IOR/L/PS/12/4131

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4131
Title:
Coll 35/25 'Broadcasting of anti-British propaganda in the Middle East, Persian Gulf, NWF and Central Asia, etc. Broadcasts in Arabic by B.B.C.'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding broadcasts made by Radio Bari (the Italian Government's Arabic language radio station) and their reception in Bahrain and Kuwait. It also contains discussions concerning the proposed establishment of a British Government Arabic language radio service, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
12 Jan 1933-28 Oct 1937
Extent:
1 file (428 folios)

106. IOR/L/PS/12/4133

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4133
Title:
Coll 35/25(3) 'Telegraphs, Postal & Wireless. Broadcasts in Arabic by B.B.C. (Cabinet Conclusions, etc.)'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between officials at the India Office and the Foreign Office concerning a plan to establish an Arabic language news radio broadcaster for the Arab World. It also contains related discussions concerning the establishment of Spanish and Portuguese language broadca...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jul 1937-15 Nov 1937
Extent:
1 file (210 folios)

107. IOR/L/PS/12/4137

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4137
Title:
Coll 35/27 'Kuwait Oil Company's wireless installation'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns Kuwait Oil Company's wireless equipment at Kuwait and Bahrah [Kuwait] in 1936, and their communications with oil tankers visiting Kuwait, in 1946. The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Kuwait, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, the India Off...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Feb 1936-20 Dec 1946
Extent:
1 file (39 folios)

108. IOR/L/PS/12/4146

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4146
Title:
Coll 35/38 'Saudi Arabia: Saudi-Kuwait postal arrangements'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the Saudi proposal that mails from Riyadh to Bushire should be sent via Kuwait. The file contains correspondence between the British Legation at Jedda, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Saudi Arabia, and the Govern...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 May 1939-8 Dec 1939
Extent:
1 file (24 folios)

109. IOR/L/PS/12/4584

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4584
Title:
Coll 45/3 (2) PROPAGANDA: PERSIAN GULF: Work of Publicity Officer in the Persian Gulf (Public Relations Officer): Propaganda Material
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence on the role of the Publicity Officer in the Persian Gulf, specifically about material characterised as propaganda, from 13 June 1939 to 31 March 1948. The correspondence is primarily between the Secretary of State for India, Public Relations Officer in the Persi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jun 1939-31 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (250 folios)

110. IOR/L/PS/18/B133

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B133
Title:
Memorandum respecting Koweit
Scope & Content:
This is a confidential memorandum, printed for the use of the Foreign Office on 30 October 1901, and authored by Robert Venables Vernon Harcourt, dated 29 Oct 1901. The memorandum primarily focuses on the position of Koweit [Kuwait] in regards to Turkey (Ottoman Empire) from 1871 onwards. In the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Oct 1901
Extent:

1 file (11 folios)