File 4/28 Kuwait Harbour Facilities and Shuwaikh Water Tank
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding an expansion of harbour facilities in Kuwait that was completed by the British military authorities in Iraq. Specifically, the correspondence relates to the expansion of a landing jetty at Shuwaikh that was owned by the Kuwait Oil Company and the con...
File 4/29 Activities of Shaikh Fahad as-Salim as-Subah
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This file contains correspondence regarding an unofficial visit to Egypt that was made by Shaikh Fahad bin Salim al-Sabah and his desire to export two cars and a number of tyres from the country back to Kuwait. Some of this correspondence is between the Political Agency in Kuwait and the Ruler o...
File 4/30 Activities of Shaikh Subah al Nasir As Sabah
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the activities of Shaikh Subah [Sabah] al Nasir as Subah [al-Sabah], a member of the ruling family of Kuwait. The majority of the correspondence in the file relates to an incident in 1948 when Shaikh Nasir is alleged to have...
File 4/31 Correspondence re Activities of Abdullah Mulla Saleh
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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...
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...
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...
File 4/35 Accounts of the Kuwait Municipality, Health, Food Supply and Revenue Departments
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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...
File 4/36 Shaikh of Kuwait's Assets, Holdings. Royalties Paid to Sheikh
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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...
File 4/37 Kuwait State. Employment of Personal Bodyguard by Sheikh
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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 ...
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...
