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11. IOR/R/15/5/59-71

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/59-71
Title:
File 22: Kuwait's relations with other Powers
Scope & Content:
The Kuwait subject files (22: Kuwait's relations with other powers) cover a wide range of topics relating to Kuwait's relations with other powers and include correspondence regarding: Kuwait's relations with Bahrain; a distinctive design for Kuwait's flag; the status of Kuwait and negotiations ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1904-1925
Extent:
13 files (1630 folios)

12. IOR/R/15/5/10-11

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/10-11
Title:
File 4: Buildings
Scope & Content:
The sub-sub series IOR/R/15/5/10-11 is comprised of a volume and file regarding accommodation for the Medical Officer of the Kuwait Political Agency, and regarding the lease of a new agency building.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1924-1946
Extent:
2 files (263 folios)

13. IOR/R/15/5/17-19

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/17-19
Title:
File 8 Al Sabah Family
Scope & Content:
There are 3 surviving files of ‘File 8 Al Sabah Family’. These are files 8/1, VIII/3, and VIII/6, and they contain correspondence dating mainly from 1904 till 1945. The files contain correspondence related mainly to the ruling family in Kuwait, including reports on the political and social situat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1904-1945
Extent:
3 files (318 folios)

14. 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)

15. IOR/R/15/5/93 (Sub-sub-series)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/93 (Sub-sub-series)
Title:
File 38: Miscellaneous assistance to Shaikh of Kuwait
Scope & Content:
The sub-sub-series comprises one file from the First Series of the Kuwait Agency records, relating to assistance given to the Shaikh of Kuwait by the Political Agency, Kuwait.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Urdu
Date Range:
1905-1932
Extent:
1 file (621 folios)

16. 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)

17. IOR/R/15/5/80-84

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/80-84
Title:
File 28: Naval Affairs
Scope & Content:
These five files contain correspondence, planning documents, and miscellaneous paperwork pertaining to the design, planning, and construction of buoys, surveys, beacons, and lights in and around Kuwait's harbour. The last file in the series, contains documents relating to the visit of the French ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1904-1929
Extent:
5 files (657 folios)

18. IOR/R/15/5/14-15

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/14-15
Title:
File 6: Maps and Books
Scope & Content:
Two files consisting of various memoranda, letters, receipts and lists of maps, books, and military reports.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1904-1929
Extent:
2 files (401 folios)

19. IOR/R/15/5/24-42

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/24-42
Title:
File 10: Ibn Sa'ud
Scope & Content:
The Ibn Sa'ud sub-sub-series consists of files related to the British Government's relationship with Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and his rise to dominance in the region during this period. The files in the sub-sub-series cover the following in detail: Ibn S...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1904-1930
Extent:
19 files (10,650 folios)

20. IOR/R/15/5/81

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/81
Title:
File XXVIII/2. Survey of Kuwait Harbour
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence and official memoranda between the Political Agency in Kuwait, the Political Residency in Bushire, and the Marine Survey of India, Bombay. The file includes logistical papers and letters relating to preparations, costing estimates, and scheduling for a survey of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Nov 1904-11 Sep 1906
Extent:
1 file (58 folios)