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31. IOR/R/15/5/212

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/212
Title:
File 4/24 Shaikh's Wireless Telephone Set
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding a wireless telephone set that was being used by the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, to address the public in Kuwait. The correspondence discusses the technical details involved in this process as well as wha...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jan 1940-9 Mar 1940
Extent:
1 file (12 folios)

32. IOR/R/15/5/195

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/195
Title:
File 4/13 I Kuwait Education
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials related to the development of education in Kuwait. The correspondence relates to a number of issues including the possibility of Kuwaiti students studying in Iraq or Palestine, the need to expand education in Kuwait, assistance from the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Dec 1935-19 Nov 1939
Extent:
1 file (222 folios)

33. IOR/R/15/5/221

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/221
Title:
File 4/34 Kuwait Territorial Waters
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Jul 1946-27 May 1948
Extent:
1 file (54 folios)

34. IOR/R/15/5/282

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/282
Title:
File 6/8 Sharjah Aerodrome Agreement
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence on the construction and financing of the Sharjah aerodrome. The file also contains a few papers that mention the sudden death in 1932 of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at the time, Sir Hugh Biscoe while en route to Sharjah.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jul 1932-20 Oct 1932
Extent:
1 file (82 folios)

35. 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)

36. 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)

37. IOR/R/15/5/82

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/82
Title:
File XXVIII/3 Red light for Kuwait Anchorage
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence, and official paperwork relating to the construction of port lighting facilities at Kuwait Harbour. The file also contains two detailed diagrams of proposed light at the Harbour. The file also contains numerous purchase receipts for materials required for constru...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Oct 1906-14 Sep 1922
Extent:
1 file (187 folios)

38. IOR/R/15/5/188

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/188
Title:
File 4/8 Kuwait Electricity Supply (Concession, etc.) & Municipality
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding internal developments in Kuwait. Primarily, the correspondence relates to the establishment of a municipality for Kuwait City, the construction of an electrical power station and the development of the Kuwait Electric Compan...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1930-9 Dec 1940
Extent:
1 file (44 folios)

39. IOR/R/15/5/191

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/191
Title:
File 4/10 Condition of Divers in Kuwait
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials in Baghdad and Kuwait concerning the conditions of Kuwaiti pearl divers. The correspondence is related to a proposal for Kuwaitis to be employed as boat pilots on the Shatt al-Arab waterway that was made by the British Embassy in Baghda...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1934-9 Mar 1947
Extent:
1 file (16 folios)

40. IOR/R/15/5/201

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/201
Title:
File 4/16 Exclusion of Prosperous Indians from Kuwait
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency in Kuwait and the Political Residency in Bushire regarding whether or not a number of Indian merchants should be allowed to resettle in Kuwait (having been expelled from Iraq and Iran) and the Ruler of Kuwait's aversion to this event...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jul 1936-16 Nov 1939
Extent:
1 file (17 folios)