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71. IOR/R/15/5/218

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/218
Title:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 Dec 1944-18 Nov 1949
Extent:
1 file (108 folios)

72. IOR/R/15/5/220

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/220
Title:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 May 1946-18 May 1949
Extent:
1 file (27 folios)

73. IOR/R/15/5/222

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/222
Title:
File 4/35 Accounts of the Kuwait Municipality, Health, Food Supply and Revenue Departments
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Jan 1947-31 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (160 folios)

74. IOR/R/15/5/278

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/278
Title:
File 6/4 Correspondence with Air Headquarters, Baghdad, and other RAF officers in Iraq
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the Political Agent in Kuwait and various Royal Air Force commanders and authorities, primarily those stationed in Iraq. The latter half of the file pertains to mainly to wartime logistical and rescue operations. Other topics include the salvaging of sunk...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Apr 1929-31 Oct 1943
Extent:
1 file (259 folios)

75. IOR/R/15/5/165

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/165
Title:
File 2/12 Miscellaneous papers relating to Kuwait-Iraq relations
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence relating variously to customs duties on livestock, political events in Iraq, and deficiency in printed Iraqi currency due to accidents in transportation. The correspondence consists of exchanges between the British authorities in the Persian Gulf and Iraq.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Sep 1937-29 May 1943
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

76. IOR/R/15/5/292

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/292
Title:
File 6/17 Air, Sea and Land Rescue Organisation
Scope & Content:
This file contains papers relating to the organisation of rescue operations coordinated by the British naval, air force, and army stations, primarily in the Middle East and Mediterranean regions. The papers list various military stations and bases alongside the area coordinates for which respecti...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Aug 1947-9 May 1949
Extent:
1 file (98 folios)

77. IOR/R/15/5/144, f 303

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/144, f 303
Title:
PLAN SHOWING LANDS ADJACENT TO FAO DEPOT.
Scope & Content:
Plan drawing entitled 'PLAN SHOWING LANDS ADJACENT TO FAO DEPOT.' The plan is in blue print and it has been issued by the Basra Port Directorate, Chief Engineer's Office, Port Headquarters.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1933
Extent:
1 plan (1 folio)

78. IOR/R/15/5/186

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/186
Title:
File 4/7 I Shaikh of Kuwait's Visits to Other Countries
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding official and unofficial trips abroad that were made by the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. The correspondence relates to trips Shaikh Ahmad made to Iraq in 1929, 1932 (a detailed account of which is contained on folios 44-47), 1935 a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jun 1929-27 Mar 1937
Extent:
1 file (228 folios)

79. IOR/R/15/5/227

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/227
Title:
File 4/40 Employment of British Staff for Kuwait Government Hospital
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the hiring of British doctors and other medical workers in Kuwait following the departure of an official named Dr Akopiantz who had previously been working in the country. The correspondence discusses the role of H T Kemp (th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Apr 1949-27 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (18 folios)

80. IOR/R/15/5/233

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/233
Title:
File C 4/46 Constitution of the Shara' Court at Kuwait
Scope & Content:
This file consists of a single letter that was sent from Lieutenant-Colonel William Rupert Hay, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to Gordon Noel Jackson, the Political Agent in Kuwait in which Hay requests details of three Egyptian qadis (religious judges) recently hired in Kuwait and th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Oct 1949
Extent:
1 file (1 folio)