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81. IOR/R/15/5/45

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/45
Title:
File 13/3 Arms Traffic
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding arms traffic through Kuwait to Turkish territory, the Persian Gulf and Persia, and British measures prohibiting contraband. The main correspondents are: the Ruler of Kuwait, Mubarak us Subah (Shaikh Mubarak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ); the Foreign Office; Per...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
30 Mar 1909-17 Dec 1912
Extent:
1 volume (302 folios)

82. IOR/R/15/5/73

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/73
Title:
File 27/1 Koweit Trade Reports
Scope & Content:
This volume primarily concerns the preparation and submission of annual trade reports. Most of the volume consists of copies of trade reports for Kuwait (for each financial year from 1912-1913 up to and including 1916-1917), which are submitted by the Political Agent, Kuwait (Captain William Hen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 Aug 1912-27 Dec 1918
Extent:
1 volume (257 folios)

83. IOR/R/15/5/65, f 150

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/65, f 150
Title:
Annexe Numero 5A: SKETCH MAP OF THE PERSIAN GULF AND ARABIAN COAST
Scope & Content:
The map shows the Persian Gulf and Arabian Coast naming the settlements, regions and bays; the map also indicates the Indo-European overland and submarine telegraph lines and roads. Some brief descriptions of topography are given. The map was included as 'Annexe Numero 5A' but in the file is s...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1913
Extent:
1 map

84. IOR/R/15/5/10

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/10
Title:
BUILDINGS. No. 4/13 I Correspondence regarding Surgeon's quarters.
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, estimates and receipts relating to the accommodation for the Medical Officer of the Political Agency at Kuwait. The discussion in the volume relates to the leasing, maintenance and state of repair of housing for the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1924-11 Mar 1946
Extent:
1 volume (255 folios)

85. IOR/R/15/5/22

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/22
Title:
File 9/9 Deportation of Jewish merchant, Salih Sasoon Nahlab, to Basra
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the detention and temporary deportation from Kuwait to Basra, of Salih Sasoon Mahlab, a Jewish merchant. Following official enquiries, the suspicion that Salih Sasoon Mahlab (also spelt Nahlab) was charging excessive brokerage on goods he bought from K...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Aug 1918-2 Sep 1918
Extent:
1 file (17 folios)

86. IOR/R/15/5/93

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/93
Title:
File 38/2 Miscellaneous Assistance to Sheikh of Kuwait
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to assistance provided by the Political Agent, Kuwait, and other Government of India offices to the Shaikh of Kuwait. The correspondence is mostly between the Political Agent, Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, Government of India (Political Departm...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Urdu
Date Range:
5 Jan 1905-8 Jul 1932
Extent:
1 file (621 folios)

87. IOR/R/15/5/29

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/29
Title:
File [10/4] British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: Ikhwan raids on Iraq and Kuwait
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the British Government's relationship with Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]. Specifically, the correspondence relates to Ikhwan raids into Iraqi and Kuwaiti territory, Ibn Sa'ud's inability to stop them and what measu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1928-25 Nov 1928
Extent:
1 file (299 folios)

88. IOR/R/15/5/65, f 45

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/65, f 45
Title:
Map to Show the Limits of Koweit and Adjacent Country
Scope & Content:
The map shows the limits of Koweit [Kuwait] and adjacent region. Two alternative boundaries appear to have been drawn in red crayon and black ink. The map also gives indication of relief, hydrology and settlements. The scale is given as 1 inch = 48 miles. The map bears the following printing st...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1912
Extent:
1 map

89. IOR/R/15/5/65, f 206

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/65, f 206
Title:
Annexe Numero V. MAP TO SHOW THE LIMITS OF KOWEIT AND ADJACENT COUNTRY
Scope & Content:
The map shows the limits of Koweit [Kuwait] and adjacent country indicating relief, hydrology and settlement. A line in red ink and a boundary in green ink indicates different possible boundaries. It is included as Annex number 5 to the Anglo-Turkish Agreement, as part of the collection of docum...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1913
Extent:
1 map

90. IOR/R/15/5/63

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/63
Title:
XXII/8 Baghdad Railway
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, and press cuttings relating to the construction of the Baghdad railway. Topics discussed include: the visit of engineers to survey German alignment; Baghdad Railway (1911) Command Paper 5635 (ff 10-48); the draft Anglo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Apr 1910-21 Jun 1918
Extent:
1 volume (97 folios)