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7751. IOR/R/15/5/194

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/194
Title:
File 4/12 Shaikh and Subah [al-Sabah] Family --- Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials related to a number of different topics that all concern members of the al-Sabah ruling family of Kuwait. The topics discussed are as follows: The financial conditions of Shaikh Hamud al-Jabir al-Sabah, 1938 (folios 2-8). Tensions bet...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
21 Aug 1938-27 Oct 1949
Extent:
1 file (185 folios)

7752. 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)

7753. IOR/R/15/5/196

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/196
Title:
File 4/13 II Kuwait Education
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the development of education in Kuwait, specifically the activities of a British educational official named F J Wakelin, who was on secondment from the British Council and acting as adviser to the Governments of Bahrain and Kuwait at this time. A nu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
6 Oct 1939-17 Nov 1943
Extent:
1 file (420 folios)

7754. IOR/R/15/5/197

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/197
Title:
File 4/13 III Kuwait Education
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the development of education in Kuwait, specifically the activities of a British educational official named F J Wakelin, who was on secondment from the British Council and acting as adviser to the Governments of Bahrain and Kuwait at this time. A nu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
21 Oct 1943-13 Aug 1945
Extent:
1 file (419 folios)

7755. IOR/R/15/5/198

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/198
Title:
File 4/13 IV Kuwait Education
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the development of education in Kuwait, with much of the file concerning the administration and finances of a hostel in Cairo that hosted Kuwaiti students studying in Egypt. In addition to internal correspondence between British officials (notably th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
17 Jul 1945-28 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (379 folios)

7756. IOR/R/15/5/199

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/199
Title:
File 4/14 Property in Kuwait of Late Shaikh of Muhammarah (Khorramshahr)
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding property in Kuwait that was previously owned by the late Shaikh Khaz'al bin Jābir al-Ka‘bī, the former ruler of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr]. In addition to the property itself, the belongings inside it are also discussed including a large number of rifle...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
14 Jul 1936-12 Oct 1943
Extent:
1 file (95 folios)

7757. IOR/R/15/5/199, f 88

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/199, f 88
Title:
Shaikh Hazal Palace - Kuweit
Scope & Content:
An architectural blueprint of the former Kuwait residence of the late Shaikh Khaz‘al bin Jābir al-Ka‘bī, the former ruler of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], referred to in the map's title as Hazal. The plan shows the ground and first floors of the property with measurements of rooms and other detai...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1943
Extent:
1 plan

7758. IOR/R/15/5/200

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/200
Title:
File 4/15 I Shaikh of Kuwait's property in Egypt
Scope & Content:
This file consists of a single letter that was sent from the Political Agency in Kuwait to the Political Residency in Bushire concerning property in Egypt (in both Cairo and Alexandria) that was owned by the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Mar 1938
Extent:
1 file (1 folio)

7759. 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)

7760. IOR/R/15/5/202

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/202
Title:
File 4/17 Kuwaiti Smugglers and Indian Customs
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding the alleged smuggling of silk into India by a number of Kuwaiti traders. In addition to correspondence between British officials in the Gulf and India (mainly in Karachi), the file also contains letters that were exchanged between the Political Agency...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
16 Apr 1937-25 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (223 folios)

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