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101. 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)

102. 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)

103. 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)

104. 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)

105. 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)

106. 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)

107. 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)

108. IOR/R/15/5/164

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/164
Title:
File 2/11 Formation of an Iraqi river fleet
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the India Office and the British Embassy in Basra on the formation of a small river fleet in Iraq to protect the Shatt al-Arab waterway during the Second World War. The papers cover the size and armament of the fleet of six boats, the projected cost of th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1936-20 Mar 1942
Extent:
1 file (11 folios)

109. IOR/R/15/5/169

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/169
Title:
File 2/16 Alleged persecution of Iraqi Jews
Scope & Content:
This file contains a letter from the foreign office to the Political Residency in Bahrain regarding the persecution of Jews following the declaration of the State of Israel's independence the preceding year.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Oct 1949
Extent:
1 file (2 folios)

110. IOR/R/15/5/274

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/274
Title:
File 6/1 II Aviation - Imperial Airways
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding the Imperial Airways air route through the Persian Gulf. Most of the papers relate to discussions on constructing an aerodrome in Kuwait to provide shelter for planes during storms. Other papers discuss the provision of shelter and safe storage for car...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
31 Jul 1934-7 Sep 1944
Extent:
1 file (76 folios)