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71. IOR/R/15/5/223

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/223
Title:
File 4/36 Shaikh of Kuwait's Assets, Holdings. Royalties Paid to Sheikh
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between officials of the Political Agency in Kuwait, the Political Residency in Bahrain and Ottoman Bank regarding the finances of the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. The correspondence discusses the Shaikh's financial holdings, royalty paymen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Dec 1947-19 Jan 1949
Extent:
1 file (14 folios)

72. IOR/R/15/5/224

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/224
Title:
File 4/37 Kuwait State. Employment of Personal Bodyguard by Sheikh
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the desire of the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, to employ a personal bodyguard force comprised of Pakistani nationals. The British authorities were supportive of the idea and this is expressed in a number ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Sep 1948-21 Sep 1949
Extent:
1 file (12 folios)

73. IOR/R/15/5/231

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/231
Title:
File 4/44 Kuwait State. Recruitment of British Police Sergeants for Kuwait Police Force
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency in Kuwait and the Persian Gulf Political Residency in Bahrain regarding the hiring of British police officers in Kuwait by the country's ruler, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah. The correspondence also contains references to the broader...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jun 1949-25 Oct 1949
Extent:
1 file (9 folios)

74. IOR/R/15/5/184, f 187

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/184, f 187
Title:
Map of Iraq-Kuwait Border
Scope & Content:
The map shows the border between Iraq and Kuwait. The border itself is marked on the map, as are a number of towns and settlements that appear on either side of it. There is also some indication of relief marked around the border including Jabal Sanam.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1936
Extent:
1 map

75. IOR/R/15/5/203

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/203
Title:
File 4/18 Kuwait-Bahrain Relations (Includes Bahrain-Qatar Troubles)
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding relations between the rulers of Bahrain and Qatar and an attempt that was made by the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, to mediate between them. In addition to correspondence, which is primarily between the Po...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jun 1937-13 Jan 1938
Extent:
1 file (36 folios)

76. IOR/R/15/5/206

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/206
Title:
File 4/20 II Kuwait Situation: Constitution and Council
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding political developments in Kuwait. Specifically it relates to the suppression of an oppositionist reform movement (the majlis movement) that had successfully pressured the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, to est...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1938-18 Apr 1949
Extent:
1 file (198 folios)

77. IOR/R/15/5/230

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/230
Title:
File 4/43 Internal Administration (Social Reforms)
Scope & Content:
This file consists of the following: Notes of a conversation that took place on 15 May 1949 between the Foreign Office official, B A B Burrows and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, concerning state reform and how to prevent a growth in popularity of communism in the country (f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 May 1949-9 Jun 1949
Extent:
1 file (12 folios)

78. IOR/R/15/5/287

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/287
Title:
File 6/11 Air photographs of Kuwait and Aerial Reconnaissance
Scope & Content:
This file contains permissions and correspondence pertaining to aerial photography of the territory of Kuwait.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 May 1934-28 Sep 1948
Extent:
1 file (14 folios)

79. 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

80. IOR/R/15/5/184

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/184
Title:
File 4/6 I Kuwait-Iraq Frontier
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding the delineation of the borders between Kuwait and its neighbours, Iraq and Saudi Arabia (occasionally referred to as Nejd in the file). The primary correspondents in the file are officials from the British High Commission in Iraq, the Political Agenc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
30 Jan 1931-7 Oct 1939
Extent:
1 file (371 folios)