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91. IOR/R/15/5/60, f 44

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/60, f 44
Title:
Small sketch map to illustrate 'Note on History of Zubara and Claims of Shaikh of Bahrein to Zubara'
Scope & Content:
The map shows the Qatar peninsula, the island of Bahrain and the mainland of the Arabian peninsula. It was prepared by Acting Civil Commissioner for Mesopotamia, Arnold Talbot Wilson, to illustrate his 'Note on History of Zubara and Claims of Shaikh of Bahrein to Zubara.' The map indicates ports...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1920
Extent:
1 map

92. IOR/R/15/5/102

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/102
Title:
File 12/C I
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the following main topics: Dissatisfaction with Shaikh Salim [Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ], Ruler of Kuwait, 1918. A proposal to establish British detachment in Kuwait, 1918. A note (ff 34-38) on ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Mar 1918-7 Apr 1920
Extent:
1 volume (46 folios)

93. IOR/R/15/5/51

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/51
Title:
File 14/1 'Piracies & Irregularities at Sea'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the investigation and prosecution of nine cases of piracy by the Political Agent, Kuwait. These cases concern attacks by Arab, Persian and Somali pirates, mainly on Kuwaiti cargo and passenger boats, their passengers and crew, in the Persian Gulf and o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
21 May 1907-10 Jan 1914
Extent:
1 file (301 folios)

94. IOR/R/15/5/78

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/78
Title:
File 27/3 ‘German Shipping & Trade Competition’
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence, memoranda reports, telegrams and minutes, regarding the German and Japanese interest in shipping and trade in the Persian Gulf, particularly in Kuwait (also written in some parts of the file as Koweit). The papers notably cover/include the following: The est...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1906-27 Nov 1916
Extent:
1 file (105 folios)

95. IOR/R/15/5/92

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/92
Title:
File 36/3 Lease of Bander Shweikh
Scope & Content:
The file includes letters (drafts, originals, and copies), telegrams, and notes relating to secret negotiations over the lease of Bander Shweikh [Ash Shuwaykh] from the Shaikh of Kuwait. The correspondence is mostly between the Political Agent, Kuwait, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (or ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1905-24 Aug 1923
Extent:
1 file (277 folios)

96. IOR/R/15/5/31

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/31
Title:
File 10/4 British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: Ibn Sa`ud's Najd Conference of Chiefs (Riyadh Conference), 1928; Ikhwan raids on Iraq; rebellion of Faisal Al Duwish
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 concerns hostilities between the forces of Ibn Sa'ud and the Ikhwan during the rebellion led by Faisal al-Duw...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Sep 1928-9 Jul 1929
Extent:
1 file (285 folios)

97. IOR/R/15/5/11

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/11
Title:
KUWAIT OFFICE RECORDS. BUILDINGS. No. 4/15 - Vol. I. New Agency Building at Kuwait.
Scope & Content:
This file consists of the translation of the agreement between the Political Agent, Kuwait and Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Ruler of Kuwait concerning a lease of a building for the agency. Also included in the file is a Government of India Public Works Document tender and contract document for...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1929
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

98. IOR/R/15/5/32

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/32
Title:
File [10/4] British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: activities of Faisal Al Duwish
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 concerns hostilities between the forces of Ibn Sa'ud and the Ikhwan during the rebellion led by Faisal al-Duw...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 Jul 1929-26 Sep 1929
Extent:
1 file (260 folios)

99. IOR/R/15/5/99

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/99
Title:
File 5/C Boundary questions: attacks on Ikhwan; dispute between Shaikh Salim and Ibn Sa`ud
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes from February 1919 to August 1920, mainly relating to boundary questions between Ibn Sa'ud and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Salim [Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ], as well as attacks on the Ikhwan and British relat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1919-17 Aug 1920
Extent:
1 volume (114 folios)

100. IOR/R/15/5/3

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/3
Title:
‘Establishment. No. I/12 Appointments and Changes in the Political Residents & Agents in the Persian Gulf, and Secretaries, Bushire, & of the Govt. of India. and Others.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the departure (either permanently or on temporary leave) of current, and the arrival of new incumbents, to the post of Political Resident and Consulate General in the Persian Gulf. The file includes: circulars issued by the Political Resident to Political Agents and Of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Dec 1913-10 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (189 folios)