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131. IOR/R/15/5/160

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/160
Title:
File 2/8 Kuwait water supply from Shatt al-`Arab
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence relating to the supply of water to Kuwait from the Shatt-al-Arab estuary which lies within the territory of Iraq. The papers contain incidents relating to the payment of customs duties, the customary drawing of water from populations surrounding the estuary, and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 May 1932-17 Jun 1943
Extent:
1 file (232)

132. IOR/R/15/5/275

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/275
Title:
File 6/2 I Foreign Aircraft (K.L.M. Line)
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding the passage of foreign aircraft through the Persian Gulf's various principalities. Most of the papers relate to Italian, Dutch or French passenger aircraft en route to South and East Asia, as well as new routes by Iraqi and Syrian Airways within the Mid...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Dec 1932-11 Jun 1949
Extent:
1 file (192 folios)

133. IOR/R/15/5/214

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/214
Title:
File 4/26 Izzat Jaffer
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the activities and standing of Izzat Jaafar ['Izzat Jafar], the Secretary of the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. Much of the correspondence concerns allegations that Jafar was an agent of the Italian Govern...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Italian
Date Range:
1 Apr 1940-24 Sep 1949
Extent:
1 file (135 folios)

134. IOR/R/15/5/225

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/225
Title:
File 4/38 Supply of Saluting Gun for the Shaikh of Kuwait
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the desire of the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, to purchase a three-pounder saluting gun [cannon] to affix to his recently-built motor dhow in 1932 (folios 2-41). Subsequently, the correspondence in the file...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Oct 1931-30 Nov 1949
Extent:
1 file (94 folios)

135. IOR/R/15/5/176, f 33

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/176, f 33
Title:
Print of a Chart Showing Pearl Banks North of Ras Tanurah
Scope & Content:
This print shows the pearl banks along the Arabian coast of the Gulf, to the north of Ras Tanurah [Ra’s Tannūrah].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1937
Extent:
1 map

136. IOR/R/15/5/184, f 97

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/184, f 97
Title:
Tracing of Chart made by H.M.S. Sphinx, July 1903
Scope & Content:
This simple hand drawn map shows the border area between Iraq and Kuwait around the islands of Warba and Bubiyan with basic geographical features, as well the border itself marked, but limited detail elsewhere.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1934
Extent:
1 map

137. IOR/R/15/5/219

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/219
Title:
File 4/31 Correspondence re Activities of Abdullah Mulla Saleh
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the activities of the Ruler of Kuwait's Secretary, Abdulla Mulla Saleh. Specifically, the correspondence discusses allegations that Saleh, who was also a private merchant, was abusing his position and his proximity to the ruler...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jan 1945-22 Apr 1945
Extent:
1 file (12 folios)

138. IOR/R/15/5/303

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/303
Title:
‘File 7/2 I Working of Kuwait in Council, 1949’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence respecting questions arising from the implementation of the Kuwait Order in Council; the main correspondents are the Kuwait Political Agent (Gordon Noel Jackson and Herbert George Jakins) and the Persian Gulf Political Resident (Sir William Rupert Hay). The sort ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
16 Apr 1949-20 Nov 1949
Extent:
1 file (62 folios)

139. IOR/R/15/5/319

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/319
Title:
File 13/11 'Registration of Foreigners - Kuwait'
Scope & Content:
The file contains Kuwait Political Agency papers regarding the registration of foreigners. It mainly consists of correspondence between the Political Agent, Kuwait, and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bahrain [the latter is ‘Prodrome’ in the telegrams]. It also includes letters fro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1949-31 Aug 1949
Extent:
1 file (36 folios)

140. IOR/R/15/5/176, f 24

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/176, f 24
Title:
CHART SHOWING PEARL BANKS ALONG ARABIAN SHORE OF THE PERSIAN GULF BETWEEN RAS TANURA AND DABAI
Scope & Content:
This blueprint of a chart shows the pearl banks along the Arabian coast of the Gulf, between Ras Tanura [Ra’s Tannūrah] and Dibai [Dubai].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1937
Extent:

1 map