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201. IOR/R/15/5/235

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/235
Title:
File C 4/48 Education in Kuwait
Scope & Content:
This file contains a short extract from a report on Kuwait's educational system that was written by the British Council official, W R Keight (accompanied by a brief covering letter) and a letter sent to Keight in response to his report by Herbert George Jakins, the Political Agent in Kuwait.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Nov 1949-10 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (5 folios)

202. IOR/R/15/5/323

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/323
Title:
File 9/1 V Claims and complaints
Scope & Content:
This file contains letters and correspondence between various merchants and suppliers of goods, primarily building materials and manufactured equipment, relating to claims of unpaid bills, damaged goods, and other trade disputes. Most of the papers are exchanges between Kuwaiti merchants and the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Nov 1946-26 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (324 folios)

203. IOR/R/15/5/286

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/286
Title:
File 6/10 IV Air Agreements
Scope & Content:
This file contains papers relating to the maintenance and control of air landing facilities at Kuwait. Most of the papers discuss the air agreements negotiated with the ruler of Kuwait, as well as future air routes, and the increasing popularity of air travel following the exploration of the inte...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Jan 1947-31 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (276 folios)

204. IOR/R/15/5/290

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/290
Title:
File 6/14 Schedule and non-schedule flights
Scope & Content:
This file contains papers and correspondence relating to the management of flight schedules to and from Kuwait. Various air routes as well as procedural and regulatory matters are discussed in the papers such as procedures for unscheduled landings and radio contact for unscheduled flights. Connec...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Apr 1948-22 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (153 folios)

205. IOR/R/15/5/291

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/291
Title:
File 6/15 Registration of Aircraft
Scope & Content:
This file contains lists of aircraft and equipment owned by The Contracting and Trading Company flown in and around the Arab principalities of the Persian Gulf. The lists were kept as part of the aircraft registration papers. Of note is a copy of the Air Navigation Regulations for civil aircraft...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 May 1949-19 Jun 1949
Extent:
1 file (15 folios)

206. IOR/R/15/5/274, f 7

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/274, f 7
Title:
Plan of Aircraft Hangar
Scope & Content:
The plan is an architectural drawing for an aerodrome to be constructed in Kuwait to shelter planes from sudden storms.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jul 1934
Extent:
1 plan

207. 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)

208. 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)

209. 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)

210. 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