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...
This file consists of a single letter that was sent from the Political Agency in Kuwait to the Political Residency in Bushire concerning property in Egypt (in both Cairo and Alexandria) that was owned by the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.
File 4/16 Exclusion of Prosperous Indians from Kuwait
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This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency in Kuwait and the Political Residency in Bushire regarding whether or not a number of Indian merchants should be allowed to resettle in Kuwait (having been expelled from Iraq and Iran) and the Ruler of Kuwait's aversion to this event...
This file contains correspondence regarding the alleged smuggling of silk into India by a number of Kuwaiti traders. In addition to correspondence between British officials in the Gulf and India (mainly in Karachi), the file also contains letters that were exchanged between the Political Agency...
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...
File 4/19 Smuggling of Unlicensed Tea from India by Kuwait
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This file contains correspondence regarding the alleged smuggling of tea into Iraq from India and Ceylon by Kuwaiti traders. Towards the end of the file, more general information concerning the importation of tea from India into Kuwait is also contained, including details of the Kuwaiti merchant...
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding political developments in Kuwait (referred to as Koweit several times throughout the file), specifically tensions that occurred between the country's ruler, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, and a group of reformist opposition f...
File 4/20 II Kuwait Situation: Constitution and Council
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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...
File 4/21 Kuwait Nationality and International Status of Kuwait
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This file contains correspondence between officials at the India Office and the Foreign Office regarding the legal status and historical development of Bahraini and Kuwaiti nationality. The rear of the file also contains correspondence and notes regarding the delineation of the Iraqi-Kuwaiti fro...
File 4/22 I Construction of a Port in Kuwait Bay under Iraqi Control; Extension of the Iraqi Railway; Umm Qasr
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This file contains correspondence between British officials in Kuwait, Iraq, Britain and India concerning the political implications and practical logistics regarding a proposal to construct a port under Iraqi control in Kuwaiti territory (and a related proposal to link the port to Basra by rail...
