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411. IOR/R/15/5/311

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/311
Title:
File 9/1 Slave Traffic
Scope & Content:
This file consists of correspondence regarding the trade in enslaved people in the Persian Gulf, and particularly in Kuwait (where there was no anti-slavery agreement between the British Government and the Ruler of Kuwait). Much of the correspondence is concerned with the preparation of informat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Apr 1929-27 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (194 folios)

412. IOR/R/15/5/159

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/159
Title:
File 2/7 'Legislation to forbid Kuwait nationals to buy property in Iraq; and conscription'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence regarding an enquiry submitted to the Political Agent at Kuwait by the Shaikh of Kuwait (Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ), asking him to confirm whether the Government of Iraq had passed legislation preventing Kuwaiti subjects from owning land in Basra or from registering it with the Tapu ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Oct 1933-6 Apr 1946
Extent:
1 file (82 folios)

413. IOR/R/15/5/35

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/35
Title:
File 10/4 British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: `Awazim raids and negotiations; southern boundary of Kuwait; British Agency in Jidda changed to Legation
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 the movements of the Awazim tribe, patrols of the neutral area between Kuwait and Ibn Sa'ud's terr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Dec 1929-2 Jan 1930
Extent:
1 file (201 folios)

414. IOR/R/15/5/47

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/47
Title:
File 13/6 Karachi Conference on arms traffic; arms smuggling incidents
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, telegrams, statements, and memoranda regarding incidents of arms and ammunition smuggling in Kuwait. The file contains: lists of arms and ammunition smuggled; lists of people purchasing arms and ammunition in Kuwait in 1919-1920; 'Report of the Conference held ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
20 May 1918-26 Aug 1924
Extent:
1 file (225 folios)

415. IOR/R/15/5/50

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/50
Title:
File 13/10 I Arms and ammunition for H E the Shaikh of Kuwait
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, orders, invoices, and receipts for articles - mainly machine guns, other arms, accessories and ammunition - received by the Political Agent at Kuwait and supplied to the Ruler of Kuwait. The principal correspondents are: British India Steam Navigation Company; ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
22 Aug 1928-12 Jun 1930
Extent:
1 file (586 folios)

416. IOR/R/15/5/62

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/62
Title:
XX/7 Vernacular Newspapers & periodicals, Extracts from & Pan-Islamism.
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises correspondence, letters, notes and printed reports relating to translated articles from various Arabic language media. The articles are written from an anti-British view point and relate to the topic of British strategy concerning Kuwait and Mohammerah and the perceived inte...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Sep 1904-6 Sep 1912
Extent:
1 volume (35 folios)

417. IOR/R/15/5/65

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/65
Title:
XXII/10 Status of Kuwait & Negotiations with Turkey.
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the status of Kuwait and the negotiations between Britain and Turkey which led to a treaty in 1913. The discussion in the volume relates to the: the proposed settlement of Kuwait question with Turkis...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
14 Feb 1911-7 Dec 1913
Extent:
1 volume (221 folios)

418. IOR/R/15/5/158

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/158
Title:
File 2/6 'King Faisal's visit to Kuwait (and Gulf ports)'
Scope & Content:
Papers regarding a proposed visit by King Fayṣal bin ̒Alī al-Hāshimī to Kuwait. The file consists of correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, and HM Foreign Office, regarding the British desire to discourage such a visit....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1932-19 Apr 1941
Extent:
1 file (45 folios)

419. IOR/R/15/5/301

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/301
Title:
‘File 7/4 Registration of Companies under Art 69 of Kuwait Order-in-Council, 1949’
Scope & Content:
The file contains applications and supporting documentation from companies applying for registration with the Kuwait Political Agency, a requirement for companies subject to British jurisdiction under the Kuwait Order in Council. The companies in question are Cable and Wireless; the Eastern Oil ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
1 Aug 1936-6 Nov 1949
Extent:
1 file (146 folios)

420. IOR/R/15/5/48

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/48
Title:
File 13/7 Illicit Trade of Arms and Ammunition
Scope & Content:
The file concerns incidents of arms and ammunition smuggling in Kuwait. The file contains general correspondence on arms smuggling; statements and memoranda; lists of arms and ammunition smuggled; lists of Persian firms exporting arms and ammunition; list of Persian merchants of importance in K...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1890-29 Sep 1931
Extent:
1 file (184 folios)