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41. IOR/R/15/1/526

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/526
Title:
File 53/61 I (D 108) Kuwait - Foreigners In
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the status of foreigners in Kuwait. In particular, the correspondence discusses the British authorities' attempts to convince the ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, to allow Britain to assume responsibility for t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
22 Jul 1924-31 Mar 1932
Extent:
1 volume (138 folios)

42. IOR/R/15/1/528

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/528
Title:
File 53/75 (D 156) Shaikh Khazal's Claim against Kuwaiti Merchants
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding debts owed by a number of Kuwaiti merchants to Shaikh Khaz‘al bin Jābir al-Ka‘bī, the former ruler of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr]. The file also contains correspondence between British officials and the ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1930-20 Aug 1931
Extent:
1 volume (65 folios)

43. IOR/R/15/1/511

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/511
Title:
File 53/47 (D 43) Kuwait Water Supply
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials following a request made by Shaikh Mubarak Al Sabah, the ruler of Kuwait, for the British authorities to ensure an adequate water supply to Kuwait (a copy of the letter is contained on folio 3). The correspondence includes discussions...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1912-9 May 1923
Extent:
1 volume (229 folios)

44. IOR/R/15/1/515

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/515
Title:
File 53/54 II (D 91) Kuwait Blockade
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to a trading blockade imposed on Kuwait by Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)], the King of Hejaz and Nejd (King of Saudi Arabia after September 1932). The correspondence is pr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Mar 1932-30 Jun 1933
Extent:
1 volume (238 folios)

45. IOR/R/15/1/519

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/519
Title:
File 53/54 VI (D 143) Kuwait Blockade
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to a trading blockade imposed on Kuwait by Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)], the King of Saudi Arabia. The correspondence is primarily between British officials attempting t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Apr 1937-27 Dec 1938
Extent:
1 volume (203 folios)

46. IOR/R/15/1/520

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/520
Title:
File 53/54 VII (D 150) Kuwait Blockade
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to a trading blockade imposed on Kuwait by Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)], the King of Saudi Arabia. The correspondence is primarily between British officials attempting t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Jan 1939-13 Jan 1940
Extent:
1 volume (227 folios)

47. IOR/R/15/1/521

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/521
Title:
File 53/54 VIII (D 162) Saudi-Kuwait Agreements
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials about negotiations between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia concerning the signing of three agreements between the two countries; a trade agreement, a Bon Voisinage agreement and an extradition agreement. Negotiations regarding whether certain...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Feb 1940-10 Jun 1942
Extent:
1 volume (210 folios)

48. IOR/R/15/1/533

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/533
Title:
File 53/83 III (D 113) Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding alleged smuggling activities from Kuwait into Iraq. Primarily, the file contains internal correspondence between British officials discussing efforts to resolve the issue. It also contains correspondence between British officials and their Iraqi coun...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Dec 1934-29 Jun 1935
Extent:
1 volume (235 folios)

49. IOR/R/15/1/534

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/534
Title:
File 53/83 IV (D 123) Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding alleged smuggling activities from Kuwait into Iraq. The correspondence discusses a number of topics including incursions into Kuwaiti territory made by Iraqi Customs and Police Forces, anti-Smuggling measures adopted by the Iraqi Government and negotia...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1935-20 Jul 1936
Extent:
1 volume (264 folios)

50. IOR/R/15/1/538

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/538
Title:
File 53/83 VIII (D 153) Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding alleged smuggling activities from Kuwait into Iraq. The correspondence discusses a number of topics including incursions into Kuwaiti territory made by Iraqi Customs and Police Forces, arms smuggling, the demarcation of the Kuwait-Iraq frontier, the po...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
31 Mar 1939-25 Jun 1940
Extent:
1 volume (225 folios)