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1. IOR/R/15/5/94-108

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/94-108
Title:
Miscellaneous Files
Scope & Content:
This sub-sub series is comprised of papers relating to British involvement in managing the relations between the Ruler of Kuwait [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] and the Ruler of Najd [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] – commonly referred to as Ibn Saud. Subjects covered in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1918-1928
Extent:

15 files (2531 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/5/108

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/108
Title:
[Un-numbered file] Report on Sur by Major G. P. Murphy, Political Agent, Muscat
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Oct 1928
Extent:
1 file

3. IOR/R/15/5/94

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/94
Title:
'File 1/C Volume I. Miscellaneous'.
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, receipts and notes on various topics concerning the Kuwait Political Agency, January 1921 to August 1921. An index of topics contained in the volume is listed on folio 6. Topics discussed in the volume include: The presentat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 Jan 1919-30 Aug 1921
Extent:
1 volume (230 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/5/95

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/95
Title:
1/C Volume II Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to miscellaneous topics, with the main ones being: The Dhafir raid, 1921. Shaikh Ahmad's loan to Ibn Sa`ud, 1921. Further raids by Iraq tribes and Najd counter-raids, 1921. Repairs to water plant, 1921. A...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1921-8 Oct 1923
Extent:
1 volume (119 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/5/100

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/100
Title:
File 5/C Kuwait Najd Boundary
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, printed reports, and notes for the period from November 1920 to February 1923 relating to the Kuwait/Najd boundary. The main topics discussed include: The attack on Jahra by the Ikhwan Bahrain Agency Mission to Ibn Sa`ud, 1...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1920-24 Feb 1923
Extent:
1 volume (231 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/5/102

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/102
Title:
File 12/C I
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the following main topics: Dissatisfaction with Shaikh Salim [Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ], Ruler of Kuwait, 1918. A proposal to establish British detachment in Kuwait, 1918. A note (ff 34-38) on ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Mar 1918-7 Apr 1920
Extent:
1 volume (46 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/5/99

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/99
Title:
File 5/C Boundary questions: attacks on Ikhwan; dispute between Shaikh Salim and Ibn Sa`ud
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes from February 1919 to August 1920, mainly relating to boundary questions between Ibn Sa'ud and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Salim [Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ], as well as attacks on the Ikhwan and British relat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1919-17 Aug 1920
Extent:
1 volume (114 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/5/105

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/105
Title:
[Un-numbered file] Dispute between Ibn Sa`ud and Shaikh of Kuwait: British Government's Proposals to Settle Kuwait-Najd Boundary Dispute by Arbitration; Defeat of Shaikh Salim at Jahra; Ikhwan Withdrawal; Truce Terminated by Ikhwan
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to: A dispute between Ibn Sa`ud and the Shaikh of Kuwait. British government's proposals to settle Kuwait-Najd boundary dispute by arbitration. Defeat of Shaikh Salim [Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ] at ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Aug 1920
Extent:
1 volume (170 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/5/107

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/107
Title:
[Un-numbered file] 'Correspondence of RAF Special Service Officer, Kuwait (Cpt De Gaury)'
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises the correspondence, signals, expenditure accounts and message notes of RAF Special Service Officer, Kuwait (Captain Gerald Simpson Hillairet Rutland Vere de Gaury) during the period 4 February to 2 May 1928. The discussion in the volume relates to his involvement in intell...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Feb 1928-2 May 1928
Extent:
1 volume (133 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/5/104

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/104
Title:
[Un-numbered file] 'Diary of Colonel Hamilton's Visit to Nejd 1918'
Scope & Content:
The file includes a printed copy (folios 16-41) of the diary of Colonel Robert Edward Hamilton's (Political Agent at Kuwait) visit to Najd in 1918 on a mission to Ibn Sa'ud. The file also includes the original typed copy (folios 43-102) of the diary. The diary describes his trip from Kuwait to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Sep 1917-28 Dec 1918
Extent:
1 volume (102 folios)