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1. IOR/L/PS/12/1979, f 19

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1979, f 19
Title:
‘ROUGH SKETCH Showing SHUWĀIKH area to be reserved for K.O.C. use’
Scope & Content:
A rough sketch of the Shuwāikh [Bandar ash Shuwaykh] area – outlined in red crayon – to be reserved for the use of the Kuwait Oil Company. It also shows Graain Island [Jazīrat Qurayn], a cement jetty, Al Ghanim's Quarry, a disused quarry, and an octagonal tower. The coast-line has been highlight...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1936
Extent:
1 map

2. IOR/L/PS/12/1979

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1979
Title:
Coll 5/29 ‘Air Route to India (Arab Coast): Additional facilities at Koweit for RAF purposes’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and notes regarding the reservation of land in Kuwait (also frequently spelt Koweit) for the potential future use of the Royal Air Force (RAF); the correspondence is prompted by fears that the Kuwait Oil Company may develop sites in connection with its oil conces...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1934-15 Sep 1939
Extent:
1 file (152 folios)