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IOR/R/15/5/179-235
- Record Id:
- 038-000242209
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000241998
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000061.0x000230
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/5/179-235
- Title:
- File 4: Kuwait State
- Scope & Content:
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The Kuwait State files contain correspondence regarding a number of different topics that are related to the development of the state of Kuwait, the running of its government, political reform and Kuwait's relations with its neighbours and Britain.
These files largely contain correspondence between British officials but several contain correspondence with Kuwaiti individuals also, including the country's ruler, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.
The topics discussed include the delineation of the Iraq-Kuwait frontier (IOR/R/15/5/184-185), the development of education in Kuwait (IOR/R/15/5/195-198 and 235), the establishment of a bank in Kuwait (IOR/R/15/5/192-193), political unrest and reform in the country (IOR/R/15/5/205-206), the expansion of port facilities in Kuwait and Iraq (IOR/R/15/5/208-210), the recruitment of British officials in Kuwait (IOR/R/15/5/213,227 and 231), the international status of Kuwait and the extent of its territorial waters (IOR/R/15/5/207 and 221) and trips abroad made by the country's ruler, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (IOR/R/15/5/186-187).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000241998
037-000242135
038-000242209 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/5 : Political Agency, Kuwait
IOR/R/15/5/109-319 : Kuwait Agency, Second Series subject files
IOR/R/15/5/179-235 : File 4: Kuwait State - Contains:
- IOR/R/15/5/179 : File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland
IOR/R/15/5/180 : File 4/2 Ibn Sabah Family Tree and Kuwait Succession
IOR/R/15/5/181 : File 4/3 I Purchase of Saluting Gun, Aircraft, etc, by the Shaikh of Kuwait
IOR/R/15/5/182 : File 4/4 Kuwait State: Education of Shaikh of Kuwait's son, Muhammad
IOR/R/15/5/183 : File 4/5 Kuwait State: Shaikh of Kuwait, Status of and Salutes for
IOR/R/15/5/184 : File 4/6 I Kuwait-Iraq Frontier
IOR/R/15/5/185 : File 4/6 II Kuwait-Iraq Frontier
IOR/R/15/5/186 : File 4/7 I Shaikh of Kuwait's Visits to Other Countries
IOR/R/15/5/187 : File 4/7 II Shaikh of Kuwait's Visit to Arab States, Europe , Etc
IOR/R/15/5/188 : File 4/8 Kuwait Electricity Supply (Concession, etc.) & Municipality
IOR/R/15/5/189 : File 4/9 I Anglo-Kuwait Relations
IOR/R/15/5/190 : File 4/9 II Anglo-Kuwait Relations (including Customs Duty for British Subjects)
IOR/R/15/5/191 : File 4/10 Condition of Divers in Kuwait
IOR/R/15/5/192 : File 4/11 I Bank for Kuwait
IOR/R/15/5/193 : File 4/11 I Bank for Kuwait
IOR/R/15/5/194 : File 4/12 Shaikh and Subah [al-Sabah] Family --- Miscellaneous
IOR/R/15/5/195 : File 4/13 I Kuwait Education
IOR/R/15/5/196 : File 4/13 II Kuwait Education
IOR/R/15/5/197 : File 4/13 III Kuwait Education
IOR/R/15/5/198 : File 4/13 IV Kuwait Education
IOR/R/15/5/199 : File 4/14 Property in Kuwait of Late Shaikh of Muhammarah (Khorramshahr)
IOR/R/15/5/200 : File 4/15 I Shaikh of Kuwait's property in Egypt
IOR/R/15/5/201 : File 4/16 Exclusion of Prosperous Indians from Kuwait
IOR/R/15/5/202 : File 4/17 Kuwaiti Smugglers and Indian Customs
IOR/R/15/5/203 : File 4/18 Kuwait-Bahrain Relations (Includes Bahrain-Qatar Troubles)
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- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0005]/036-000241998[0002]/037-000242135[0004]/038-000242209
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- SubSubSeries
- Extent:
- 57 files (6,644 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Arabic
English
French
Italian - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1921
- End Date:
- 1949
- Date Range:
- 1921-1949
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Arrangement:
- The Kuwait State files are a part of the Second Series 1929-1949 (IOR/R/15/5/109-319). The No. 4 refers to 'Kuwait State'. In the former external references, the number relates to the subject of the file and any subsequent roman numerals are part numbers indicating that the file concerns the same subject.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Emir of Kuwait, 1718-