IOR/R/15/1/468

The volume contains correspondence relating to the formation of a Legislative Council in Kuwait following unrest among its people and criticism of its government in the Iraqi press. Included are newspaper articles, a list of the names of those elected to the Legislative Council of Kuwait (folio 75) and a list of demands made by the Council (folio 76). The main correspondents include: Gerald de Gaury, Political Agent at Kuwait; Trenchard Fowle, Political Resident at Bushire; Lawrence Dundas, Secretary of State for India; the Foreign Office in London; Maurice Peterson, British Ambassador in Iraq; Air Officer Commanding for British Forces in Iraq; Sheikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah [Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir], Ruler of Kuwait; and other Government of India officials.

The correspondence includes:

• Abdication discussions about Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait;
• Overview of the administration and control of justice, education, medical services, municipalities and desert land (folios 83-99);
• Appointment of a British customs officer in Kuwait;
• Opposition of the Persian population of Kuwait to the Legislative Council.

There are internal office notes at the back of the volume (folios 207-214), written by officials of the British Political Residency at Bushire.