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IOR/R/15/1/508
- Record Id:
- 040-000227963
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000227427
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001e1
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023645283.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/508
- Title:
- File 53/37, 61/5 (D 17) Kuwait: British Representation
- Scope & Content:
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This file contains correspondence regarding the appointment of Stuart George Knox as the first British Political Agent in Kuwait and Daud ar Rahman Khan [Da'ud al-Rahman] as his assistant. The correspondence discusses the political repercussions of the appointment including its impact on Britain's relations with the Ottoman Empire and Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)] as well as the practicalities of the step including whether or not a British flag should be flown. Copies of correspondence (in English and Arabic) between Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ of Kuwait and Stuart George Knox are also contained in the file.
The file also contains a report written by Lord George Nathaniel Curzon concerning his trip around the Persian Gulf in 1903 (ff 117-119) and correspondence regarding the desire of a British convert to Islam to travel to Riyadh.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000227427
037-000227638
038-000227925
040-000227963 - 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/15/1 : Political Residency, Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/199-703 : Political Residency, Bushire: subject files
IOR/R/15/1/471-549 : File 53: Kuwait
IOR/R/15/1/508 : File 53/37, 61/5 (D 17) Kuwait: British Representation - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0003]/037-000227638[0015]/038-000227925[0038]/040-000227963
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (183 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001e1
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1901
- End Date:
- 1907
- Date Range:
- 19 Feb 1901-6 Jul 1907
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Condition: A bound correspondence volume.
Foliation: The file's main foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A second foliation sequence is also present between ff 3-175; these numbers are typed, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. A third sequence that paginates every page of text between ff 3-144 is also present; these numbers are written in red crayon, and can be found in the top left and the top right corners of the verso and recto sides respectively. The pagination sequence skips blank pages.
The file contains the following foliation errors: 2, 2A and 2B; 149, 149A and 149B.
- Former External References:
- A Series: 53/37
A Series: 61/5
Confidential Series: D 17 - Arrangement:
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of topics discussed in the file is contained on ff. 1-2.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)