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IOR/R/15/1/540

Record Id:
040-000227995
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
036-000227427
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000201
LARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100023484730.0x000002
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/540
Title:
File 53/87 I (D 134) British Policy in Kuwait
Scope & Content:

This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding British policy in Kuwait. The correspondence includes discussions about the development of Britain's position in Kuwait, relations between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and the importance of Kuwait in the British imperial system.

The file contains a report authored by G.W Rendel (Head of the Eastern Department of the Foreign Office) after his tour of the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia from February to March 1937 (ff. 166-237).

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
040-000227995
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/15/1/540 : File 53/87 I (D 134) British Policy in Kuwait
Hierarchy:
032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0003]/037-000227638[0015]/038-000227925[0070]/040-000227995
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:
1 file (272 folios)
Digitised Content:
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000201
Thumbnail:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1933
End Date:
1937
Date Range:
11 Oct 1933-23 Sep 1937
Era:
CE
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User Conditions:
Physical Characteristics:

Condition: Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's pages have been unbound and are now loose.

Foliation: The file's main foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A second foliation sequence is also present between ff 2-262; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.

Former External References:
A Series: 53/87 I
Confidential Series: D 134
Arrangement:

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 folio 4.

Serial numbers in red crayon refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.

Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Public Record(s)