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IOR/R/15/1/541
- Record Id:
- 040-000227996
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000227427
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000202
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023485426.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/541
- Title:
- File 53/87 II (D 152) British Policy in Kuwait
- Scope & Content:
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding British policy in Kuwait.
Much of the correspondence relates to a proposal for the construction of an Iraqi-controlled port in Kuwaiti territory that would be linked to Basra by rail.
The file also contains correspondence regarding the international status of Kuwait and discussions regarding an attempt by Nasir bin Ali as-Subah [Nāṣir bin ‘Alī Āl Ṣabāḥ], a member of the Al Sabah family resident in Iraq, to avoid serving as a conscript in the Iraqi army.
- 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
040-000227996 - 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/15/1/541 : File 53/87 II (D 152) British Policy in Kuwait - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0003]/037-000227638[0015]/038-000227925[0071]/040-000227996
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (213 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000202
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1938
- End Date:
- 1940
- Date Range:
- 19 Apr 1938-17 Apr 1940
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Condition: A bound correspondence volume.
Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last page of text; 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 present between ff 3-193; these numbers are written in pencil and blue crayon, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
- Former External References:
- A Series: 53/87 II
Confidential Series: D 152 - Arrangement:
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
Circled index numbers written in blue crayon can also be found throughout the volume and refer to the notes at the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)