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IOR/R/15/2/71
- Record Id:
- 040-000228325
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000326
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023211463.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/71
- Title:
- Miscellaneous reports and correspondence relating to Kuwait
- Scope & Content:
-
Correspondence of the Political Agency, Bahrain relating to Kuwait, and reports concerning Kuwait circulated to the Agency.
The papers include:
- report entitled 'Situation in Kuwait' by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Edward Archibald Hamilton, Political Agent, Kuwait, [March 1918];
- 'Report on Institution and Working of the Blockade at Kuwait', by Captain Percy Gordon Loch, Political Agent, Kuwait, September 1918;
- printed copy of Diary of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Edward Archibald Hamilton, Political Agent, Kuwait, of his journey to Najd and back, February 1918;
- copies of telegrams between the Political Agent Koweit [Kuwait], the Political Agent Bahrein [Bahrain], and the Political Resident, Bushire concerning the movements of caravans containing foodstuffs from Bahrein that had been turned away from the blockade of Kuwait, April - May 1918;
- memorandum of the Political Agent, Bahrain to the Deputy Political Resident in the Persian Gulf requesting the periodical visit of a British warship to Bahrain in order to prevent possible smuggling of tea or ammunition from Bahrain and Qatar to the Persian Littoral, and to act as a reminder of the British presence in Bahrain, March 1920.
The Arabic language content of this file consists of a few Arabic versions of personal and place names that occur in the official print in folios 21-33.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000228237
038-000228320
040-000228325 - 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/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/1-72 : Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Files
IOR/R/15/2/67-72 : Miscellaneous unnumbered files
IOR/R/15/2/71 : Miscellaneous reports and correspondence relating to Kuwait - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0001]/037-000228237[0017]/038-000228320[0005]/040-000228325
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (41 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000326
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1918
- End Date:
- 1920
- Date Range:
- [1 Mar 1918]-13 Mar 1920
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 42 on the last folio before the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio.
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Administrative Context:
-
The British instituted a sea blockade of Kuwait in 1918 because they believed that supplies were reaching Ottoman forces through that port. The blockade did serious damage to Kuwait's economy.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)