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IOR/R/15/5/186
- Record Id:
- 040-000242217
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000241998
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000ad
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100048178004.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/5/186
- Title:
- File 4/7 I Shaikh of Kuwait's Visits to Other Countries
- Scope & Content:
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This file contains correspondence regarding official and unofficial trips abroad that were made by the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.
The correspondence relates to trips Shaikh Ahmad made to Iraq in 1929, 1932 (a detailed account of which is contained on folios 44-47), 1935 and 1937. It also contains details of an official visit he made to England in 1935, as well as a visit to Syria and Palestine in the same year.
The majority of the correspondence is between British officials but the file also contains some correspondence between Shaikh Ahmad and the Political Agency in Kuwait that is in Arabic (accompanied by English translations). A limited amount of correspondence with officials of the Government of Iraq is also contained.
In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following:
- Minutes of a meeting held at the India Office regarding smuggling between Iraq and Kuwait and other issues related to Kuwait on 15 July 1935 that was attended by Shaikh Ahmad and officials from both the India Office and Foreign Office (folios 144-152).
- Translation of an extract from the Syrian newspaper al-Jezireh [al-Jazirah] published 11 August 1935, which contains an interview with Shaikh Ahmad that took place during his visit to Damascus.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000241998
037-000242135
038-000242209
040-000242217 - 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/15/5 : Political Agency, Kuwait
IOR/R/15/5/109-319 : Kuwait Agency, Second Series subject files
IOR/R/15/5/179-235 : File 4: Kuwait State
IOR/R/15/5/186 : File 4/7 I Shaikh of Kuwait's Visits to Other Countries - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0005]/036-000241998[0002]/037-000242135[0004]/038-000242209[0008]/040-000242217
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (228 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000ad
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1929
- End Date:
- 1937
- Date Range:
- 6 Jun 1929-27 Mar 1937
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 230; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers. Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 2-229; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- File 4/7 I
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)