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IOR/R/15/5/213
- Record Id:
- 040-000242244
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000241998
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000d0
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100040484019.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/5/213
- Title:
- File 4/25 British Advisers to Kuwait (Financial, Customs and Police)
- Scope & Content:
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This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning plans to appoint a British financial adviser to serve the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. Also discussed towards the end of the file are similar plans regarding the appointment of British customs officials and police officers. The broader political context of these proposed appointments and the apparent need for administrative reform in Kuwait are discussed throughout the file.
In addition to correspondence between British officials, the file also contains a limited amount of correspondence with Shaikh Ahmad directly (in Arabic accompanied by English translations).
As well as correspondence, the file contains the following:
- a background briefing note regarding the political structure and power relations of Kuwait, prepared by the Political Agency in 1949 (folios 87-89).
- notes of a conversation that took place between a Foreign Office official and the Ruler of Kuwait concerning administrative reform and how to prevent the growth of Communism in the country, 1949 (folios 94-98).
- 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
040-000242244 - 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/15/5/213 : File 4/25 British Advisers to Kuwait (Financial, Customs and Police) - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0005]/036-000241998[0002]/037-000242135[0004]/038-000242209[0035]/040-000242244
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (104 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000d0
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1939
- End Date:
- 1949
- Date Range:
- 17 Oct 1939-12 Dec 1949
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 106; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 21-83; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Former External References:
- File 4/25
- 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)