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IOR/R/15/5/218

Record Id:
040-000242249
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
036-000241998
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000d5
LARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100043712631.0x000002
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/218
Title:
File 4/30 Activities of Shaikh Subah al Nasir As Sabah
Scope & Content:

This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the activities of Shaikh Subah [Sabah] al Nasir as Subah [al-Sabah], a member of the ruling family of Kuwait.

The majority of the correspondence in the file relates to an incident in 1948 when Shaikh Nasir is alleged to have killed a number of Iraqis smuggling sugar from Kuwait into Iraq. One of the slain Iraqis was a member of the Sa'dun tribe of Iraq and so his killing sparked a lengthy disagreement between members of this tribe and the al-Sabah. This disagreement and British attempts to mediate are discussed at length in the file.

In addition to correspondence, the file contains a document prepared by the Political Agency in Kuwait titled 'A Note on the Activities of Shaikh Subah Al Nasir Al Subah' (folios 6-7).

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
040-000242249
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/15/5/218 : File 4/30 Activities of Shaikh Subah al Nasir As Sabah
Hierarchy:
032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0005]/036-000241998[0002]/037-000242135[0004]/038-000242209[0040]/040-000242249
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:
1 file (108 folios)
Digitised Content:
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000d5
Thumbnail:
Languages:
Arabic
English
Scripts:
Arabic
Latin
Start Date:
1944
End Date:
1949
Date Range:
29 Dec 1944-18 Nov 1949
Era:
CE
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Physical Characteristics:
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 110; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Former External References:
File 4/30
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)