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IOR/L/PS/10/339
- Record Id:
- 040-000545236
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544688
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0000ea
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028277206.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/10/339
- Title:
- File 451/1913 Pt 1-2 'Koweit and Bahrein: Oil Deposits. Water Supply.'
- Scope & Content:
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This volume comprises two parts that contain correspondence pertaining to two distinct topics.
Part one discusses the possibility of discovering oil deposits in Koweit [Kuwait] and Bahrein [Bahrain], with some reference also made to the potential for deposits to be found in Syria and the Farsan Isles [Farasan Islands]. Part two concerns the provision of a permanent water supply in Koweit [Kuwait].
Both parts consist primarily of correspondence between British officials, principally at the India Office, the Foreign Office and the Government of India.
The volume comprises part 1 and 2. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000544688
040-000545236 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/10 : Departmental Papers: Political and Secret Separate (or Subject) Files
IOR/L/PS/10/339 : File 451/1913 Pt 1-2 'Koweit and Bahrein: Oil Deposits. Water Supply.' - Contains:
- IOR/L/PS/10/339/1 : File 451/1913 Pt 1 'Oil: Deposits in Koweit, Bahrein, Farsan Isles, Syria'
IOR/L/PS/10/339/2 : File 451/1913 Pt 2 'Koweit Water Supply'
Click here to View / search full list of parts of IOR/L/PS/10/339 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0010]/036-000544688[0341]/040-000545236
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (186 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0000ea
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1912
- End Date:
- 1918
- Date Range:
- 1912-1918
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- 451/1913 Pt 1
451/1913 Pt 2 - Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 451 (Koweit and Bahrein) consists of one volume, IOR/L/PS/10/339. The volume is divided into 2 parts, with parts 1 and 2 comprising one volume.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)