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IOR/L/PS/12/3758
- Record Id:
- 040-000558829
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000558776
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000143
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100063294010.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/3758
- Title:
- Coll 30/45(2) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Koweit Intelligence Summaries 1937-'
- Scope & Content:
-
This file contains copies of monthly intelligence summaries that were prepared by the Political Agency in Kuwait. The summaries are divided into a number of different thematic sections, the exact composition of which varies slightly from month to month, but usually includes a mixture of the following headings:
- Movements of British officials
- Ruling family
- Visitors
- Local news
- Meteorological
- Shipping
- Exchange
- Social
- Kuwait Oil Company
- Smuggling
- Royal Air Force
- Royal Navy
- Saudi Arabia
In addition to the above, the summaries also contain reportage of specific incidents as they occurred as well as consistent coverage of events in relation to the Second World War (including air raid precautions, local reaction to developments & German propaganda efforts). The summaries also include information related to the Majlis movement in Kuwait and local reaction to events in Palestine.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file 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
036-000554996
037-000558776
040-000558829 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/12 : Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
IOR/L/PS/12/3709-3976 : Political (External) Collection 30: Persian Gulf
IOR/L/PS/12/3758 : Coll 30/45(2) 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Koweit Intelligence Summaries 1937-' - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0031]/037-000558776[0053]/040-000558829
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (628 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000143
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1937
- End Date:
- 1946
- Date Range:
- 20 Feb 1937-2 Feb 1946
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 630; 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 2-630; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- Coll 30/45(2)
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)