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IOR/L/PS/12/4115A
- Record Id:
- 040-000559203
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000559186
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0002b4
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085010942.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/4115A
- Title:
- Coll 35/12(2) 'Kuwait: post and telegraph office and telephones; participation of Iraq in Empire Air Mail Scheme; Cable and Wireless Agreement with Shaikh of Kuwait'
- Scope & Content:
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The file concerns the Post and Telegraph Office and mail delivery in Kuwait.
The file contains:
- Commercial agreement between ruler of Kuwait and Cable and Wireless Limited, 1941
- Construction of wireless station at Kuwait, administered by Cable and Wireless Limited, 1941
- Interruption of postal service between Kuwait and Iraq, 1941
- Transfer of administration of Kuwait postal business to Indian Postal Administration, 1941
- Agreements with Kuwait - Zubair Transport Company for motor vehicle mail service, 1942-43
- Establishment of a Money Order Service between Iraq and Kuwait, 1942
- Draft agreements between the ruler of Kuwait [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] and Cable and Wireless Limited, regarding the maintenance of the wireless telegraph station at Kuwait, 1946-47
- Agreement between the ruler of Kuwait [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] and Cable and Wireless Limited, regarding the maintenance of the wireless telegraph station at Kuwait, in English and Arabic, 1947.
The file is composed of correspondence between Cable and Wireless Limited, the Political Agent at Kuwait, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Government of India, the Foreign Office, the India Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq, the British Embassy at Baghdad, Harris Publications Limited, the Commonwealth Communications Council, the General Post Office, and the Treasury.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000554996
037-000559186
040-000559203 - 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/12/4100-4162 : Political (External) Collection 35: Telegraphic, Telephonic, Postal and Wireless Communications
IOR/L/PS/12/4115A : Coll 35/12(2) 'Kuwait: post and telegraph office and telephones; participation of Iraq in Empire Air Mail Scheme; Cable… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0036]/037-000559186[0017]/040-000559203
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (360 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0002b4
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1941
- End Date:
- 1947
- Date Range:
- 26 Mar 1941-15 Dec 1947
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 362; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Former External References:
- Coll 35/12/2
- 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)