Basım Tarihi
20 May 1918-26 Aug 1924 (CE, Gregorian)
Tür
Belge
Dil
ara,eng,fra
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı
225
Kütüphane
Katar Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası
IOR/R/15/5/47
Kayıt Numarası
vdc_100000000831.0x0003ca
Lokasyon
British Library:
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
Records and
Private Papers
Documents collected in a private capacity.
Tarih
20 May 1918-26 Aug 1924 (CE, Gregorian)
Notlar
The file contains correspondence, telegrams, statements, and memoranda regarding incidents of arms and ammunition smuggling in Kuwait.
The file contains: lists of arms and ammunition smuggled; lists of people purchasing arms and ammunition in Kuwait in 1919-1920; 'Report of the Conference held at Karachi in August 1921 on the Arms Traffic in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
' (folios 62-65), containing details on routes via sea and land and on the principal outlets for arms smuggling in the area. The file also contains a printed copy of the 1919
Convention for the Control of the Trade in Arms and Ammunition and Protocol
, in English and French (folios 166-183).
The principal correspondents are: British India Steam Navigation Company; the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Salim bin Mubarak Al Sabah; the High Commissioner for Iraq in Baghdad; the Intelligence Officer in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, at Bushire; and the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
in Kuwait.
There are numerous letters and statements in Arabic within the file, mostly correspondence with the Ruler of Kuwait, sometimes with English translation. The file also contains letters and reports in French, from the Bushire Customs.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. There is an index at the end of the file, on folio 226. The index contains names of people and subjects which appear in the file, and folio numbers referring to the additional foliation.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Kuwait
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, First Series subject files 13/6