Author
the Ruler of Kuwait
Publication Date
13 Jul 1937-31 Oct 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
171
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/5/187
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x0000ae
Library Location
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.
Date
13 Jul 1937-31 Oct 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence regarding proposed and actual trips abroad that were made by the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.
This includes details of plans that were made for trips to Egypt, India, Iraq and England that do not appear to have ultimately materialised, and visits that Shaikh Ahmad made to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, in 1939 and 1949 respectively. The political context of these trips as well as the practicalities and travel arrangements involved are discussed.
The majority of the correspondence is between British officials, but the file also contains some correspondence between Shaikh Ahmad and the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Kuwait that is in Arabic (accompanied by English translations).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
File 4/7 II
