Author
an agent.
Publication Date
[1 Mar 1918]-13 Mar 1920 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Place
The British instituted a sea blockade of Kuwait in 1918 because they believed that supplies were reaching Ottoman forces through that port. The blockade did serious damage to Kuwait's economy. -
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
41
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/71
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x000326
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
[1 Mar 1918]-13 Mar 1920 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
Correspondence of the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain relating to Kuwait, and reports concerning Kuwait circulated to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
.
The papers include:
report entitled 'Situation in Kuwait' by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Edward Archibald Hamilton,
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.
, Kuwait, [March 1918];
'Report on Institution and Working of the Blockade at Kuwait', by Captain Percy Gordon Loch,
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.
, Kuwait, September 1918;
printed copy of
Diary
of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Edward Archibald Hamilton,
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.
, Kuwait, of his journey to Najd and back, February 1918;
copies of telegrams between 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.
Koweit [Kuwait], 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.
Bahrein [Bahrain], and the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
, Bushire concerning the movements of caravans containing foodstuffs from Bahrein that had been turned away from the blockade of Kuwait, April - May 1918;
memorandum of 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.
, Bahrain to the Deputy
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
requesting the periodical visit of a British warship to Bahrain in order to prevent possible smuggling of tea or ammunition from Bahrain and Qatar to the Persian Littoral, and to act as a reminder of the British presence in Bahrain, March 1920.
The Arabic language content of this file consists of a few Arabic versions of personal and place names that occur in the official print in folios 21-33.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
