Author
English translations).
As well as correspondence
Publication Date
17 Oct 1939-12 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
104
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/5/213
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x0000d0
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
17 Oct 1939-12 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning plans to appoint a British financial adviser to serve the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. Also discussed towards the end of the file are similar plans regarding the appointment of British customs officials and police officers. The broader political context of these proposed appointments and the apparent need for administrative reform in Kuwait are discussed throughout the file.
In addition to correspondence between British officials, the file also contains a limited amount of correspondence with Shaikh Ahmad directly (in Arabic accompanied by English translations).
As well as correspondence, the file contains the following:
a background briefing note regarding the political structure and power relations of Kuwait, prepared by the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in 1949 (folios 87-89).
notes of a conversation that took place between a Foreign Office official and the Ruler of Kuwait concerning administrative reform and how to prevent the growth of Communism in the country, 1949 (folios 94-98).
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)
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