Author
land.
The file contains correspondence
Publication Date
18 May 1910-26 Sep 1917 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
323
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/5/49
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x0003cc
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
18 May 1910-26 Sep 1917 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file discusses the Ruler of Kuwait's wish to import arms to maintain his territorial power by land.
The file contains correspondence, permits to export arms and ammunition from Muscat to Kuwait, invoices and receipts for articles - mainly machine guns, other arms, accessories and ammunition - received by 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.
at Kuwait and supplied to the Ruler of Kuwait.
The principal correspondents are: the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubarak bin Sabah Al-Sabah; the Foreign Office; the Political
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
; 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.
at Muscat; 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.
at Kuwait.
There are numerous letters and statements in Arabic within the file, mostly correspondence with the Ruler of Kuwait, often with English translation.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Kuwait
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
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