Author
al-Bank al-Arabi
[Arab Bank] is also discussed.
The correspondence contained in the file consists of messages exchanged between British officials
Publication Date
30 Jan 1935-4 Apr 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
247
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/5/192
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x0000b7
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
30 Jan 1935-4 Apr 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence regarding the possibility of a foreign bank opening a branch in Kuwait. The two main candidates discussed in the file are Eastern Bank Limited and Ottoman Bank. Towards the end of the file, an expression of interest by
al-Bank al-Arabi
[Arab Bank] is also discussed.
The correspondence contained in the file consists of messages exchanged between British officials, representatives of Eastern Bank, Ottoman Bank and
al-Bank al-Arabi
, the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and his secretary, Abdullah Mulla Saleh. Some of this correspondence is in Arabic (with English translations attached).
In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following:
a list of conditions required when a bank branch is to be established in Kuwait (folios 106-107).
a profile of Ottoman Bank published in a British magazine named
The Statist
on 17 November 1934 (folios 47-49).
a profile of Eastern Bank published in
The Times
on 23 March 1939 (folios 240-243).
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 4/11 I
