Author
British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
in 1932
Publication Date
23 Oct 1931-30 Nov 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
94
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/5/225
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x0000e0
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
23 Oct 1931-30 Nov 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the desire of the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, to purchase a three-pounder saluting gun [cannon] to affix to his recently-built motor
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
in 1932 (folios 2-41). Subsequently, the correspondence in the file discusses a request made by Shaikh Ahmad in 1948 to purchase another saluting cannon of the same type, a thousand rifles (with a million rounds of ammunition) and two hundred pistols (folios 42-95).
The correspondence is primarily between the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Kuwait and 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 Bushire, but the file also contains a limited amount of correspondence with Shaikh Ahmad (in Arabic accompanied by English translations).
On folio 8, the file contains a simple, hand-drawn diagram of the base of a three-pounder saluting gun.
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 4/38
