Author
an agent.
in Kuwait and the British Council)
Publication Date
17 Jul 1945-28 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng,fra
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
379
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/5/198
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x0000bd
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 Jul 1945-28 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence related to the development of education in Kuwait, with much of the file concerning the administration and finances of a hostel in Cairo that hosted Kuwaiti students studying in Egypt.
In addition to internal correspondence between British officials (notably the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Kuwait and the British Council), the file also contains correspondence with the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and Kuwait's Department of Education (much of which is in Arabic accompanied by English translations).
A limited amount of correspondence between British officials in Egypt and the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also present (this is largely in French and occasionally in Arabic).
In addition to correspondence, the file also contains a number of reports concerning Kuwait's educational system that were written by British officials.
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 4/13 IV
