Author
the Ruler of Kuwait
Publication Date
17 Mar 1939-19 Jun 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
22
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/5/211
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x0000ce
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 Mar 1939-19 Jun 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence regarding a request made by the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah for the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Kuwait to find him a suitable engineer to oversee an expansion of the country's port.
The correspondence discusses Shaikh Ahmad's initial request, the appointment of an Indian engineer named Murtaza, his subsequent arrival in Kuwait and the payment for his initial spell of work in the country.
Much of the correspondence is between British officials but the file also contains a limited amount of correspondence between Shaikh Ahmad and the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Kuwait (in Arabic with English translations) including his request for assistance in hiring an engineer (folio 2).
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 4/23
