'File 53/88 (D 157) Shaikh of Kuwait's Visit to England'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 53/88 (D 157) Shaikh of Kuwait's Visit to England'
- Date:
- 1935/1940
- Description:
- Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding trips abroad made by Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait. Much of the correspondence concerns an unofficial trip that Shaikh Aḥmad made to England in 1935 during which he met King George V. On his return from this visit, Shaikh Aḥmad also visited Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and Egypt and these visits are also mentioned in the file.The correspondence also discusses a request made by Shaikh Aḥmad in 1939 to make an official visit to India as well as proposed trips to Lebanon, Palestine, Karachi and Bahrain in 1940 (none of which appear to have happened).Physical description: Condition: A bound correspondence volume.Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A second foliation sequence is also present between ff 3-113; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.The file contains the following foliation errors: 2 and 2B.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Royal visits
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000205_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000205_en
IOR/R/15/1/544
IOR/R/15/1/544