‘No. I/34. Launch establishment’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘No. I/34. Launch establishment’
- Date:
- 1926/1944
- Description:
- Abstract: Correspondence concerning employees of the Kuwait Political Agency motor launch. The bulk of the file’s correspondence concerns Cyril Bayer, Inspector in general charge of the launch, and relates to his role, his failing health, subsequent retirement to India, financial provision for him in retirement, and death in 1938. The file includes:a copy of an office order entitled ‘Care of “Agency Launch” and “Sailing Boats”’, outlining Bayer’s duties as Inspector for the launch (ff 13-14);notices dated 1943 relating to the status and movements of the Kuwait launch, the Hugh Biscoe(ff 81-83);a list of motor launch equipment transferred between launch nakhudas (f 97).Principal correspondents in the file include: the Political Agent at Kuwait; the Inspector of the Kuwait Political Agency launch (Cyril Bayer); Cyril Bayer’s brother, Maurice P Bayer.Several of the file’s papers are in Arabic.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 106; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-106; these numbers are also written in pencil, and, where circled, are crossed through.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Colonial administration
Government personnel
Illness
Launches
Kuwait Political Agency, Inspector of the Launch - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00039f_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00039f_en
IOR/R/15/5/4
IOR/R/15/5/4