Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, and press cuttings relating to the construction of the Baghdad railway. Topics discussed include:the visit of engineers to survey German alignment;Baghdad Railway (1911) Command Paper 5635 (ff 10-48);the draft Anglo-Turkish Convention on railways in Asia Minor, 1911.The principal correspondents in the volume are: the Political Agent at Kuwait, Stuart George Knox; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Percy Zachariah Cox; the First Assistant Resident to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, J H Bill; the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 99; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-98; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to:the visit of Wonckhaus and an application for permission to open a branch in Kuwait;approaches from Wonckhaus about the Baghdad Railway.The principal correspondents in the volume include the following: Political Agent at Kuwait, William Henry Irvine Shakespear; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Percy Zachariah Cox; and First Assistant Resident, R L Birdwood.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 22; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Two additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 1-21; these numbers are also written in pencil, but, where circled, are crossed through.
Abstract: The volume comprises correspondence, letters, notes and printed reports relating to translated articles from various Arabic language media. The articles are written from an anti-British view point and relate to the topic of British strategy concerning Kuwait and Mohammerah and the perceived intention to diminish the Ottoman Sultan's influence.The papers in the file are divided into 7 parts:extract from
Al Ahram, Cairo, 16 September 1904. This concerns an article entitled 'Arabia: From our special correspondent in Muscat' which gave comments on English policy towards Kuwait and Iraq. British officials indicate that they believe this was written by a Frenchman residing in Muscat, Monsieur Goguyer.anti-British Arabic leaflet,
Fath-el-Basayer.Section 2. Translations of articles in the
Habl-ul-Matin, April and May 1906.Section 3. Pan-Islamic propaganda. Including a circular memorandum from the Office of the Director of Criminal Intelligence.Section 4. Extract from "
Busrah Gazette", 23 August 1906 on Shaikh Mubarak's contribution to the Hedjaz Railway.Section 5. Extract from
Lewa, Cairo, 25 June 1908, 'The Mesopotamia Problem' looking at the Kuwait and Mohammerah intrigue and the British response.The principal correspondents in the volume are: the Political Agent at Kuwait, Stuart George Knox; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Percy Zachariah Cox; First Assistant Resident to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, J H Bill; Office of the Director of Criminal Intelligence; Foreign Office, Simla; John Gordon Lorimer.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 35; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-31, and ff 2-34; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: The first part of the file (folios 1 to 2) consists of a chronological table of 'principal events' which took place in Afghanistan, Burma, China, Turkestan, and Persia between June 1885 and December 1887. Each entry includes a brief description and the date. In addition, it also indicates who was the Secretary of State for India and who was the Viceroy of India during the event in question. This list is dated 1 January 1888.The second part of the file (folios 3 to 5) consists of a copy of letter from Sir Arthur Hirtzel to Mr Parker dated 26 February 1913. It concerns a compromise that might be reached with the Ottoman Empire over the status of Koweit [Kuwait]. It also includes copies of the following enclosures:1. a proposed statement defining the territorial limits to which the British will guarantee the autonomy of the Sheikh of Koweit;2. extract of a letter from Major Stuart George Knox, Political Agent, Kuwait, dated 23 May 1908. It concerns the suzerainty of Anta'a;3. extracts from Major Knox's report on his trip to Anta'a, which claims that the local population views the Sheikh of Koweit as their legitimate ruler;4. extract of a letter from Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, Political Agent, Koweit, dated 23 March 1910. It conveys some of his opinions concerning the territorial extent of Koweit;5. extract from Captain Shakespear's diary dated 25 February 1910.Also included in the second part is a map (folio 4) showing the limits of Koweit and adjacent territory, which includes south eastern Iraq, south western Persia, and a significant part of the Persian Gulf.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file consists of two parts and each has an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: A memoir written by Major Maurice Patrick O'Connor Tandy recounting his career in the Royal Artillery, Rajputana, Sialkot, Persia, North West Frontier Province, Afghanistan, the Persian Gulf, and Kuwait.Typescript with manuscript corrections.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 124; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: The file is concerned with an agreement between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Eastern Gulf Oil Company Limited, which relates to the exploitation of sulphur in Kuwait agreed between the Shaik of Kuwait and the Eastern Gulf Oil Company Limited. This agreement outlines the terms and conditions, laid down by the British Government, regulating the operation of the company in Kuwait. The document includes a 'pre-emption' clause which is relevant in the event of a state of national emergency or war.The agreement is signed by Roland Tennyson Peel (Assistant Secretary, India Office) on behalf of the British Government, and witnessed by H S Painter from the India Office.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 2; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The file contains a typescript copy of the Koweit [Kuwait] Civil Air Agreement dated 23 May 1934, with the heading 'Amended to July 1940'.The agreement consists of:Part I - air navigation regulations for civil aircraft made by Sheikh Sir Ahmad Al-Jabir As-Sabah [Aḥmad bin Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ], Ruler of Koweit for the territory of Koweit;Part II - heads of agreement between the British Government and the Sheikh of Koweit (as amended in 1938, with subsequent amendments);Part III - conditions governing the use of the aerodrome at Koweit;Part IV - special authorisation for aircraft to land in and fly over Koweit;Part V - extract from Air Ministry notice to airmen (schedule I - landing fees; schedule II - housing fees);arrangements for use of aerodrome by military aircraft.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the first folio and terminates at 4 on the last folio. The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio. This is the sequence used to determine the order of pages.Pagination: the file also has an original typescript pagination sequence, numbered 2-8 (folios 1-4). The numbers appear in the top centre of each page.
Abstract: The map sheet is one of four maps, numbered 1 to 4, included in IOR/L/PS/20/C204. In the body of the report it is entitled ‘International 1:1,000,000 Basra Sheet’.It shows southern Iraq, Kuwait, the northern border of modern-day Saudi Arabia, and the western border of Persia [Iran].The map portrays: the waterways and marshlands of the area; wadis, sand dunes, and other features in relief shown by hachures; notable settlements; roads and tracks; and the route of the Baghdad-Basra railway.Imprint ‘Ordnance Survey, 1927’.Physical description: Materials: printed on paperDimensions: 600 x 454mm, on sheet 718 x 557mm
Abstract: This printed memorandum contains the heads of agreement of the Kuwait Civil Air Agreement between the United Kingdom and Kuwait, signed by the ruler of Kuwait [Shaikh Aḥmad bin Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ], and Captain Gerald S de Gaury, Political Agent at Kuwait dated 23 May 1938. The agreement contains seventeen numbered paragraphs with details concerning the establishment of an aerodrome or aerodromes and ancillary services, as well as landing and housing fees, supply of fuel and lubricants, appointment of agents, ,and an exemption of duty charges on petrol and oil.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation number appears circled and in pencil in the top right hand corner of the recto.
Abstract: This is a secret printed memorandum by the Political Department of the India Office, dated 25 June 1935, concerning the Persian Gulf. The memorandum is divided in nine numbered sections, which include: 'Procedure for dealing with Persian Gulf Questions', 'British Relations with Persian Gulf States', 'The Arab Shore Air Route', 'Oil', 'Relations with Saudi Arabia', 'Koweit' [Kuwait], 'Saudi Blockade of Koweit', 'The Sheikh's Date Gardens in Iraq', and ’Koweit-Iraq Smuggling'.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2203/108134. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Sheik Jaber of Koweit [Shaikh Jābir I bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Ṣabāḥ of Kuwait], Mahomed bin Abdoollah bin Thajib, nakooda [Muḥammed bin ‘Abdullāh bin Thāyib, nakhuda]; and Syf bin Mahomed, nakooda [Sayf bin Muḥammed, nakhuda]. It is the seventh in a series of thirty items.The item concerns the seizure of a boat from Congoon [Kangan] and its cargo by two vessels from Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] and one from Asseloo [Bandar-e Asaluyeh], and the actions of Sheik Jaber in returning the vessel.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 700/47, Coll[ection]: 18, Collection No 6 of No 37’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 662, and terminates at f 671 as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: A map indicating the locations of two conical buoys and one cask buoy in Kuweit Harbour in the Persian Gulf. The buoys are marked in manuscript with a corresponding arrow drawn in the right margin.The base map on which the buoys are indicated is Admiralty chart 22, 'Published at the Admiralty 16th. July 1907'.A hand stamp on the verso reads, 'British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. Received 19 Aug. 1908'.Physical description: Materials: Printed on paper with manuscript additions in coloured inkDimensions: 470 x 635mm, on sheet 505 x 663mm