PZ 2994/37 'Koweit. Kuwait Electric Company Replacement of German engineer by a British Indian'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- PZ 2994/37 'Koweit. Kuwait Electric Company Replacement of German engineer by a British Indian'
- Date:
- 1937/1939
- Description:
- Abstract: The file consists of correspondence regarding the employment of a German engineer at the Kuwait Electric Company (also referred to as the Kuwait Electric Light Company and the Kuwait Electric Supply Company), and the need for his replacement with a British Indian, due to the strategical importance of preventing German infiltration into the Arab side of the Persian Gulf.The main correspondence is from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to the Secretary of State for India, and the Political Agent at Kuwait. Also included is a hand-written extract from Kuwait Intelligence Summary No. 7 on German interests in Kuwait.The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.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 9; 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 2-8; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Employment
Kuwait Electric Company Ltd - Geographic region:
- Koweit
Kuwait - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000466.0x00023a_ar
81055/vdc_100000000466.0x00023a_en
IOR/L/PS/12/231
IOR/L/PS/12/231