Coll 30/130 'Persian Gulf. Koweit. Proposal for a motor route from Koweit-Haifa'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 30/130 'Persian Gulf. Koweit. Proposal for a motor route from Koweit-Haifa'
- Date:
- 1936/1941
- Description:
- Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials in London, Palestine, Kuwait and India regarding proposals for the construction of a motor route from Kuwait-Amman (folios 4-53) and Kuwait-Haifa (folios 54-204).In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following:'War Cabinet. Official Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Saudi Arabia: Acquisition of a British Right of Way' 1940 (folios 22-28)'Reconnaissance, Kuwait-Haifa Route by Captain G.S. de Gaury, Political Agent, Kuwait. January 1939' (folios 64-103)'Details of expenditure incurred by Captain G.S. de Gaury, Political Agent, Kuwait, on his Reconnaissance Tour. January, 1939' (folio 110)Translation of article that appeared in al-'Iraqnewspaper of Baghdad 18 June 1936 entitled 'The Bewildered Kuwait Complains. Will There Be Any One To Hear?' (folios 196-199)Translation of article that appeared in At Taf Al Misri, 10 July 1936 entitled 'About Arab Kings and Rulers, The Rights of Pan-Arabism and the Rights of Courtesy' (folios 188-190).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 foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 205; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Road construction
- Geographic region:
- Kuwait
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0001b0_ar
81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0001b0_en
IOR/L/PS/12/3864
IOR/L/PS/12/3864