'File 4/38 Supply of Saluting Gun for the Shaikh of Kuwait'

Title:

'File 4/38 Supply of Saluting Gun for the Shaikh of Kuwait'

Date:

1931/1949

Description:

Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the desire of the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, to purchase a three-pounder saluting gun [cannon] to affix to his recently-built motor dhow in 1932 (folios 2-41). Subsequently, the correspondence in the file discusses a request made by Shaikh Ahmad in 1948 to purchase another saluting cannon of the same type, a thousand rifles (with a million rounds of ammunition) and two hundred pistols (folios 42-95).The correspondence is primarily between the Political Agency in Kuwait and the Political Residency in Bushire, but the file also contains a limited amount of correspondence with Shaikh Ahmad (in Arabic accompanied by English translations).On folio 8, the file contains a simple, hand-drawn diagram of the base of a three-pounder saluting gun.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 95; 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; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Weapons
Military ceremonies, honours, and salutes

Rights:

المُلكية العامة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000e0_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000e0_en
IOR/R/15/5/225
IOR/R/15/5/225

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