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133. PZ 1070/40(2) ‘Transmission of F.O. secret packets to & from Consulates etc. abroad’
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence relating to the regular dispatch overseas of Foreign Office secret and confidential documents in sealed packets, by arrangement with the India Office in London. These are sent by sea mail to India, for onward transmission to Consular and Political Officers in the Persian Gulf at Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat; Pondicherry in French India; Kabul, Kandahar, Jalabad [Jalalabad] in Afghanistan; Panjim, Marmagao and Nova Goa in Portuguese India; Kashgar in China; and Katmandu [Kathmandu].The file does not contain the Foreign Office documents included in dispatches, only the covering letters that accompany them on their journey. These are largely from the Under-Secretary of State for India, London, to the Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs Department, New Delhi, who is asked to confirm safe receipt and onward transmission to the addressees.The file also contains numerous Foreign Office circulars issued to consular officers between 1943 and 1945. These include extracts from Parliamentary debates in 1943 about Foreign Service reform, and reports of Anglo-American discussions in Washington in 1943, by the British delegate and economist John Maynard Keynes, regarding the proposal for an International Monetary Fund.The file includes four dividers, which give a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 417, these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
134. Shakespear, William Henry Irvine: diary of journey across central Arabia
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- Abstract: A diary written by Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear recording his journey across Arabia in 1914.The volume consists of:folios 2-14: 'Accounts of Journey into Central Arabia. February, March, April, May 1914': statements of expenses incurred on the journey;folio 19: a note of the altitude of three locations, with source (Leachman, Carruthers);folios 20-277: 'Journal of Trip via Central Arabia to Egypt': diary of the journey (entries dated 3 February - 25 May 1914);folios 286-297: 'Tribal wasms': list of wasms [distinguishing brand marks applied to camels], giving a drawing of the wasm, and details of the place of applying, tribe and sub-tribe;folios 300-307: 'List of photos' (numbered 1-61, giving date and subject) [note that this is a list only; there are no photographs present in the volume];folio 316: note, giving statistical information concerning the route.The volume includes diary entries for most days. The entries include a description of each day's journey, regular observations (thermometer, aneroid, boiling point, and watches), remarks on the weather, topographical details, information on Shakespear's personal health, and references to photographs taken by him along the route.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 330; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Three additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 23-277, ff 287-297, and ff 300-303; these numbers are written in ink, and are not circled.
135. Coll 25/1 'Orders in Council: Koweit; Reports on working of'
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- Abstract: Short annual reports on the workings of the Kuwait Order-in-Council 1925 and 1935 for the years 1930-1947. The reports contain information on the civil and criminal cases tried and the numbers of British subjects and British protected persons registered during each year.The reports were sent by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to the Government of India, External Affairs Department, from where they were forwarded to the Political Department (External Department from 1942) of the India Office (Commonwealth Relations Office in 1948).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 43; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
136. Coll 30/104(1) 'Koweit Oil Concession: Personnel of the Koweit Oil Company.'
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- Abstract: The file concerns enquiries into the nationalities of the personnel employed by the Kuwait Oil Company in Kuwait (also referred to as Koweit). The British Government was keen to enforce Article 3 of the Political Agreement dated 5 March 1934 between HM Government and the Company, which stated that the employees of the Company should at all times, so far as was consistent with the efficient carrying on of the undertaking, be British subjects or subjects of the Shaikh of Kuwait. The employment of other nationalities therefore required approval from the British authorities. The papers show that the British were particularly keen to avoid the presence in Kuwait of a large number of American personnel.The papers include quarterly lists of Kuwait Oil Company staff for the period 1935-47 at grades A, B, and C, giving name, designation, nationality, and date of commencement of service; minutes of meetings at the India Office; and correspondence between the company and British officials concerning the employment of individuals (e.g. for geological survey work).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: this file consists of four physical volumes. The foliation sequence commences at the front cover of part one (ff 1-164), through part two (ff 165-332), part three (ff 333-499) and terminates at the inside back cover of part four (ff 500-663); 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 2-662; these numbers are printed
137. Coll 30/104(2) 'Koweit Oil Concession: Operations of the Koweit Oil Company. (Provision of Motor Vehicles & Spares for Sheik of Koweit)'
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- Abstract: The file concerns the operations of the Kuwait Oil Company, from its initial explorations and discovery of commercial quantities of oil in Kuwait, to the suspension of the Company's operations during the Second World War (1939-45), and the resumption of its operations after the war.The main correspondents are the Political Agent, Kuwait; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Ministry of Fuel and Power, Petroleum Division; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Foreign Office; and the Kuwait Oil Company.The papers cover: Kuwait Intelligence summaries, dated 1935-36 relating to the opening of the Kuwait Oil Company's first well at Bahra; the discovery of oil at Burgan; the possibility of establishing a refinery in Kuwait (e.g. folio 346); the steps taken by the Company to safeguard the wells against enemy action on the outbreak of war in 1939 (e.g. folios 331-332); discussion of the Company's decision to suspend operations as a result of wartime conditions; the payment of royalties to the Shaikh of Kuwait, Shaikh Sir Ahmed al Jabir Al-Subah [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ]; the Shaikh's interest in broadcasting (folio 260v); report on radio telephone installation for the Shaikh, June 1940 (folios 258-259); discussion of the possibility of the presentation of a wireless transmitter to the Shaikh, 1941; the presentation of vehicles to the Shaikh (folios 234-235); the Company's post-war plans, 1943-44 (e.g. folios 164-166); further papers concerning the payment of royalties to the Shaikh, 1944 (e.g. folios 150-159); the resumption of drilling operations; the provision of lorries; ceremonies to mark the Kuwait Oil Company's first shipment of oil in 1946 (folios 55-58); further discussion of a wireless transmitter for the Shaikh; plans to increase the Company's operations (folio 40); the spread of 'Tudeh' ideas amongst Company employees (e.g. folio 35); and correspondence dated 1948 concerning the conversion of an ex-Admiralty motor launch into a yacht for the Shaikh (folios 5-9).The Arabic language content of the papers consists of three folios of correspondence (with translations into English) between the Kuwait Oil Company and the Shaikh of 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: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence commences at the front cover of part one (ff 1-183) and terminates at the inside back cover of part two (ff 184-377); 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 2-376; these numbers are printed.
138. Coll 30/107 'Koweit: Rules of succession in Koweit.'
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- Abstract: The file concerns the rules of succession for the rulers of Kuwait (also referred to as Koweit).The papers cover: correspondence dated 1935 between the India Office and Charles Harry Clinton Pirie-Gordon of The Timesconcerning the article on Kuwait for the new edition of the Statesman's Year Book; letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson, Political Agent, Kuwait, dated 14 February 1935, concerning the question of the appointment of an heir to the Shaikh of Kuwait; the question of the succession in view of the sudden and serious illness of the Shaikh of Kuwait [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ], May 1942; and an enquiry from the BBC concerning the locally-accepted date of the accession of the Shaikh of Kuwait, February 1948.The papers also include copies of earlier correspondence dated 1913-21 relating to the succession in Kuwait at that period.There are no papers in the file dated 1936-41 and 1944-47.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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 61; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
139. Coll 17/11 'Iraq. Relations with Arab Sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf. Propaganda against Kuwait'
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence regarding Iraq's relations with other Arab nations, predominantly with Kuwait. The papers dated 1932-1934 discuss British concerns over moves to institute closer relations between Iraq and Kuwait, as well as smuggling, Pan-Arabism in the Gulf, and Ibn Saud's concerns over Iraqi ambitions. Papers dated 1938-1939 concern the status of Kuwait as an independent Shaikhdom under British protection, and apparent Iraqi desire to annex Kuwait. These papers include samples of propaganda published in a number of Iraqi newspapers, and summaries of broadcasts made by King Ghazi's broadcasting station, Qasr al-Zihour (folios 63-75).The correspondents are: the India Office Political Department; the Colonial Office; the Foreign Office; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Political Agent, Kuwait; and HM Ambassador to Iraq.The file contains dividers which give lists of correspondence references found in the file by year. These are placed at the end of the correspondence (folios 2-4).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 303; 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 2-302; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
140. Coll 30/127 'Persian Gulf. Koweit. Relations between Ibn Saud and the Sheikh of Kuwait'
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials, primarily at the Political Residency and the Political Agency in Kuwait, concerning relations between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.The correspondence in the file focuses on a visit made to Kuwait by the King of Saudi Arabia, 'Abd al'-Aziz bin 'Abd al-Rahman bin Faysal Al Sa'ud (referred to as Ibn Saud in the file), in 1935 and a reciprocal visit to Saudi Arabia made by the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, in 1939. A detailed account of Ibn Saud's visit to Kuwait is contained between folios 35 and 42.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 83; 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.
141. Coll 30/128 'Persian Gulf. Style of address of the Shaikhs of Bahrain and Kuwait'
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding a decision to raise the official status and personal address of the rulers of Kuwait and Bahrain from 'His Excellency' to 'His Highness'. Much of the correspondence is between officials at the Political Residency, the Political Agency in Bahrain, the India Office and the Foreign Office.In addition to correspondence, the file contains a printed list entitled 'Table of Salutes to certain Rulers and Officials in the Persian Gulf' (folio 82).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 86; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
142. Coll 30/130 'Persian Gulf. Koweit. Proposal for a motor route from Koweit-Haifa'
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- 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.
143. Coll 30/15 'Anthems and Flags of Various States. Bahrein [Bahrain], Koweit [Kuwait], Muscat, Asir, Yemen, Qatar, Trucial, Oman'
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials related to the national anthems and official flags of a number of different states and their rulers. Specifically, the correspondence relates to the national anthem of Bahrain, the personal standard of the Ruler of Kuwait, the flag of Muscat, the flag of Qatar and the flags of the various states of the Trucial Coast.In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following:sheet music for the tune of 'Salutation and March to His Highness the Sultan of Muscat and Oman' (folio 45)small sketches of the peace and wartime flags of the Trucial States, with details in both English and Arabic (folios 55-57)a sketch of the flag of Qatar (folio 72 and 74)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 130; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
144. Coll 5/16(1) ‘Landing Fees at Koweit’
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence regarding the collection of landing fees from Kuwait (also spelled Koweit) Aerodrome, and the subsequent credit of these fees to the Ministry of Civil Aviation. It includes a protest from Iraqi Airways requesting a review of these landing fees, due to the lack of facilities provided by the British Government at Kuwait; the file does not include the British Government's response. The main correspondents are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (William Rupert Hay), the Political Agent in Kuwait (Maurice Patrick O'Connor Tandy), and officials of the Commonwealth Relations Office.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at inside back cover with 28; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.