Abstract: The file concerns the supply of water to Kuwait (also referred to as Koweit), particularly in terms of Kuwait's dependence for water on Iraq.The papers cover: delays to Kuwaiti water boats in the Shatt al Arab caused by Iraqi customs, which resulted in a water shortage in Kuwait, and complaints to the British authorities by the Ruler of Kuwait, 1936-37; the British view that Iraqi actions might have been influenced by Kuwaiti smuggling (folio 36); 'Note on the Drinking Water Available in Kuwait and the Immediate Vicinity' by the Political Agent, Kuwait (folios 26-27); correspondence from A. Beeby Thompson & Partners, Consulting Engineers, London, concerning a proposed hydrological survey of Kuwait, 1938; the proposal of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Trenchard Craven William Fowle) that the British Government should pay the cost of the survey; and the unwillingness, on strategic or political grounds, of the Foreign Office and other British Government departments to pay the cost of the survey, 1938-39.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 40; 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 papers relating to the proposed construction of a port in Kuwait (Koweit) Bay, and the construction of a port in Um Qasr Creek.The papers mostly concern the following:The attitude of HM Government towards the proposal of the Government of Iraq for the extension of the Iraqi railway system through Kuwait territory to the coast at Koweit Bay, and the construction there of a port under Iraqi control. This proposed port would provide Iraq with an additional commercial outlet to the sea on the Persian Gulf, as an alternative to the Shatt-al-Arab.The Iraqi Government’s adoption of the alternative recommendation of Um Qasr Creek in the Khor Abdulla as the location for the port, and the Iraqi Government raising the question of territorial concessions from Kuwait in relation to the port.The decision of British military authorities in 1941 to construct a port at Um Qasr as an urgent military necessity, to remain under British military control during the Second World War, and the proposal to improve port facilities in Koweit itself in order to enable troops and stores to be disembarked there.The location of the selected site for the port in Um Qasr Creek in relation to the disputed frontier between Iraq and Kuwait.The papers largely consist of India Office minute papers and internal notes, papers of the Committee of Imperial Defence Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East, and correspondence and copy correspondence between the following:The India Office and the Foreign Office.The India Office and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.The India Office and the Government of India External Affairs Department.The Foreign Office and HM Embassy, Baghdad (Maurice Peterson, Sir Basil Cochrane Newton, Sir Kinahan Cornwallis, and W E Houston-Boswall).The Commander in Chief in the Middle East, the Commander in Chief in India, and the War Office.Other correspondents in the file include the Army Council, the Air Council, the Admiralty, the Political Agent at Kuwait (Tom Hickinbotham), and the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ).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 535; 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 2-353; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: The file concerns a request by the Government of Iraq to establish the precise numbers of the Shiah population in Kuwait (also referred to as Koweit). This information is given in a letter from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Trenchard Craven William Fowle) to the India Office on folios 52-56.The papers show that there was a difference of opinion between Fowle and the British Ambassador at Bagdad [Baghdad] (Sir Maurice Drummond Peterson) over whether the Government of Iran was behind the request: Fowle thought they were, Peterson disagreed. The Political Resident was also not in favour of allowing the Iraqi Government to imagine that they were in a special position to interest themselves in the affairs of Kuwait (folio 43). The file also contains correspondence from the Foreign Office.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 57; 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 concerns the development of education in the Persian Gulf, particularly in Kuwait and Bahrain, including appointments to the post of Director of Education, Bahrain, which was organised (and partly funded) by the British Council.The papers cover: reports from the Political Agent, Kuwait concerning education in Kuwait (e.g. folios 524-531, January 1939); comments by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; correspondence concerning appointments to the post of Director of Education, Bahrain (particularly those of Cecil Roy Leon Adrian-Vallance, and Frederick James Wakelin); correspondence concerning the appointments from the British Council; Adrian-Vallance's outline educational scheme for Bahrain (folios 451-459), with comments by Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (folios 460-461); correspondence concerning the salary and allowances of the Director of Education, Bahrain; anti-colonialist articles in the Iraqi press, 1940; reports by the Political Agent, Bahrain concerning education in Bahrain (e.g. folios 251-252); the view of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Geoffrey Prior) that the work of the British Council in the Persian Gulf had been 'disappointing', February 1946 (folio 182); correspondence concerning hostels for Kuwait and Bahrain students in Cairo, Egypt, 1946; notes on Kuwait Government schools by Sybil Ethel Hay, the wife of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel William Rupert Hay), folios 74-79; a proposal that the post of Director of Education, Bahrain should be part of the staff of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, May-June 1947; correspondence concerning what was viewed by the British as the adverse political influence of Egyptian teachers on students from the Gulf (e.g. folios 39-40); and British Council reports on schools in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Muscat, January 1948 (folios 7-23).The papers also include one letter dated 1936 (folio 532)The French language content of the papers consists of a single letter from the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (folios 321-322).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 535; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This volume contains correspondence related to a trade blockade that was imposed on Kuwait by the Ruler of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and more generally concerning relations between Britain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.The correspondence in the volume consists of internal correspondence between British officials (including at the Foreign Office, India Office, the British Legation in Jeddah and the Political Agency in Kuwait) as well as correspondence between British officials and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and officials from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The file also contains English language translations of letters that were passed between the Kuwaiti and Saudi Arabian delegations at negotiations mediated by Britain in June 1935.In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following:Treaty of Friendship and "Bon Voisinage", Protocol of Arbitration and Extradition Treaty between Iraq & Hejaz and Nejd and Dependencies (folios 49-52)'Draft Regulations For Trading Between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia' (folios 161-165)Account of Discussions at Riyadh by Andrew Ryan, 1935 (folios 232-237)Political Department Secret Memorandum entitled 'The Persian Gulf' (folios 292-293)'Notes on Kuwait-Saudi Blockade Discussions' (folios 358-363)'Note on the discussions between the Saudi delegates and the Kuwait Representatives, as They Took Place Each Day', June 1935 (folios 371-377)'Note on the Discussions between Saudi Delegates and Kuwait Representatives' (folios 380-390)'Record of Fourth Meeting with Fuad Bey Hamza at the Foreign Office on July 5, 1935' (folios 399-401)The volume includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 497; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning a number of proposed agreements between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait that were intended to formalise relations between the two countries and to end a trade blockade that had been imposed on Kuwait by Saudi Arabia. Much of the correspondence concerns the exact wording of these agreements and numerous amendments that were made to them.The majority of the correspondence in the file is between British officials (including at the Foreign Office, India Office, the British Legation in Jeddah and the Political Agency in Kuwait), but it also contains a limited amount of correspondence with Saudi Arabia's Minister in London, Shaikh Hafiz Wahba, and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, on whose behalf the British acted during the negotiations with Saudi Arabia that led to the agreements.In addition to correspondence, the file contains several drafts of the proposed agreements between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, including a trade agreement, an agreement of 'Friendship and Bon Voisinage' and an agreement for the extradition of offenders. On folios 316-346, the file contains bilingual (English and Arabic) drafts of these agreements.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 514; 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.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning a number of agreements agreed between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in 1942 (and ratified in 1943).The agreements were intended to formalise relations between the two countries and to end a trade blockade that had been imposed on Kuwait by Saudi Arabia. Much of the correspondence concerns the exact wording of these agreements and numerous amendments that were made to them. The correspondence also briefly discusses the desire of the Ruler of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] to establish a customs post in Wafra.The majority of the correspondence in the file is between British officials (including at the Foreign Office, India Office, the British Legation in Jeddah and the Political Agency in Kuwait), but it also contains a limited amount of correspondence the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, on whose behalf the British acted during the negotiations with Saudi Arabia that led to the agreements being signed.In addition to correspondence, the file contains several copies of the proposed agreements between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as follows:'Trade Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom (acting on behalf of His Highness the Sheikh of Koweit) and the Government of Saudi Arabia Jedda, 20th April, 1942 [Ratifications exchanged at Jedda, 1st May, 1943]' in English and Arabic (folios 3-6)'Agreement for the Extradition of Offenders between the Government of the United Kingdom (acting on behalf ofHis Highness the Sheikh of Koweit) and the Government of Saudi Arabia [With Exchange of Notes relating to Smuggling Offences] Jedda, 20th April, 1942 [Ratifications exchanged at Jedda, 1st May, 1943]' in English and Arabic (folios 7-11)'Agreement for the Extradition of Offenders between the Government of the United Kingdom (acting on behalf ofHis Highness the Sheikh of Koweit) and the Government of Saudi Arabia [With Exchange of Notes relating to Smuggling Offences] Jedda, 20th April, 1942' (folios 16-17)'Trade Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom (acting on behalf of His Highness the Sheikh of Koweit) and the Government of Saudi Arabia Jedda, 20th April, 1942' (folios 18-19)'Agreement for Friendship and Neighbourly Relations between the Government of the United Kingdom (acting on behalf of His Highness the Sheikh of Koweit) and the Government of Saudi Arabia [With Schedule and Exchange of Notes containing Lists of Tribes], Jedda, April 20, 1942' (folios 20-21).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 85; these numbers are written in pencil 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.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the delineation of the Iraq-Kuwait frontier. This correspondence is between officials of the India Office, Foreign Office, Political Residency in Bushire, British Embassy in Baghdad, Geographical Section of the War Office and the Political Agency in Kuwait.In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following documents:'British Political Relations with Koweit' Foreign Office Memorandum, 1922 (folios 272-273)'Precis of the Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf' India Office Memorandum, 1928 (folios 277-279)'Koweit, 1908-1928' India Office Memorandum, 1928 (folios 280-286)A note on Kuwait written by Major James Carmichael More in 1927 (folios 310-315).The file also contains a number of maps of the region (folios 15, 67-68, 76 and 97).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 347; 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 correspondence mainly relating to visas for countries in the Persian Gulf for employees and wives of employees of oil companies, mostly the Kuwait Oil Company, Limited (for Kuwait), but also other oil companies including: the Iraq Petroleum Company, Limited (for Bahrain and Qatar); the Standard Oil Company (for Kuwait and Oman); the Bahrain Petroleum Company (for Bahrain); the Superior Oil Company (for Kuwait); and Petroleum Concessions Limited (for Bahrein and Qatar). It also includes correspondence concerning visas for Bahrain for employees of the British Overseas Airways Corporation.The correspondence is largely between the India Office (and the Commonwealth Relations Office after the abolition of the India Office in 1947) and the following: the (Foreign Office) Passport Control Department; the Kuwait Oil Company, Limited; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Iraq Petroleum Company, Limited; the Political Agent, Bahrain; and the Bahrein Petroleum Company, Limited.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 469; 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 correspondence between the Political Agent at Kuwait, and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf , regarding visas for travellers to Syria and the Lebanon from 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 foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 5; 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 correspondence relating to travel documents for persons travelling to, and for natives of, particular British Protectorates and Arab states.It includes correspondence concerning the following: the endorsement affixed by the Saudi Arabian authorities to the passports of persons leaving Saudi Arabia for Bahrein [Bahrain]; the issue of visas for Muscat by British authorities on behalf of the Muscat Government; the proposed issue of identity certificates for Iraqi nationals travelling to Koweit and Bahrain; the proposal that the Sheikh of Koweit [Kuwait] should, in future, be allowed to issue his own passports; the grant of Iraqi visas to Kowaitis; and visas for Arab Shaikhdoms in the Persian Gulf.The main correspondents include: HM Minister, Jeddah, and the British Legation, Jeddah; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Foreign Office; the India Office; the Secretary to the Government of India, External Affairs Department; HM Consul, Muscat; and the Commonwealth Relations Office.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 83; 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 concerns a proposal by the Kuwait Oil Company to recruit an American nurse in the United States for service to the American and European staff of the Company in Kuwait. The issue arose because the Company had up until that point been dependent for medical and hospital facilities on the American Mission in Kuwait, but this arrangement was deemed to be unsuitable in view of the prospective increase in the Company's staff.The papers show that the India Office and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf concurred in the proposal to recruit an extra nurse.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 first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 8; these numbers are printed, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers.