File 6499/1920 Pt 1-2 'Kuwait affairs'
IOR/L/PS/10/925
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The record is made up of 1 volume (177 folios). It was created in 1920-1926. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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This volume contains two parts: IOR/L/PS/10/925/1 and IOR/L/PS/10/925/2.
IOR/L/PS/10/925/1 concerns the Kuwait-Nejd boundary dispute.
Correspondence discusses the arbitration of the British Government in the matter of the border of Kuwaiti territory under the Shaikh of Kuwait [Sālim bin Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ] with that of the Ruler of Nejd [Najd], Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd, popularly known as Ibn Sa‘ūd]. Correspondents include: the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad; the High Commissioner, Mesopotamia; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain; the Deputy Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Bushire; Bin Saud; Shaikh Salim, Shaikh of Kuwait; and Abdullah al Mut'ab Al-Rashid, Shaikh of Jabal Shammar.
IOR/L/PS/10/925/2 concerns expenditure on the protection of Kuwait from attack by the Akhwan [Ikwhan], including costs incurred by the dispatch of the vessels and the share of expenditure to be borne by the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. and the Colonial Office.
Correspondents include: the High Commissioner, Iraq; the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; officials of the Accountant General's Department; and the Financial Secretary, India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. .
Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (177 folios)
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- 294 imagesRef: IOR/L/PS/10/925/152 imagesRef: IOR/L/PS/10/925/2
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 179; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-177, these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English in Latin script
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/925
- Former external reference(s)
- P 6499/1920 Pt 1 P 6499/1920 Pt 2
- Date(s)
- 1920-1926 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Kuwait
- People & organisations
- Political Agent, Kuwait
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- IOR/L/PS/10/925/1
- Title
- File 6499/1920 Pt 1 'KOWEIT AFFAIRS: KOWEIT-NEJD BOUNDARY DISPUTE; LOCAL UNPOPULARITY OF SHEIKH'
- Pages
- 21r:22v, 97r:106v, 112r:114v, 128r:128v, 135r:137v
- Author
- Government of Sultanate of Nejd and Dependencies
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/925/1
- Title
- File 6499/1920 Pt 1 'KOWEIT AFFAIRS: KOWEIT-NEJD BOUNDARY DISPUTE; LOCAL UNPOPULARITY OF SHEIKH'
- Pages
- 23r:25v
- Author
- al-Dawīsh, Fayṣal bin Sulṭān
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/925/1
- Title
- File 6499/1920 Pt 1 'KOWEIT AFFAIRS: KOWEIT-NEJD BOUNDARY DISPUTE; LOCAL UNPOPULARITY OF SHEIKH'
- Pages
- 90r:90v, 94r:95v, 107r:109v, 129r:130v
- Author
- Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Sālim bin Mubārak xx Al Sabah, Shaikh Salim bin Mubarak
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- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/925/1
- Title
- File 6499/1920 Pt 1 'KOWEIT AFFAIRS: KOWEIT-NEJD BOUNDARY DISPUTE; LOCAL UNPOPULARITY OF SHEIKH'
- Pages
- 115r:115v
- Author
- Āl Rashīd, Saʿūd bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz xx Ibn Rashīd
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/925/1
- Title
- File 6499/1920 Pt 1 'KOWEIT AFFAIRS: KOWEIT-NEJD BOUNDARY DISPUTE; LOCAL UNPOPULARITY OF SHEIKH'
- Pages
- 116r:116v
- Author
- Shuraim, Mutni ibn
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/925
- Title
- File 6499/1920 Pt 1-2 'Kuwait affairs'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:3v, 177r:178v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/925/1
- Title
- File 6499/1920 Pt 1 'KOWEIT AFFAIRS: KOWEIT-NEJD BOUNDARY DISPUTE; LOCAL UNPOPULARITY OF SHEIKH'
- Pages
- 4r:20v, 26r:89v, 91r:93v, 96r:96v, 110r:111v, 117r:127v, 131r:134v, 138r:150v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/925/2
- Title
- File 6499/1920 Pt 2 'Kuwait affairs: Kuwait-Nejd boundary; expenditure on protection of Kuwait from Akhwan attack in Oct-Nov 1920'
- Pages
- 151r:176v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence