'File 53/75 (D 156) Shaikh Khazal's Claim against Kuwaiti Merchants'

IOR/R/15/1/528

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The record is made up of 1 volume (65 folios). It was created in 26 Apr 1930-20 Aug 1931. It was written in English and Arabic. 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 file contains correspondence between British officials regarding debts owed by a number of Kuwaiti merchants to Shaikh Khaz‘al bin Jābir al-Ka‘bī, the former ruler of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr].

The file also contains correspondence between British officials and the ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ and Mirza Mohammad, Khaz'al's agent in Basra which discusses this issue.

Extent and format
1 volume (65 folios)
Arrangement

File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

Physical characteristics

Condition: A bound correspondence volume.

Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found 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.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
Type
Archival file

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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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Unrestricted

Archive reference
IOR/R/15/1/528
Former external reference(s)
A Series: 53/75 Confidential Series: D 156

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Date(s)
26 Apr 1930-20 Aug 1931 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 53/75 (D 156) Shaikh Khazal's Claim against Kuwaiti Merchants', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/528, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001f5> [accessed 7 October 2024]

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