Miscellaneous reports and correspondence relating to Kuwait

Content

Correspondence of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain relating to Kuwait, and reports concerning Kuwait circulated to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .

The papers include:

• report entitled 'Situation in Kuwait' by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Edward Archibald Hamilton, 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, [March 1918];
• 'Report on Institution and Working of the Blockade at Kuwait', by Captain Percy Gordon Loch, 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, September 1918;
• printed copy of Diary of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Edward Archibald Hamilton, 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, of his journey to Najd and back, February 1918;
• copies of telegrams between 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. Koweit [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. Bahrein [Bahrain], and the 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 concerning the movements of caravans containing foodstuffs from Bahrein that had been turned away from the blockade of Kuwait, April - May 1918;
• memorandum of 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 to 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. requesting the periodical visit of a British warship to Bahrain in order to prevent possible smuggling of tea or ammunition from Bahrain and Qatar to the Persian Littoral, and to act as a reminder of the British presence in Bahrain, March 1920.

The Arabic language content of this file consists of a few Arabic versions of personal and place names that occur in the official print in folios 21-33.

Extent and format

1 file (41 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 42 on the last folio before the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/71

History of this record

Date(s)

[1 Mar 1918]-13 Mar 1920 (CE, Gregorian)

Context of creation

The British instituted a sea blockade of Kuwait in 1918 because they believed that supplies were reaching Ottoman forces through that port. The blockade did serious damage to Kuwait's economy.

Related material

Subjects

First World War (1914-1918)

Places

Kuwait

People & organisations

Political Agent, KuwaitBahrain Political AgencyPolitical Agent, Bahrain

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