'File 5/27 Shaikh Sir Ahmad al Jabir of Kuwait'
IOR/R/15/2/115
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The record is made up of 1 file (7 folios). It was created in 27 May 1931-21 Aug 1931. 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 file contains correspondence between Charles Geoffrey Prior, British 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. at Bahrain; Hugh Vincent Biscoe, British 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. at Bushire; and Trenchard Craven Fowle, Acting British 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. at Bushire.
These correspondence concern the personality of Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ and contain details regarding his ability to raise customs duty in Kuwait; his 1931 impromptu visit to Bahrain and his relations with Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah; and his desire to buy a property in Bahrain.
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- 1 file (7 folios)
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This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.
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Foliation: Circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and runs through to 7, ending on the inside of the back cover.
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- English in Latin script
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/2/115
- Former external reference(s)
- Confidentail File: 5/27
- Date(s)
- 27 May 1931-21 Aug 1931 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/2/115
- Title
- 'File 5/27 Shaikh Sir Ahmad al Jabir of Kuwait'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:6v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence