'File 6/81 Investiture of Shaikhs'

IOR/R/15/2/1300

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The record is made up of 1 file (24 folios). It was created in 26 Jan 1944-8 Apr 1944. 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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The file contains correspondence relating to the investiture of the Shaikh of Kuwait (Shaikh Ahmed al Jabir as-Subah [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ]). The correspondence is between the External Affairs Department of the Government of India, 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 (Cornelius James Pelly), 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 (Tom Hickinbotham), and 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior). The papers concern some of the arrangements for the ceremony, including invitation cards, pins for attaching the decorative star, notes for 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. 's speech (folios 21-22), and whether another investment (of one Abdur Razzaak) can be made in Kuwait at the same time.

Folios 23-24 are internal office notes.

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1 file (24 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 26; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at 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 3-22; 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/R/15/2/1300
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File 6/81

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26 Jan 1944-8 Apr 1944 (CE, Gregorian)

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