Coll 29/38 'Kuwait: appointment of Political Agents'

Content

The file mostly concerns appointments at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Kuwait.

The file contains correspondence related to:

• Extensions of appointment of James Carmichael Moore as 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. , 1922, 1924 and 1926.
• Appointment of Harold Richard Patrick Dickson to act as 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. in 1928; extended in 1930, 1933, and 1934. Dickson's request for leave in 1933, denied. Dickson's appointment as Chief Local Representative of Kuwait Oil Company, in 1935.
• Appointment of Gerald De Gaury as 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. , 1935; extended in 1937. Termination of De Gaury's service at the British Legation at Jedda, 1935. Organization of meeting at Jubail between High Commissioner for Palestine and De Gaury, 1935. Arrangements for De Gaury's journey to Kuwait, 1936. Termination of De Gaury's employment, 1938.
• Appointment of Arnold Crawshaw Galloway as 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. in 1938; loan of Galloway for intelligence duties, 1940.
• Temporary appointment of Harold Richard Patrick Dickson to act as 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. in 1941; payment of an honorarium of £100 for his services.
• Requirement of crockery for the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , 1946.
• Sumptuary allowance 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. , 1946.

The file is composed of correspondence between the Viceroy; Harold Richard Patrick Dickson, 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 Kuwait; 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Government of India; the Colonial Office; the Foreign Office; 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. ; the High Commissioner for Palestine; the High Commissioner for India; the British Legation at Jedda; Imperial Airways; Lloyd's Bank; the Passport Office; Kuwait Oil Company; and Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.

Extent and format

1 file (335 folios)

Arrangement

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

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 336; 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.

Written in

English in Latin 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/L/PS/12/3599

Former external reference(s)

Coll 29/38

History of this record

Date(s)

21 Dec 1921-16 Aug 1947 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

BritishDiplomatic serviceConsular servicesRecruitment

People & organisations

Government of IndiaPersian Gulf Political ResidencyForeign OfficeViceroy and Governor-General of India in CouncilKuwait Political AgencyBritish Legation to Saudi ArabiaColonial OfficeKuwait Oil CompanyHigh Commissioner, Palestine and TransjordanHM High Commissioner to IndiaAnglo-Iranian Oil Company LimitedHarold Richard Patrick Dickson

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