Coll 30/193 ‘Persian Gulf Defence. KOWEIT.’

Content

The file contains papers, mainly correspondence, relating to the defence of Kuwait (also spelled Koweit and Kuweit in the file).

It includes correspondence regarding the following: the preparation of a scheme for the defence of Kuwait by the Air Officer Commanding, Iraq; an exercise carried out by Royal Air Force armoured cars and two aircraft from Number 84 squadron in co-operation with the Shaikh of Kuwait’s [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ’s] armed cars in October 1938; the question raised by 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. of whether the War Office, the Air Ministry, the Admiralty, and the General Staff, India, had all the information about Kuwait they needed for a possible combined operation in case a force was required to be sent there; the proposed substitution of the Iraqi Post and Telegraph Office by a British Post and Telegraph Office in Kuwait managed by Cable and Wireless Limited; and the supply of parts required for the Shaikh of Kuwait’s machine guns free of charge by HM Government.

The main correspondents are as follows: 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 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 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; and the Air Ministry.

The file includes a folio of handwritten notes in pencil on the file which is undated, but from a later date (folio 3).

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format

1 file (78 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 (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 79; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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/12/3933

Former external reference(s)

Coll 30/193

History of this record

Date(s)

15 Jul 1938-20 Mar 1942 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Machine gunsWireless telegraphyDefenceMilitary Exercises

Places

Koweit

People & organisations

Political Resident, Persian GulfAir MinistryPolitical Agent, KuwaitEmir of Kuwait

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Coll 30/193 ‘Persian Gulf Defence. KOWEIT.’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3933, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0001f7> [accessed 23 April 2024]

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