'File 4/43 Internal Administration (Social Reforms)'

IOR/R/15/5/230

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The record is made up of 1 file (12 folios). It was created in 15 May 1949-9 Jun 1949. 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 consists of the following:

  • Notes of a conversation that took place on 15 May 1949 between the Foreign Office official, B A B Burrows and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, concerning state reform and how to prevent a growth in popularity of communism in the country (folios 2-6).
  • Notes by the British Council official, E R J Hussey written in response to a memorandum entitled 'Education in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' written by B A B Burrows, 31 May 1949 (folios 9-11).
  • An undated article from Iraq Times titled 'Aramco Sends Arab Staff to College' (folio 12).
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1 file (12 folios)
Arrangement

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

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 14; 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 A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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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/15/5/230
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File 4/43

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15 May 1949-9 Jun 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

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