'KUWAIT OFFICE RECORDS. BUILDINGS. No. 4/15 - Vol. I. New Agency Building at Kuwait.'

Content

This file consists of the translation of the agreement between 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 Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Ruler of Kuwait concerning a lease of a building for the agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . Also included in the file is a Government of India Public Works Document tender and contract document for the supply of materials .

Extent and format

1 file (8 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 8; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-3, and ff 4-6; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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/R/15/5/11

Former external reference(s)

First Series files: 4/15 I

History of this record

Date(s)

Jan 1929 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

BuildingsColonial administration

People & organisations

Emir of KuwaitGovernment of India, Central Public Works Department

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'KUWAIT OFFICE RECORDS. BUILDINGS. No. 4/15 - Vol. I. New Agency Building at Kuwait.', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/11, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0003a6> [accessed 24 April 2024]

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