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The record is made up of 1 file (2 folios). It was created in 29 Mar 1922. 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 memorandum, prepared by John W Field of the Foreign Office and dated 29 March 1922, is an historical overview of relations between the British Government and the Shaikh of Kuwait during the period 1897 to 1921. The first paragraph of the memorandum suggests that it was compiled in response to a ‘question that has arisen as to the position of foreigners in Koweit [Kuwait]’.

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1 file (2 folios)
Arrangement

The memorandum’s paragraphs are numbered 2-12, the first paragraph being unnumbered. Explanatory footnotes are included at the bottom of each printed page.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; 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.

Pagination: The booklet contains an original typed pagination sequence.

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English in Latin script
Type
Archival file

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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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Unrestricted

Archive reference
IOR/L/PS/18/B391
Former external reference(s)
B 391 Confidential. (11880)

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Date(s)
29 Mar 1922 (CE, Gregorian)
Subjects
Foreign relations
Places
Kuwait
People & organisations
Foreign OfficeJohn W Field

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‘British political relations with Koweit.’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/18/B391, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0003c1> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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