‘British political relations with Koweit.’
IOR/L/PS/18/B391
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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]’.
- Extent and format
- 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)
- Date(s)
- 29 Mar 1922 (CE, Gregorian)
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- 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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- IOR/L/PS/18/B391
- Title
- ‘British political relations with Koweit.’
- Pages
- 1r:2v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence