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'File XVI/4. Establishment of a Quarantine Station at Kuwait' [19r] (37/194)
The record is made up of 1 file (97 folios). It was created in 30 Apr 1907-25 Apr 1912. 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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Politic a.1 a aTeiit , Koweit
1 o lU'jor P.S.Gox
^e^ident ^ H. i.yia 3on-3ul-wner.il in the
Persian (-'ilf. bushire.
l loB-i Ko^rait. 11/11/07•
Sir,
1 aivo tne 'ivjiioxxv to 'icl-nowledge the receipt of
your letter not 7516 dated 3rd of leceLiber 1907 on tne
subject O' 1 :" q^iarantine •
P. , I would submit » at the outset , that I am uerhaps
travelling out of r;c pit)vince in. milling the suggestion
below which 'would cover to a large extent the whole
question# of quarantine for ////X/ vessels arriving at
the various Persian Oulf uorts from Indian ports f out
it has occurred to me that some such suggestion , if
found feasible » would render the local problem at
ho we it far simpler suit it might, perhaps also be found
a -serviceable rlan at other ports •
b . Our main difficulty here , from the quarantine//#/
point of view , is tne horde of Arab boatmen 9 r-assang—
gei*sand tneir friends vmo t xy to board the steadier
the minute she arrives ir port • It is almost imposs
ible , with the local authorities averse to strong
measures , if not actually hostile to quarantine , to
control this ruiruly crowd .
4 . { minor difficulty , but- still one that I do not
see the possibility of any locally enlisted staif
dealing with successfully , i-i the disembarkation of
passengers in one lot •
be i remanent quarantine staff of six Indian yolice-
t he ray of these men a d of ^ Jit allowance io be paid
to the shir's sTimeon for this extra worm is completely
6 . It. most imror? ant suggestion is that there should
surgeon f employe 5 witn each vessel • i'he question of
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This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait and the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire related to the establishment of a quarantine station at Kuwait after an outbreak of plague in Bahrain. In particular, the file contains correspondence on some disagreements with the ruler of Kuwait regarding the establishment of the station. The file's various letters also contain discussions on compliance with the Paris Sanitary Convention on quarantine regulations and the Ottoman government's demands for compliance with them.
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- 1 file (97 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 97; 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. An additional mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-85; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/5/52
- Title
- 'File XVI/4. Establishment of a Quarantine Station at Kuwait'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:96v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence