Coll 7/18 'Persian Gulf: Saluting gun for Shaikh of Koweit [Kuwait]' [29r] (58/70)
The record is made up of 1 file (35 folios). It was created in 10 Mar 1932-23 Sep 1937. 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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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
foreign & Political Department.
EXPRESS LETTER (AIR MAIL). l^C
|N.B —TAm is an OBIGINAL mefsage sent by AIR MAIL vhich provides a means of ecnmvnicadcn tnor*
expeditious than the ordinary mail and is cheaper than the telegraph. It is intended to be treated,
cm receipt, with the same expedition as if it had been teleyraj hed. To save time and to cbviaU
formalities it is drafted in the form of a telegram. It is authenticated by the signature if a
responsible officer of the Department.]
No. D. 1140-17/32.
April
& 3a.
To
Secretary of State for India, London.
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A ,//
Reference Bushire letter of 28th February 1932, 'To. 441 of 19
Saluting gun for motor
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
of Sheikh of Kuwait.
2. ^e see no objection to Sheikh fitting his motor
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
wi th a
saluting gun, and would be glad if enquiries could be made from
Admiralty as desired in paragraph 3 of Resident’s letter.
The issue of the above hs s been authorised.
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India.
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Correspondence regarding the supply of a three-pounder saluting gun for the Shaikh of Kuwait's motor dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. , to be supplied from Admiralty stores. Details of costs and transport arrangements are provided. The correspondents are the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Admiralty, and the Government of India Foreign and Political Department.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 35; 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.
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- Coll 7/18 'Persian Gulf: Saluting gun for Shaikh of Koweit [Kuwait]'
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- front, front-i, 2r:34v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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