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The record is made up of 1 volume (46 folios). It was created in 8 Mar 1918-7 Apr 1920. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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- Content
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the following main topics:
- Dissatisfaction with Shaikh Salim [Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ], Ruler of Kuwait, 1918.
- A proposal to establish British detachment in Kuwait, 1918.
- A note (ff 34-38) on `Ajman question, 1918.
The file includes an index (folio 6) which lists the following entries: Ajman; Anglo-Persian Oil Company; blockade; Husain, King; Japanese steamers; occupation of Kuwait, proposed; oil; description of Shaikh Salim.
The principal correspondents in the volume include 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; 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. , Bahrain; Deputy Civil Commissioner for Mesopotamia, Baghdad; and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Salim al-Mubarak al-Sabah.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (46 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 48; 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.
Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 6-43; these numbers are also written in pencil but, where circled, are crossed through.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/102
- Title
- 'File 12/C I'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:12v, 14r:47v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence