!['File 2/8 II Kuwait water supply from the Shatt al-Arab' [‎39r] (77/464)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00008c/IOR_R_15_5_161_0084.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'File 2/8 II Kuwait water supply from the Shatt al-Arab' [‎39r] (77/464)")
'File 2/8 II Kuwait water supply from the Shatt al-Arab' [39r] (77/464)
The record is made up of 1 file (230 folios). It was created in 12 Jun 1943-14 Jun 1949. 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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
mmmmm
Telegram
?rom
To
No
Dated 19th
Q
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.
, Kuv/ait
Ambassador, Baghdad
834
November, 1944.
I' T EDIATE
Thanks for your telegram No.29 dated November 16th.
2. Please confirm that-Kuwait buyers'will be allowed to
remove any purchases to Kuwait without payment of duties to Iraq.
Government.
>
Telegram
Prom
To
Q,
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.
Ambassador, Baghdad.
No
«3b
Dated 20th November, 1944.
Bf EDI ATE
IS
Ny telegram No.834 November 19th.
2 * ' If y° u are unable to give confirmation asiced for, would
lr ou ask Director of Disposals if he ;/ould consider selling by-
private treaty 12 tons mild stte round iron to Kuwait Government
to be delivered here by Army.
If he is agreeable he might withold them from public
auction until Kuwait Government can send man to inspect them.
Kuwait Government would then make offer if iron is suitable and
rea s°nable charges for delivery. Soft iron
tars are urgently required here for making ships nails in conn
ion with programme for building
water supply.
10 new sailing craft for drinkin-
About this item
- Content
This file contains correspondence among British officials in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and London, as well as the Kuwaiti Government on various means of securing a reliable supply of water for Kuwait. The papers vary from proposal for a condensing plant, and possible pipeline from Basra in Iraq, to obtaining the details of how much such ventures would cost and which firms could possibly oversee their construction. The papers also contain letters from various Kuwaiti merchant contractors and the Kuwait Oil Company relating to the construction of a pipeline from the oil company to Kuwait's principal settlement.
The file also contains early maps of Kuwait's geology used to ascertain the viability of groundwater.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (230 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 232; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. Two additional irregular foliation sequences are present in parallel between; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are at times crossed out.
- Written in
- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'File 2/8 II Kuwait water supply from the Shatt al-Arab' [39r] (77/464), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/161, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100045024978.0x00004e> [accessed 25 April 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100045024978.0x00004e
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100045024978.0x00004e">'File 2/8 II Kuwait water supply from the Shatt al-Arab' [‎39r] (77/464)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100045024978.0x00004e"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00008c/IOR_R_15_5_161_0084.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00008c/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/161
- Title
- 'File 2/8 II Kuwait water supply from the Shatt al-Arab'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:11v, 13r:13v, 16r:17v, 20r:21v, 26r:26v, 31v:33v, 35r:43v, 46r:51v, 53r:53v, 55r:57v, 60r:60v, 63r:67v, 70r:74v, 76r:76v, 79r:79v, 81r:84v, 86r:93v, 95r:99v, 101r:114v, 118r:122v, 124r:137v, 141r:143v, 145r:164v, 166r:166v, 198r:208v, 210r:231v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence