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Coll 30/47 'Koweit: Education of Sheikh's Son' [‎47r] (93/122)

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The record is made up of 1 file (59 folios). It was created in 27 Jul 1932-1 Aug 1935. 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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P.Z.7363/32. EASTERN AND GENERAL SYNDICATE LIMITED.
19, St. Swithin*s Lane^
London, E.G. 4.
Dear Mr. Goldring,
I have received a message from His Excellency the
Sheikh of Kuwait with regard to nis son coming to England
for schooling. Of the applications that i sent forward to
him he preferred that of yourself. Mr. Greswell will have
told you that the 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. considered it preferable
that the schooling of the Sheikh’s heir should he under
the guidance of the British Government, hut, as the Sheikh
has asked me to procure from you your terms as regards the
schooling and food, etc., hut apart from his clothes, I
would deem it a favour if you would forward the
approximate yearly cost of the above to me by next Air
toil leaving London on Saturday the 3rd September, via
Basra, Iraq. Please address your letter to Major Prank
Holmes, C/o, 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, Arabia, Via Iraq.
As the 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. have not informed me of the result
of their correspondence with 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,
regarding the schooling of the Sheikh’s son, this letter
must be considered as being unofficial, as the Sheikh
has picked your school out from the other applicants, I
feel confident that the Sheikh will recommend to the India
Office that his son be sent to you. I, in any case, will
drop you a line from Kuwait giving you the Sheikh's views.
I would be pleased if you would kindly tell
Mr. Greswell and show him this letter.
Please write fully so that I can pass on the
information to His Excellency the Sheikh, and obtain an
early decision from him.
HC.
26tl:i August 1932.
-- Goldring, Esq.,
Begbroke Place,
Nr. Oxford.
Yours sincerely,
(3d.) PRANK HOLMES.

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This file contains correspondence regarding plans for Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, one of the sons of the Ruler of Kuwait, to study in the United Kingdom. Much of the correspondence is between John Gilbert Laithwaite of the 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. and Gabbitas, Thring & Co Ltd., an educational consultancy based in London. The file also contains correspondence between Laithwaite and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah and a number of private tutors based in Oxford that were considered as potential hosts for Muhammad.

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (59 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate 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 61; 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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