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Coll 30/45 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Kuwait Intelligence Summaries, 1932-1936' [‎31r] (72/1208)

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The record is made up of 1 file (594 folios). It was created in 14 Feb 1933-19 Jan 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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Kuwait Intelligence Sunmary*
For the period 1st august to 50th September 1936.
(No Summary was issued for the month of August. Thlc*
issue includes that month).
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117.HQYAL NAVY.
No vi sits.
116. SHIPPING.
4.8.36.
17.8.36.
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25 » 9.36.
S.SLShinsu Maru (Japanese - Yamashita
Line) ex Japan. Discharged 75 cases
porcelain ware and 78 cases piecegoods.
Hayiesan Maru (Japanese * Mitsui Line)
ex Japan. Discharged 200 0 paper bags
of cement, 12 bales piecegoods and 17
cases piecegoods.
S.S.Soyo Maru (Japanese - Mitsui Line)
ex Japan.^Discharged 4000 paper bags
cement, 56 bales piecegoods and 43
cases general goods.
119. AVIATION.
(a) Royal Air Force.
An R.A.F.air craft arrived at Kuwait on the 24th
August, landing Flying Officer CortaLly, R.A.F. Air Liaison
Officer at Basra and an Indian family being evacuated from
Iraq.
The family were given refuge in the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. by
request and left by steamer on the 25th August, the R.AJ?.
aircraft returning to take up F/0 Corbally on the same day.
(b) Imperial Airways.
All westbound, aeroplanes landed on due dates in
August and September, except the one due here
on 2nd August which passed over.
All S&stbound aeroplanes landed on due dates
in August and September except the one due here on
the 31st August which flew over*
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This file contains copies of monthly intelligence summaries that were prepared by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait. The summaries are divided into a number of different thematic sections, the exact composition of which varies slightly from month to month, but usually includes a mixture of the following headings:

  • Royal Navy
  • Royal Air Force
  • Imperial Airways
  • Shipping
  • Aviation
  • Visitors
  • Local interests
  • Foreign interests
  • Banking interests
  • Oil interests
  • Meteorological
  • Rain situation
  • Kuwait Oil Company
  • Tribal locations
  • Relations with Iraq
  • Relations with Saudi Arabia
  • Relations with Palestine.

The reports also frequently contain information concerning the second Italo-Ethiopian War (1935-1936) and the Saudi-Yemeni war of 1934.

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 (594 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 first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 596; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

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