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Coll 30/45 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Kuwait Intelligence Summaries, 1932-1936' [32r] (74/1208)
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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120,M0TOESI\Prs.
- 2 -
(a) Omoials.
Captain G.S.de Gaury, M.C., left on the 2nd August
by Imperial Always for India returning to headquarters on
the 13th September also by Imperial Airways.
The Hon*hie Lt.-Colonel G.Looh, C.I.E., Officiating
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.
, arrived at Kuwait on
the 29th September, accompanied by Mr. J.Croning,
his Under Secretaiy, and left for Bushiie on the 4th October,
(b) Non-Officials.
...ajor j’rank Holmes, representative of Petroleum
Concessions, Ltd., arrived by air on 3 rd September from
Bahrain and -.star. He left for Basra on the 5 th by overland
route en route for the United Kingdom.
On the 7th September Shaikh Rashid bin Buti bin
Suhail (cousin of the Ruler of Dubai) arrived from Basra by
overland route. He left for Dubai on the 9 th, by the down
slow mail steamer.
Syed M.Khairyaddin of Damascus who describes
himself as "Other Editor and Proprietor of WAFA and ARAB
and A1 SHURA Journals and correspondent of several Egyptian
papers" arrived in Kuwait on the 24th September and left
on the 2 7th.
.is ooject was to denmnd subscriptions or alter
natively make copy from Arab Rulers and officials. He had
visited Kuwait in 19 30 and 1934 and has been touring in
India.
Mr.Michael Browne, Bar-at-Law, arrived from Simla
on the 24th September and left for Basra en route for London
by air on the 29th September.
121.LOCAL INTERESTS.
(a) End of main pearl dive season.
The "Quffal*, the return sail to Kuwait in company
of the pearling fleet began on the 25th September.
200 /
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (594 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3757
- Title
- Coll 30/45 'Persian Gulf Diaries: Kuwait Intelligence Summaries, 1932-1936'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:596v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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