![Coll 30/116 'Kuwait: establishment of a bank' [‎90r] (182/493)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00019d/IOR_L_PS_12_3845_0182.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "Coll 30/116 'Kuwait: establishment of a bank' [‎90r] (182/493)")
Coll 30/116 'Kuwait: establishment of a bank' [90r] (182/493)
The record is made up of 1 file (244 folios). It was created in 12 Feb 1935-23 Apr 1944. 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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
5*1
ipS
The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47.
'
0 onf idential,
0(
p. /- ;
: 7 31 ^ .
♦u* v>
■ - vHO.746-3 of 1937.
| ' *
British Besidency & Consulate-General,
Bus hire, the 23rd October, 1937#
■BTom - The Hon^ble the
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.
,
To - His Majesty’s Secretary of State for India,
London.v v/ .
Copy to The secretary to the Goveriment of India,
External Affairs Department, New Delhi#
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.
Memorandum,
Subject : Establishment of a bank at Kuwait.
ft-
JA
Reference my memorandum No.602-3, dated the 10th
August 1937# \\'^
2. I enclose herewith copy of an Express letter No.C«*223,
dated the 10th October 1937, from 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,
frcm which it will be seen that the Eastern Bank have informed
the Shaikh of Kuwait that they find themselves unable to open
a branch in Kuwait at present.
3. It is unfortunate that the wholly British ccmpetitor
in the field has decided to adopt a siting policy. For
future guidance it might be of value to ascertain, if possible
by reference to the Bank’s London office, what are the actual
considerations leading to this decision# It is conceivable
that the dual blockade of Kuwait may have at least as much to
do with the matter as any mental reservations about oil.
r i*
Att ested#
sd. 0# K. Car os#
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.
.
for secretary to the Political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
#
About this item
- Content
This file consists of letters, telegrams, memoranda, intelligence summaries, and drafts between officials on behalf of the Government of India and the officials of the Ottoman Bank, the Eastern Bank Limited and the Imperial Bank of Iran regarding the opening of a bank in Koweit [Kuwait].
In addition, the file contains discussion of the terms and conditions of the opening of the bank, as well as details of the decision of the Shaikh of Kuwait [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] regarding the possible opening of the bank. Notable correspondents include the following: Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India and Burma; Government of India’s External Affairs Department; Foreign Office; British Legation, Tehran; 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; 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; British Consulate at Bushire; Shaikh of Kuwait; officials acting on behalf of the Bank of England, the Ottoman Bank, the Imperial Bank of Iran and the Eastern Bank Limited.
In addition to correspondence, the file covers the following: conditions required for the establishment of a branch at Kuwait (ff 149-150); the redrafting in banking phraseology of the Shaikh’s conditions by the Manager of the Eastern Bank, Basra (ff 112-113); required terms for the opening of the bank at Kuwait (ff 86-87); a banking agreement between the Shaikh of Kuwait and the Imperial Bank of Iran, dated 18 December 1941 (ff 14-17); and an alteration to the banking agreement between the Shaikh of Kuwait and the Imperial Bank of Iran, also dated 18 December 1941 (f 5).
The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (244 folios)
- Arrangement
The file's contents 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 245; 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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
Coll 30/116 'Kuwait: establishment of a bank' [90r] (182/493), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3845, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100076717888.0x0000b7> [accessed 19 April 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100076717888.0x0000b7
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_100076717888.0x0000b7">Coll 30/116 'Kuwait: establishment of a bank' [‎90r] (182/493)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100076717888.0x0000b7"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00019d/IOR_L_PS_12_3845_0182.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_100000000648.0x00019d/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/3845
- Title
- Coll 30/116 'Kuwait: establishment of a bank'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r, 245v, back, 2v:4v, 6r:9v, 11r:11v, 13r:13v, 18r:22v, 24r:47v, 50r:51v, 53r:57v, 59r:62v, 64r:66v, 68r:69v, 71r:76v, 78r:84v, 88r:108v, 115r:133v, 135r:147v, 151r:178v, 181r:192v, 194r:213v, 217r:220v, 222r:223v, 225r:230v, 234r:234v, 238r:239v, 239v:245r
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence