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File 1407/1918 'Kowait Trade Reports. (1911-1930)' [‎160r] (324/746)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (368 folios). It was created in 26 Jun 1912-12 Aug 1931. 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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CONTENTS.
. Map . . , .
2 . The Principality of Kuwait and its inhabitants
3. Currency ......
4. Weights and Measures . . . .
5. Introduction .....
6. Imports .......
7. Export .......
8. Customs Administration and Lighterage .
9. Freight, Shipping and Navigation .
10. Sea Fisheries ......
11. Boat Building ......
12. Labour .......
13. Minerals .......
14. Domestic Animals ......
15. Agriculture .......
16. Rainfall .......
17. Public Health ......
18. Exchange .......
19. Table showing Total Imports ....
20. Table showing Total Exports ....
21. Import of Principal Articles by Steamers .
22. Import of Principal Articles by Sailing Craft
23. Export of Principal Articles by Steamers .
24. Export of Principal Articles by Sailing Craft
25. Return of Shipping of all Nationalities
26. Return of British Shipping ....
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Content

The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to the Kuwait trade reports for the years 1912-1930.

The printed reports cover the period 1 April to 31 March and follow a similar format: a general narrative and sections on imports, exports, customs administration and lighterage, freight, shipping and navigation, sea fisheries, boat building, labour, minerals, domestic animals, agriculture, rainfall, public health, exchange rates and weights.

Also included are statistical tables showing total imports and total exports by country. Further tables show total imports and exports of principal articles and by sailing craft and steamers and by quantity and value.

Principal articles listed for imports include anchors, animals, arms and ammunition, barley, bamboos, cars, carpets, building materials, charcoal, coal, fruits, firewood, furniture, glass, goat hair, gunny bags, ironware, marine stores, oil products, petroleum, potatoes, rice, sail cloth, tobacco, and wood.

Tables for export of principal articles (by buggalows and steamers) list the item and the country to which it is exported. These include animals (to India), barley (to Muscat and Germany), and shark-fins (to India). Export destinations listed include India, Bahrain, Muscat, Germany, the Persian Coast, and Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. .

Many of the reports include a map of Kuwait (folios 32, 54, 76, 95, 117, 145, 161, and 198).

The report is sent by 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, to the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department and then forwarded to the Permanent-Secretary, Political Department, 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. , London. Covering minute papers of the Secret Department note the year of the report and sometimes also give a viewpoint.

The volume 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.

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1 volume (368 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 370; 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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File 1407/1918 'Kowait Trade Reports. (1911-1930)' [‎160r] (324/746), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/738, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100077602990.0x00007d> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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