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'File 53/89 II (D 169) Kuwait Education' [242v] (496/521)
The record is made up of 1 volume (263 folios). It was created in 22 Feb 1941-13 Aug 1945. It was written in English, French and Arabic. 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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of who should meet the cost of such visits. Despite the
£500 grant it is not Bahrain (paragraph 3 of
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Express Letter No.C/539 dated 7th October 1939). The
Kuwait Government apparently met the cost of the first
advisory visit of Mr. Vallance, made before the present
arrangement came into force (paragraph 4 of
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
letter No.C/l85 dated 20th May 1939). The visits are
not likely to be welcomed by the Shaikh if he has to meet
their (recurring) expenditure, and as Bahrain is subsidised
by the Council to the extent of £500 per annum it seems
reasonable to ask the Council to meet the cost of these
visits.
From docket S.24.
> 12.6.43.
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Vol. C.78.
p. 24.
Vol. D.154.
p.48.
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S.26. I think P.R. discussed this report v.itn Mr.
wa^elin during his stay in Bahrain in May but he
did not record any notes. As the latter has left
Bahrain on 9th July for Egypt on three months
summer vacation no further discussion with him. is
possible. , . .
2. Taking the various points raised in-tew report
(a) The 11 (see S.55) Kuwait students proposed to
be sent to Kuwait for higher education. In
J.
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- Content
This volume contains correspondence between British officials regarding the development of education in Kuwait, with an emphasis on the role played by the British Council.
The volume contains a number of reports on education in Kuwait authored by F J Wakelin, the Educational Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, after visits he made to Kuwait during this period. The file contains a limited amount of correspondence with the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ) including a copy of a letter (in its original Arabic) sent by the Shaikh to Cornelius James Pelly, the British 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. in Kuwait in November 1943 (f 155).
The volume also contains correspondence (some of which is in French) between British officials in Egypt and the Egyptian Ministry of Education regarding Kuwaiti students studying in Egypt.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (263 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 251; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. The sequence includes nine foliation anomalies, including f 1A, f 77A, f 78A, f 101A, f 124A, f 173A, f 175A and f 194A, and missing out f 13.
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- English, French and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/546
- Title
- 'File 53/89 II (D 169) Kuwait Education'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1av, 2r:8v, 11r:11v, 18r:23v, 25r:34v, 44r:45v, 47r:47v, 50r:53v, 56r:56v, 58r:58v, 60r:63v, 65r:66v, 71r:75v, 80r:84v, 88r:92v, 97r:97v, 99r:111v, 114r:114v, 116r:116v, 123r:127v, 130r:132v, 146r:146v, 151r:151v, 158r:159v, 166r:167v, 169r:170v, 173ar:173av, 175r:177v, 180r:181v, 184r:191v, 194r:195v, 206r:208v, 211r:211v, 213r:213v, 226r:230v, 232r:236v, 238r:251v, ii-r:iv-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence