Coll 35/12(2) 'Kuwait: post and telegraph office and telephones; participation of Iraq in Empire Air Mail Scheme; Cable and Wireless Agreement with Shaikh of Kuwait' [‎23r] (45/724)

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The file concerns the Post and Telegraph Office and mail delivery in Kuwait.

The file contains:

• Commercial agreement between ruler of Kuwait and Cable and Wireless Limited, 1941
• Construction of wireless station at Kuwait, administered by Cable and Wireless Limited, 1941
• Interruption of postal service between Kuwait and Iraq, 1941
• Transfer of administration of Kuwait postal business to Indian Postal Administration, 1941
• Agreements with Kuwait - Zubair Transport Company for motor vehicle mail service, 1942-43
• Establishment of a Money Order Service between Iraq and Kuwait, 1942
• Draft agreements between the ruler of Kuwait [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] and Cable and Wireless Limited, regarding the maintenance of the wireless telegraph station at Kuwait, 1946-47
• Agreement between the ruler of Kuwait [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] and Cable and Wireless Limited, regarding the maintenance of the wireless telegraph station at Kuwait, in English and Arabic, 1947.

The file is composed of correspondence between Cable and Wireless Limited, 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. at Kuwait, 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. , the Government of India, the Foreign Office, the 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. , the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq, the British Embassy at Baghdad, Harris Publications Limited, the Commonwealth Communications Council, the General Post Office, and the Treasury.

Extent and format

1 file (360 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 362; 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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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