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'File 4/5 Kuwait State: Shaikh of Kuwait, Status of and Salutes for' [‎75r] (149/370)

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The record is made up of 1 file (183 folios). It was created in 29 May 1932-25 Apr 1949. It was written in English 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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Area in which
salute is
fired.
Authority Occasion
No.
of
guns
Honours
Flag
(h) QATAR. Shaikh of Conclu-
Qatar or his si on of
official each visit 7.
deputy dur- to H.M.Ship
ing his during stay
absence. in port.
( 1 ) HAS AX
KHAIMAH.
Shaikh of
Has al
Khaimah or
his official
deputy dur
ing his
absence•
(j) SHARJAH 1 .Shaikh
Sultan bin
Suggar.
-do-
-do~
2.His successr
or, or his -do-
official deputy
during his
abs ence.
(k) UMM AL Shaikh of Umm
QAIWAIN. al qaiwain or -do-
his official
deputy in his
absence.
3.
5.
3.
3.
Sergeants Zanzibar
Guard. at fore.
Alert. -do
do- -do-
-do- -do-
d o-
Note : - When a Ruler proposes to leave his Principality,
Senior Naval Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. will be informed
whether an official deputy entitled to a salute
has been appointed.

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This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning issues related to the number of official gun salutes that the British Government assigned to rulers in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. as well as the titles that should be used for them in official correspondence.

Specifically, the majority of the correspondence in the file relates to two main issues:

  • Britain's decision to increase the official gun salute of the rulers of Bahrain and Kuwait from seven to eleven in 1933.
  • Britain's decision to grant the rulers of Bahrain and Kuwait the title of 'His Excellency' in 1937.

The file contains two lists of all the region's rulers and their respective gun salutes/titles, one from 1936 (folios 73-75) and another from 1949 (folio 183).

The main correspondents in the file are British officials from the Political 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. , the Political Agencies in Bahrain and Kuwait and the Admiralty. It also contains a limited amount of correspondence between the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, some of which is in Arabic.

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1 file (183 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 185; 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 between ff 1-184; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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