'File 53/88 (D 157) Shaikh of Kuwait's Visit to England'

Content

This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding trips abroad made by Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait. Much of the correspondence concerns an unofficial trip that Shaikh Aḥmad made to England in 1935 during which he met King George V. On his return from this visit, Shaikh Aḥmad also visited Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and Egypt and these visits are also mentioned in the file.

The correspondence also discusses a request made by Shaikh Aḥmad in 1939 to make an official visit to India as well as proposed trips to Lebanon, Palestine, Karachi and Bahrain in 1940 (none of which appear to have happened).

Extent and format

1 volume (127 folios)

Arrangement

File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

Serial numbers in red crayon refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Condition: A bound correspondence volume.

Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found 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 second foliation sequence is also present between ff 3-113; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.

The file contains the following foliation errors: 2 and 2B.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/1/544

Former external reference(s)

A Series: 53/88 Confidential Series: D 157

History of this record

Date(s)

9 May 1935-30 Jul 1940 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Royal visits

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'File 53/88 (D 157) Shaikh of Kuwait's Visit to England', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/544, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000205> [accessed 27 August 2024]

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