'File 53/88 (D 157) Shaikh of Kuwait's Visit to England'
IOR/R/15/1/544
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The record is made up of 1 volume (127 folios). It was created in 9 May 1935-30 Jul 1940. 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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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.
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- English in Latin script
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- Archival file
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/1/544
- Former external reference(s)
- A Series: 53/88 Confidential Series: D 157
- Date(s)
- 9 May 1935-30 Jul 1940 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/544
- Title
- 'File 53/88 (D 157) Shaikh of Kuwait's Visit to England'
- Pages
- 53r:55r
- Author
- al Djezireh
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/544
- Title
- 'File 53/88 (D 157) Shaikh of Kuwait's Visit to England'
- Pages
- 46r:47r
- Author
- Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/544
- Title
- 'File 53/88 (D 157) Shaikh of Kuwait's Visit to England'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:2v, 2br:2bv, 3r:45v, 47v:52v, 55v:124v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence