'File 4/7 II Shaikh of Kuwait's Visit to Arab States, Europe , Etc'

Content

This file contains correspondence regarding proposed and actual trips abroad that were made by the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.

This includes details of plans that were made for trips to Egypt, India, Iraq and England that do not appear to have ultimately materialised, and visits that Shaikh Ahmad made to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, in 1939 and 1949 respectively. The political context of these trips as well as the practicalities and travel arrangements involved are discussed.

The majority of the correspondence is between British officials, but the file also contains some correspondence between Shaikh Ahmad and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait that is in Arabic (accompanied by English translations).

Extent and format

1 file (171 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 173; 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 1-172; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic 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/15/5/187

Former external reference(s)

File 4/7 II

History of this record

Date(s)

13 Jul 1937-31 Oct 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

State visits

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'File 4/7 II Shaikh of Kuwait's Visit to Arab States, Europe , Etc', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/187, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000ae> [accessed 6 October 2024]

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