'File 4/23 Civil Engineer for Kuwait'

Content

This file contains correspondence regarding a request made by the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah for the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait to find him a suitable engineer to oversee an expansion of the country's port.

The correspondence discusses Shaikh Ahmad's initial request, the appointment of an Indian engineer named Murtaza, his subsequent arrival in Kuwait and the payment for his initial spell of work in the country.

Much of the correspondence is between British officials but the file also contains a limited amount of 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 (in Arabic with English translations) including his request for assistance in hiring an engineer (folio 2).

Extent and format

1 file (22 folios)

Arrangement

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

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 24; 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 2-23; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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/15/5/211

Former external reference(s)

File 4/23

History of this record

Date(s)

17 Mar 1939-19 Jun 1939 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Civil engineering

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'File 4/23 Civil Engineer for Kuwait', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/211, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000ce> [accessed 19 February 2025]

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