'File 4/29 Activities of Shaikh Fahad as-Salim as-Subah'

Content

This file contains correspondence regarding an unofficial visit to Egypt that was made by Shaikh Fahad bin Salim al-Sabah and his desire to export two cars and a number of tyres from the country back to Kuwait. Some of this correspondence is between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and is in Arabic (with English translations).

The file also contains a letter from Major Maurice Patrick O'Connor Tandy, the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kuwait to Lieutenant-Colonel William Rupert Hay, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , concerning the possibility of appointing a British financial adviser in Kuwait, which was partly intended to block Shaikh Fahad from obtaining control of the country's finances department.

Extent and format

1 file (23 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 25; 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 4-25; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence between ff 1-3, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.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/15/5/217

Former external reference(s)

File 4/29

History of this record

Date(s)

16 Aug 1944-4 Jun 1946 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 4/29 Activities of Shaikh Fahad as-Salim as-Subah', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/217, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000d4> [accessed 18 January 2025]

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