'File 4/39 Kuwait State: Criticisms against the Sheikh and Government'

IOR/R/15/5/226

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The record is made up of 1 file (12 folios). It was created in 5 Mar 1949-29 Mar 1949. It was written in English and Arabic. 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 articles from the Arabic-language press that all concern the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.

The articles - most of which are critical of the ruler and his government - are from the following publications: al-Arab , Rose al-Yusuf , al-Barid and al-Nas .

Except for one, an original Arabic article published in al-Arab on folio 3, the articles appear only in English translation.

Extent and format
1 file (12 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 14; 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.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
Type
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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Unrestricted

Archive reference
IOR/R/15/5/226
Former external reference(s)
File 4/39

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5 Mar 1949-29 Mar 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 4/39 Kuwait State: Criticisms against the Sheikh and Government', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/226, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000e1> [accessed 3 January 2025]

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