‘No. I/34. Launch establishment’

Content

Correspondence concerning employees of the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. motor launch. The bulk of the file’s correspondence concerns Cyril Bayer, Inspector in general charge of the launch, and relates to his role, his failing health, subsequent retirement to India, financial provision for him in retirement, and death in 1938. The file includes:

• a copy of an office order entitled ‘Care of “Agency Launch” and “Sailing Boats”’, outlining Bayer’s duties as Inspector for the launch (ff 13-14);
• notices dated 1943 relating to the status and movements of the Kuwait launch, the Hugh Biscoe (ff 81-83);
• a list of motor launch equipment transferred between launch nakhudas (f 97).

Principal correspondents in the file include: 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. at Kuwait; the Inspector of the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. launch (Cyril Bayer); Cyril Bayer’s brother, Maurice P Bayer.

Several of the file’s papers are in Arabic.

Extent and format

1 file (105 folios)

Arrangement

The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 102-106) mirror the chronological arrangement.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 106; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at 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 1-106; these numbers are also written in pencil, and, where circled, are crossed through.

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/15/5/4

Former external reference(s)

First Series: File I/34

History of this record

Date(s)

19 Feb 1926-23 Sep 1944 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Colonial administrationGovernment personnelIllnessLaunches

People & organisations

Kuwait Political Agency, Inspector of the Launch

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