'File XVI/4. Establishment of a Quarantine Station at Kuwait'
IOR/R/15/5/52
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The record is made up of 1 file (97 folios). It was created in 30 Apr 1907-25 Apr 1912. It was written in English. 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 correspondence 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 Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire related to the establishment of a quarantine station at Kuwait after an outbreak of plague in Bahrain. In particular, the file contains correspondence on some disagreements with the ruler of Kuwait regarding the establishment of the station. The file's various letters also contain discussions on compliance with the Paris Sanitary Convention on quarantine regulations and the Ottoman government's demands for compliance with them.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (97 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 97; 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 mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-85; 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 A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English in Latin 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/15/5/52
- Former external reference(s)
- First Series files: 16/4
- Date(s)
- 30 Apr 1907-25 Apr 1912 (CE, Gregorian)
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- QuarantinePlagueBubonic plague
- Places
- Kuwait
- People & organisations
- Political Agent, KuwaitPolitical Resident, Persian Gulf
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- IOR/R/15/5/52
- Title
- 'File XVI/4. Establishment of a Quarantine Station at Kuwait'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:96v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence