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'File 13/10 I Arms and ammunition for H E the Shaikh of Kuwait' [440r] (879/1173)
The record is made up of 1 file (586 folios). It was created in 22 Aug 1928-12 Jun 1930. 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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From - The Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
in the Foreign and Political Department #
To - The Hbn'ble the Politioal Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
*
’ifemorandum No. F.76-N*
Dated Simla# the d June 1929.
Supply of arms and ammunition to the
Shaikh of Kuwait.
Your memorandum No. 53-S.# dated the 23rd February
1929.
2. The Government of India sanction the supply on payment
to the Shaikh of Kuwait of the arms and ammunition etc##
specified in the margin#
Arrangements for their
despatch to Kuwait as
desired are being made#
3# The total cost to
be recovered will be
intimated on the priced vouchers furnished by the Chief
Ordnance Officer# Quetta. In addition to the value of the
stores at priced voucher rates, 5 % departmental charges#
the actual packing and freight charges and any special packing
necessary will be charged for#
Sd. J.G#Acheson#
Deputy Secretary to tne Government of India#
Attested#
i. Cartridges, S. A*Ball, .303-in )
MK YU
No.
50,000
2. Belts, ammunition,
-303-in, 250-rds.
Syeletfl, Long
No.
4,500
Short
No.
4,500
Strips, Long
No *
2,500
Short
No.
2,500
Braces, pouch, Lewis
Gun,
web No. 13
Pouches, magazine, Lewis )
Gun, web. Ho. 36 # )
Sd. 3.A.Reid,
Superintendent,
Foreign and Politioal Department.
Copy# with a copy of the letter and enclosure^ replied
to, forwarded to the \rmy Department, for information# £id
such further action is may be necessary.
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The file contains correspondence, orders, invoices, and receipts for articles - mainly machine guns, other arms, accessories and ammunition - received by 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 and supplied to the Ruler of Kuwait.
The principal correspondents are: British India Steam Navigation Company; Embarkation S & S, Karachi; the Ruler of Kuwait, Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah; 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and 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.
There are numerous letters and statements in Arabic within the file, mostly correspondence with the Ruler of Kuwait, often with English translation.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (586 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- 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 588; 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 4-587; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/50
- Title
- 'File 13/10 I Arms and ammunition for H E the Shaikh of Kuwait'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:12v, 14r:16v, 18r:44v, 46r:77v, 83r:84v, 86r:114v, 117r:118v, 120r:213v, 215r:217v, 220r:222v, 226r:280v, 283r:284v, 286r:292v, 294r:299v, 301r:304v, 306r:317v, 323r:326v, 329r:350v, 354r:369v, 371r:371v, 373r:393v, 395r:431v, 433r:436v, 439r:475v, 477r:479r, 483r:486v, 488r:490v, 492r:493v, 495r:496v, 498r:504v, 506r:507v, 509r:514v, 516r:519v, 521r:524v, 527r:530v, 533r:539v, 544r:544v, 547r:547v, 549r:560v, 563r:568v, 570r, 571r:572r, 573r:574v, 577r:580r, 581r:583v, 586r:587v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence