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'File 13/10 I Arms and ammunition for H E the Shaikh of Kuwait' [‎468r] (935/1173)

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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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Signature
Designation —
Date
(*; Alternative entries not required should be expunged, (h) Corpsj Peparfcment, Arsenal, Depot, Factory An East India Company trading post. , etc. (<j) tVTien the authority is a regulation
or au issue or other order already iu the possession of the officer to whom the stores are being sent or a requisition from sneb officer, the paragraph and
volume or number and date need alone be quoted ; otherwise the original authority or a certified copy must be attached, (d) Only columns A and
5 will be filled in when articles are -J® 8 ~® < LAstore ~^L_ corps and department, duly conditioned, Columns 6 and 7 will be completed by the
returned into by
Accountant of the Consignor, (a) When used by the Medical Store Department, this column will give the description of the articles, i e., ‘ L J for articles
purchased locally and 1 M* for articles manufactured in Medical Store Depots (/ ) i» the cas-. of Ordnance stores, those of different store sections should
be shown on separate sheets, {ff ) Particular accounts to be mentioned.

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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.

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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
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