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'File 4/23 Civil Engineer for Kuwait' [9r] (17/48)
The record is made up of 1 file (22 folios). It was created in 17 Mar 1939-19 Jun 1939. 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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Telegram
From
To
No.
GTC.
Political Hesi&ent, Bushire.
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.
, Kuwait.
35
Dated the 18th and received the 19th March, 1939.
MTJRTAZA leaves hy Up Slow on Monday March 20th
and will arrive Kuwait on Wednesday or Thursday.
- Resident
Telegram
From
To
No.
GTC
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.
, Kuwait.
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
, Bushire.
C/116
Dated the 19th March, 1939.
Your telegram No. 35 of March 18th.
Is the visit of MURTAZA in connection with
my telegram No. C/106 of March 16th?
Please confirm.
- Political
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This file contains correspondence regarding a request made by the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah for the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait to find him a suitable engineer to oversee an expansion of the country's port.
The correspondence discusses Shaikh Ahmad's initial request, the appointment of an Indian engineer named Murtaza, his subsequent arrival in Kuwait and the payment for his initial spell of work in the country.
Much of the correspondence is between British officials but the file also contains a limited amount of correspondence between Shaikh Ahmad and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait (in Arabic with English translations) including his request for assistance in hiring an engineer (folio 2).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (22 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 24; 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 2-23; 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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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/211
- Title
- 'File 4/23 Civil Engineer for Kuwait'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 3r:4v, 6r:19v, 21r:23v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence