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'File 4/13 IV Kuwait Education' [‎126r] (253/762)

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The record is made up of 1 file (379 folios). It was created in 17 Jul 1945-28 Dec 1949. It was written in English, Arabic and French. 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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Content

This file contains correspondence related to the development of education in Kuwait, with much of the file concerning the administration and finances of a hostel in Cairo that hosted Kuwaiti students studying in Egypt.

In addition to internal correspondence between British officials (notably the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait and the British Council), the file also contains correspondence with the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and Kuwait's Department of Education (much of which is in Arabic accompanied by English translations).

A limited amount of correspondence between British officials in Egypt and the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also present (this is largely in French and occasionally in Arabic).

In addition to correspondence, the file also contains a number of reports concerning Kuwait's educational system that were written by British officials.

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1 file (379 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 381; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English, Arabic and French in Latin and Arabic script
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'File 4/13 IV Kuwait Education' [‎126r] (253/762), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/198, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100042708803.0x000034> [accessed 29 October 2024]

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