'File 4/13 IV Kuwait Education' [194r] (389/762)
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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KUWAIT HOSTEL ACCOUMTS
REMARKS OH BUDGET KOR THE YEAR 1946/47 .
The figures for the Financial Year ended on 30th
Septenfoer, 1947 show (i) an excess of £E 1247 odd over
the corresponding period for last year, and (ii) an
excess of £E 951 odd over our suggested estimates for the
year under review* The explanation for the latter is made
out as follows:
Total of Estimated budget for 1946/47 £E 10,000
I>educt : allocation for Furniture &
Equipment which it is advisable to
keep separate - this being an asset
and therefore realisable ••• ... 150
Add: Amount spent for Summer Vacation
to Ras-el-Bar last summer, not
allocated for, but which will, in
future, require a special grant as
it is expected to occur regularly
9,850
as part of the hostel’s life
416
10,266
Total Expenses for 1946/47
Actual amount overspent •••
£E 951
1) EXPENSES OF MEALS: Compared with the previous year’s
this item shows an increased expenditure of over
£E 400, but the hostel was authorised by you to
increase the rations of meals. Economy mpy however
be made - £E 2500 should be ample.
2) TELEPHONE TELEGRAMS & POSTAGE: The cost of cables
and postage amounted to approx. £E 22 during the year;
the balance is the cost of Telephone subscription which,
on the previous year was paid by Hamdi bey (probably
out of General Expenses). This explains the consider
able difference if compared with last year’s. Although
much higher than our estimates, the sum of £44 spent does
not appear to be excessive.
3) WASHING IRONING & HOUSEKEEPING: An economy may be made.
4) MEDICAL EXPENSES: It is difficult to set a definite
limit to this item, which is out of anyone’s control.
5) MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS: The amount spent i.e. £E 144
instead of £E 100 estimated by us may not be extrava
gant - but a f ixed allocation for this item should
not be exceeded.
6) CLOTHING: In our opinion £E 1200 should be sufficient,
prices are now lower, and students need not renew their
wardrobe every year.
7) HOSTEL’S MAGAZINE: An entirely new item.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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 View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/198
- Title
- 'File 4/13 IV Kuwait Education'
- Pages
- 79r:79v, 83r:83v, 193r:196v
- Author
- Hitchcock, G L H
- Copyright
- ©British Council
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