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Coll 29/61 'Kuwait Agency buildings' [148r] (302/816)
The record is made up of 1 file (402 folios). It was created in 27 Apr 1929-27 Aug 1936. It was written in English. 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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1933, from the Hor^hle the Offgs
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.
in
p
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, to the foreign Secretary to the
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Government of India in the foreign and Political impart-
ment, New Delhi.
Purniture for the New
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Building
at Kuwait.
I have the honour to inform you that the New
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Building at Kuwait is expected to he completed
and ready for occupation hy April 1934, when it will he
necessary to provide furniture befitting the size and
dignity of the house.
2. The furniture available in the present
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
building which is a much smaller house is not only
insufficient, but most of it is old, shabby and un
sightly, and will have to be replaced. I have, there
fore, obtained from Lieutenant Colonel DicKson the two
Lists (a) and (B) which I enclose. They relate to
Office F urni ture and to Burn i t ure .i n, t he .Re cep ti on
Rooms , respectively, and each shows the existing
furniture, of which a part is to be kept and a part to
be condemned, and the additions which are necessary.
I consider the new furniture, for which Colonel Dickson
has asked, to be necessary and the cost to be reason
able. I, therefore, request that the Government of
India will be pleased to sanction a grant of 8s.3,500
(including freight and insurance) for the purpose.
3. The expenditure incurred in the purchase of
furniture for both the office and reception rooms will
be accounted 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.
.
4. The existing furniture in the residential
for^n portion of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
is also inadequate and old. I do
V life* 1 *
T 1933
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The volume concerns the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. buildings at Kuwait.
The volume covers:
- 1929 report on the conditions of the seventy years-old Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. building, property of the Shaikh of Kuwait, who permitted to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. to occupy it free of rent
- plans to build a new Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ; reports on weather conditions and 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. 's requirements, 1929
- 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. temporarily occupying the Shaikh of Mohammerah's Men's House at Kuwait while the new Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. was being built. Alterations and repairs to the building, 1929
- electrification of the existing building, 1931
- plans, expenses and calculations for the new building, the costs of which were to be shared between Government of India and HM Government, 1932
- furniture for the new building, 1933
- electrification of the new buildings, 1934
- statement of expenditure incurred on the Koweit Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. during the year 1932-33 (ff 98-101)
- statement of expenditure incurred on the Koweit Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. during the year 1933-34 (ff 23-26)
- statement of expenditure incurred on the Koweit Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. during the year 1934-35 (ff 14-18).
The volume includes four blueprints, architectural drawings representing the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Buildings at Kuwait: site plan, plans, elevations and sections, additions and alterations (folios 5-9).
The volume is composed of correspondence between the Foreign Office, the 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. , the Government of India, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Kuwait, the British Legation at Tehran, the Treasury, and the 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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- 1 file (402 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 404; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers.
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- Title
- Coll 29/61 'Kuwait Agency buildings'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:404v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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