'File 45/23 I (D 140) Kuwait Reforms'

Title:

'File 45/23 I (D 140) Kuwait Reforms'

Contributor:

Political Agent, Kuwait (correspondent)
HM Ambassador to Iraq (correspondent)
Emir of Kuwait (correspondent)
Air Officer Commanding, Iraq (correspondent)
2nd Marquess of Zetland Lawrence John Lumley Dundas (correspondent)

Date:

1938/1938

Description:

The volume contains correspondence relating to the formation of a Legislative Council in Kuwait following unrest among its people and criticism of its government in the Iraqi press. Included are newspaper articles, a list of the names of those elected to the Legislative Council of Kuwait (folio 75) and a list of demands made by the Council (folio 76). The main correspondents include: Gerald De Gaury, Political Agent at Kuwait; Trenchard Fowle, Political Resident at Bushire; Lawrence Dundas, Secretary of State for India; the Foreign Office in London; Maurice Peterson, British Ambassador in Iraq; Air Officer Commanding for British Forces in Iraq; Sheikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah [Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir], ruler of Kuwait; and other Government of India officials.The correspondence includes:Abdication discussions about Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait;Overview of the administration and control of justice, education, medical services, municipalities and desert land (folios 83-99);Appointment of a British customs officer in Kuwait;Opposition of the Persian population of Kuwait to the Legislative Council.There are internal office notes at the back of the volume (folios 207-214), written by officials of the British Political Residency at Bushire.1 volume (222 folios)The volume is arranged chronologically. At the beginning (folio 1C) is a subject index, arranged alphabetically. The numbers refer to folio numbers.Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio. The folio numbers are written in pencil in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. Circled index numbers in red crayon can also be found throughout the volume. There are the following irregularities: 1, 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D; 30 and 30A. Folio 200 is omitted.

Language:

English
Arabic

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Legislative councils

Geographic region:

Kuwait

Extent:

1 volume (222 folios)

Rights:

Public Domain
Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001b9_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001b9_en
IOR/R/15/1/468

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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