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Series
India Office and Foreign Office: Political Agency and Embassy, Kuwait: Papers
Catalogue reference: FO 960
What's it about?
FO 960
This series contains records of the British embassy in Kuwait, and one earlier political agency record.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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FO 960
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Title (The name of the record)
- India Office and Foreign Office: Political Agency and Embassy, Kuwait: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1940 - 1967
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records of the British embassy in Kuwait, and one earlier political agency record.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For other Kuwait political agency records see FO 1016
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Foreign Office, Embassy, Kuwait, 1961-1968
- Foreign Office, Political Agency, Kuwait, 1948-1961
- India Office, Political Agency, Kuwait, 1940-1948
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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17 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- International
- Middle East
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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No further accruals expected
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Although Kuwait was an independent state, under an exclusive agreement of 1899 between the Sheikh of Kuwait and the British government, the Kuwait government was advised on most matters of administration and diplomacy by a resident political agent. The agent was appointed by the India Office until 1948 when responsibility passed to the Foreign Office. A number of similar agencies operated in the Persian Gulf shiekhdoms. In June 1961, the exclusive agreement was terminated by an exchange of letters, and the role of agent in Kuwait ceased. Relations between Kuwait and Britain were henceforth through embassies.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8259/
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India Office and Foreign Office: Political Agency and Embassy, Kuwait: Papers
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