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Coll 25/14 'Orders in Council: Koweit: New Order'
Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/12/3317
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This record is a file about the Coll 25/14 'Orders in Council: Koweit: New Order' dating from 15 Jul 1932-11 Sep 1947.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/L/PS/12/3317
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Title (The name of the record)
- Coll 25/14 'Orders in Council: Koweit: New Order'
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Date (When the record was created)
- 15 Jul 1932-11 Sep 1947
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Description (What the record is about)
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Correspondence (copies, drafts, and originals), memoranda, and notes concerning the drafting and issuing of The Kuwait Order in Council, 1935. The papers deal with the discussion of the need for a new order in council because of the growth of the oil industry and the likely increase of foreigners in the country, the wording of the new document, and the effort to obtain the consent of the ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmed [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ]. The correspondence is mostly inter-departmental in nature, exchanged between officials at the Foreign Office, India Office, Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), Colonial Office, and Board of Trade (Companies Department), but the file also includes communications from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Political Agent in Kuwait, and Shaikh Ahmed of Kuwait. Included in the file:. Extracts from The Ethiopia Order in Council, 1931, used as reference (folios 165-71); A certified copy of the new Kuwait Order in Council, 1935 (folios 35-50); Correspondence concerning the passing of the Kuwait Passport Regulation, 1947 (folios 3-11)
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Coll 25/14
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 file (263 folios)
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Unrestricted
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 264; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 189-193; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/a3c3d929-fff9-4194-9de7-4d6a88de3d09/
Series information
IOR/L/PS/12
Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
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This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/L/PS
Political and Secret Department Records
Within the series: IOR/L/PS/12
Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
Within the sub-series: IOR/L/PS/12/3304-3341
Political (External) Collection 25: HM Orders in Council
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Coll 25/14 'Orders in Council: Koweit: New Order'