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File 34: Education

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/838-845

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This record is about the File 34: Education dating from 1939-1949.

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Reference
IOR/R/15/2/838-845
Title
File 34: Education
Date
1939-1949
Description

The Education subject files contain correspondence related to the development of education in Bahrain and Kuwait. The correspondence in the files discusses the role and activities of the British Council in the region, the recruitment of an educational advisor in Bahrain, the enrolment of Kuwaiti students in the Bahrain Technical School, the establishment of a hostel for Bahraini and Kuwaiti students studying in Cairo and the training of female Bahraini teachers in Iraq. Various administrative matters related to the recruitment of Egyptian and Syrian teachers are also discussed, some of this correspondence is in Arabic and French.

Arrangement

The Education subject files are arranged by file and part number. As an example, in the reference 34/2 I, 34 represents the subject reference (Education), 2 the file number (Director of Education), and I the part number. Not all subject files have survived, and the gaps in file and part numbers indicate likely gaps in the series.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Arabic; English; French
Physical description
8 files and volumes (779 folios)
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/c7f0f64c-9c74-45f8-bdf5-f38f488e07d8/

Series information

IOR/R/15/2

Political Agency, Bahrain

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File 34: Education