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Catalogue description British Council: Registered Files, Persian Gulf
| Reference: | BW 114 |
|---|---|
| Title: | British Council: Registered Files, Persian Gulf |
| Description: |
This series comprises headquarters files relating to British Council activities in the Persian Gulf, comprising correspondence between the headquarters of the British Council and its overseas representative in the Persian Gulf, and other papers relating to Council activities in this area. The British Council representative was based in Kuwait and until separate offices opened in other Persian Gulf countries, Kuwait was administratively responsible for the whole region. The files in this series relate specifically to Kuwait, and also to activities in other Persian Gulf countries prior to the establishment of offices in those countries. |
| Date: | 1947-2000 |
| Related material: |
Records which cover activities in Bahrain after 1959 will be accessioned into BW 166 Records which cover activities in Oman after 1971 will be accessioned into BW 178 Records which cover activities in Qatar after 1971 will be accessioned into BW 180 Records which cover activities in the United Arab Emerites after 1969 will be accessioned into BW 186 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | Arabic and English |
| Creator: |
British Council, 1936- |
| Physical description: | 35 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 1987 British Council |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing. |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The British Council has been represented in the Persian Gulf since 1955, and opened additional offices in Bahrain (1959), United Arab Emirates (1969), Oman (1971) and Qatar (1971). |
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