'File 8/2 Smuggling of Gold'
IOR/R/15/5/309
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The record is made up of 1 file (242 folios). It was created in 6 May 1940-20 Mar 1946. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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This file contains general correspondence, surveillance, and intelligence reports pertaining to the smuggling of gold between India and the Middle East by way of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , particularly through Kuwait. The majority of the correspondence is between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kuwait, and the British consular staff in Baghdad, as well as the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire. Of note are documents that track efforts to identify smugglers' methods and intermediary networks. Other documents trace gold and currency prices between various Gulf and Indian Ocean ports by British officials in order to ascertain the profitability of various smuggling routes.
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- 1 file (242 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 244; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-243; these numbers are also written in pencil, but, where circled, are crossed through.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
- Type
- Archival file
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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- IOR/R/15/5/309
- Former external reference(s)
- Second Series: 8/2
- Date(s)
- 6 May 1940-20 Mar 1946 (CE, Gregorian)
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- SmugglingGold trade
- People & organisations
- Emir of Kuwait
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/309
- Title
- 'File 8/2 Smuggling of Gold'
- Pages
- 48r:48v, 85r:85v, 93r:94v, 96r:96v, 110r:110v, 170r:170v, 168r:168v.200r:200v, 207r:207v.210r:210v, 214r:214v, 219r:219v, 222r:223v, 226r:226v
- Author
- Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir xx Al Sabah, Shaikh Ahmed al-Jaber
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/309
- Title
- 'File 8/2 Smuggling of Gold'
- Pages
- 88r:88v, 171r:172v, 201r:202v
- Author
- Government of Kuwait
- Usage terms
- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/309
- Title
- 'File 8/2 Smuggling of Gold'
- Pages
- 221r:221v, 224r:224v
- Author
- Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh ʿAbdullāh III al-Sālim xx Al Sabah, Shaikh Abdullah III al-Salim
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/309
- Title
- 'File 8/2 Smuggling of Gold'
- Pages
- 99r:99v
- Author
- Awazi, Abdulrahim Abdulaziz
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/309
- Title
- 'File 8/2 Smuggling of Gold'
- Pages
- 99r:99v
- Author
- Ahmad bin Mohammed Gharabally
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/309
- Title
- 'File 8/2 Smuggling of Gold'
- Pages
- 188r:188v
- Author
- Mohammed Abdulrahman Almohammed
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/309
- Title
- 'File 8/2 Smuggling of Gold'
- Pages
- 227r:228v
- Author
- Hussein bin Belal
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/309
- Title
- 'File 8/2 Smuggling of Gold'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:47v, 49r:84v, 86r:87v, 89r:92v, 95r:95v, 97r:98v, 100r:109v, 111r:169v, 173r:187v, 189r:200v, 203r:213v, 215r:218v, 220r:220v, 225r:225v, 229r:243v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence