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'File 8/2 Smuggling of Gold' [97r] (193/488)
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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A Mul Hgthirn Mn Abdul Aziz ^ 7 aai •
I no previous inronnatiioii tnati Abdur H'dlucnn ’ r oriaiiiniGd
Tahir vas senuing me any gold. He has not sent any before but as
ne owed me money he sent £.200 to buy a draft on Bombay after
deducting the amount due to me. He wrote me a short note in
Persian with the gold containing these instructions. I received
information that the gold had arrived about a month ago. The : old
is in the custody of the Shaikh's Secretary.
P
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Sd.Abdul fiahim bin Abdul Aziz Awazi.
Certified true copy.
(SD) T. Hickinbotham,
Major,
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.
, Kuwait.
Ahmad bin Mohammed Gharabali.
About a month ago I was on the dBarpeta" travelling to
Kuwait and the son of Abdur Hah.-nun Mohammed Tahir Kunji came to
me at about 11 p.m. and gave me a parcel to give to Abdur ilahim
Awazi in Kuwait. Fe said it contained gold. 7e were on deck and
no one was near us.
Sd. \hmad bin Mohammed C-harabali.
Certified true copy.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (242 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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 View the complete information for this record
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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
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- Open Government Licence