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'File 8/2 II Gold Smuggling' [5r] (9/120)
The record is made up of 1 file (58 folios). It was created in 9 Jun 1946-14 Dec 1949. It was written in English. 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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4*1 Owxli?
PolitiCa x anu soi'vicos pari:mem;
Bombay Castle, [^2 19i|6*
(Passport Office),
From
Dr* H. T. Sorley, C.S.I.,C*I*E.,1*C.S.,
Chief Secretary to the Govt, of Bombay,
Political and Services Department.
To
Sir,
The Political A it.
I am directed that
Mr .Abdullah bin
9 ftf .
Abdul Latif, a Kuwait subject, was granted an Emer
gency Certificate No.x-26l92 by the Government of
Bombay on 26th June 1946 for travel to Kuwait via
Iraq.
lie came to India in 1942 as a trader. He was
granted an Emergency Certificate No .2567 by the --
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
on 24th November 1944 f°r travel
to Kuwait via Iraq but he did not travel on it. In
the year 1944 ho came to the notice of the Government
of Bombay for his illegal trading activities and he
was served with orders of deportation from British
India issued by the Government of India. He was asked
to leave British India by the 1st April 1946* but he
could not do so owing to shipping difficulties.
2. As he is being deported it is requested that
he should not be granted passport facilities for
India without reference to the
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
.
Your obedient servant.
for Chief Secretary to the/Govt, of Bombay,
Political and serviced Department.
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This file contains correspondence relating to efforts to control the gold smuggling trade 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. , and Kuwait in particular. The emphasis in the papers is on the various ways through which the gold is sourced around the world, particularly other parts of the Middle East, such as the Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. . This is in contrast to previous periods when concern with gold smuggling primarily focused on Indian sources of contraband gold. The correspondence is primarily between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, 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 Bahrain, and the Government of Kuwait.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (58 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at inside back cover with 60; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 28-59 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/5/310
- Title
- 'File 8/2 II Gold Smuggling'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:6v, 9r:13v, 16r:26v, 28r:54v, 56r:59v, 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