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'File 8/2 II Gold Smuggling' [48r] (95/120)
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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(c) Transfers of Russian gold or of proceeds of Russian
gold from one non-Communist area to another;
(d) Payments of Russian origin in support of Communist
Parties, subversive movements, propaganda campaigns,
etc., or evidence of increased financial support
to these movements.
5. I realise that these are far from easy subjects on which
to obtain information, as at every step the moves are carried
out in secrecy, and financial transactions enjoy in many
countries the protection of the inviolability of banking in
formation. I should, hwwever, be glad if you would bear the
foregoing paragraphs in mind, and if you would report to me
by despatch any such developments which may come to 'your notice.
If, for example, you observe that strikers show unusual staying-
power or that yraxwlMx Left-wing Unions are unexpectedly pro
vocative, it might perhaps be an indication that substantial
funds, possibly of Russian origin, were available.
6. You are also authorised, if you consider it appropriate,
to bring the above considerations to the attention of the
Governments to which you are accredited, and to invite their
co-operation and comments.
I am, with great tr#th and regard,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
ERNEST BEVIN.
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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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- Reference
- 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