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'File 4/31 Correspondence re Activities of Abdullah Mulla Saleh' [2r] (3/28)
The record is made up of 1 file (12 folios). It was created in 17 Jan 1945-22 Apr 1945. 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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No.:/54
Political
Kuwait,
17th January, 1945
Please refer to my express Letter No.53 dated the
17th January, 1945.
name beln^; used by Abdullah Nulla Saleh in an attempt to pull
wool over 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.
's eyes.
3. hen I received the first evasive reply to my request
for an investigation I returned to the charge and said that I
thought the Government of India v/ould consider such a reply
unsatisfactory and that it was not conducive to retaining the
Government of lauia’s confidence. As I was unable to m&Ke any
progress, however, I passed on the ’Ku ait Government's 1 (sic)
reply in my Pdcpress Letter No.841 of the 20th November.
4. On the 7th December, however, Aitbar Lari's clerK
came here and, on his application, the Director of Customs
Innocently gave him the usual landing certificate to the effect
that the tea hud ben landed here. The clerK brought the
certificate to me for countersignature, and 1 tooK a copy of it.
b. The tea had actually been taAen over by His Hi hness'
Secretary himoclf. I nave again spoken and written to the
Kuwait Government on the subject and received only evasive
replies. As far as I con see the tea has been smuggled into
Iraq, probably to Yousuf Ezra's agent in Basrah.
0. The Kuwait Government’s official explanation is
given in paragraph 3 of my letter under reference. I doubt if
it is wholly true, however, because — unliice the Export Trade
Controller, Bombay, in respect of piece-goods — the Tea
Controller for India really does try to control tea exports;
end insists on the production by every shipper of customs
lending certificates from m nifosted destinations. Diverted
consignments arc deducted from the quota of the territory
receiving them. The fee Gontroller has already made claims
against Kuwait's quote on these grounds, and, hud Kuwait’s
quota really been diverted, he would probably have informed me
of credits as well as deductions.
7. I am replying to the Tea Jontroller for India
separately on tlie subject oi these deductions, tnd I shall
send you a copy. I merely mention this case as an instance,
of the evils arising out of Ills Highness' tryin : to run his
government on e no-cot basic by employing a merchant as
secretary end paying him in trade privileges rather than
in cash.
This case is in interesting example of His Highness*
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the activities of the Ruler of Kuwait's Secretary, Abdulla Mulla Saleh. Specifically, the correspondence discusses allegations that Saleh, who was also a private merchant, was abusing his position and his proximity to the ruler for his own commercial interests.
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- 1 file (12 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 foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 14; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 2-13 and ff 6-11; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 'File 4/31 Correspondence re Activities of Abdullah Mulla Saleh'
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- front, front-i, 2r:3v, 12r:13v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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