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'File 2/2 IV Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling' [90r] (184/542)
The record is made up of 1 volume (267 folios). It was created in 23 May 1935-13 Jun 1936. 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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(Received under British ^imbassy,Bagdad, Printed
letter No.111/82/35 dated the 20th August 1935.)
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Ref:Bushire
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.
hxpress-diitter No.586-S of
7th August 1935•
.hi.;
it II
Wo. 451 .
(i.11/^/35)
Sir,
British Embassy,
Bagdad•
20th august 1935.
■V
With reference to Sir Archibald Clark Kerr’s Savingram
No.21 of July 27th, I have the honour to inform you that the
Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs enquired on August 12th
last whether I could tell him anything about the conversations
which had taken place in London between the Shaikh of Kuwait
and representatives of His Majesty’s Government on -the question
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of smuggling from Kuwait.
2. It appeared that Nuri
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
had failed to inform the
Council of Ministers in the sense of the memorandum of the
Shaikh’s proposals which had been communicated to him by His
Majesty's Ambassador on July 25th. This was in all probability
due to the fact that, at that time, he was engaged almost
exclusively on the preparation of the Iraqi case prior to
the opening of the frontier negotiations at Tehran. I
therefore handed a copy of the memorandum to Yasin
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
and asked him to let me know as soon as possible how the
proposals made by the Shaikh were regarded by the Iraqi
Government.
3. On August 19th, His Excellency informed me that the
matter was still under consideration by the Council of
Ministers but that he did not think that their reaction wouxb
be favourable.
4. Meanwhile, I had received from the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
at Bushire a copy of Colonel Dickson’s report ITo.C/241 oi
3 Right Honourable
Sir Samuel J.G.Hoare,Bt.,GCSI.,GBE.,
etc., etc., etc.
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The volume contains correspondence related to Kuwait-Iraq smuggling. British officials stood as mediators between the Iraqi Government and the Shaikh of Kuwait to try and solve the smuggling issue. They discussed possible ways to persuade the Shaikh of Kuwait to agree to a friendly arrangement for cooperation for checking smuggling on the lines which had been contemplated. British Government officials also suggested various methods to control smuggling such as a system of manifests, trade control posts, as well as the appointment of a British Director of Customs at Kuwait.
The volume includes minutes of a meeting held in London discussing the question of Kuwait-Iraq smuggling with the Shaikh of Kuwait, a list of regulations of the Customs Code in Iraq issued by the King of Iraq and published in the official gazette, correspondence related to a number of cases of violation of Kuwaiti territorial waters by Iraq Customs launches, as well as the arrest and detention of Kuwaiti nationals.
The Shaikh raised his complaints to 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. who in turn shared the Shaikh’s concerns with other British officials. On the other hand, complaints were also raised by the Iraqi Ministry for Foreign Affairs regarding the Kuwaiti Government’s lack of control of its border lines.
Lists of violation incidents are also included in the volume. Each list includes the following information: date and place of occurrence by whom, a summary of the incident, date of report to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. and the Iraqi Government’s reply. The volume also includes summary lists of Iraqi newspaper articles which discuss Iraq-Kuwait related issues including smuggling, and the annexation of Kuwait by Iraq.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (267 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 269; 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 also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/5/131
- Title
- 'File 2/2 IV Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:29v, 31r:53v, 60r:65v, 68r:68v, 70r:79v, 81r:82v, 85r:85v, 89r:95v, 98r:116v, 118r:129r, 130r:131v, 135r:145r, 146r:169v, 172r, 173r:174v, 177r:183v, 185r:190v, 193r:201v, 208r:209v, 211r:220v, 222r:233v, 235r:236v, 238r:243v, 246r:261v, 265r:268v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence