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'File 2/2 IV Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling' [215r] (434/542)
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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Date of
Ocour:
jo) oontd
(d) p ^5,34
' 60
15.5,34
(e)End of
April
19 34,
By whom
Place of
Occur:
Contd.
Brief y of
incident.
V
reporf Ira,i aOTt -' s
to P »R.
Four
Araqi
, Police
oars.
Hassan bin See pre
Abdulla, a member vious
of crew.Surviving sheet,
members were taken
to Fao and then
released after a
day or so •
Penetrat-
ed 40 miles
south into
Tw ait
territory
from Safwan
post.
Patrolloed area
between 13asra
road and Batin.
Searched Kuwait
tribe 1 tents
for contraband
othervdse be
haviour not
unfriendly.
-No*C-38,dated 7,1.34,
denies Iraqi launch
having crossed into
Kuwait waters, BggpQ-ijg
incident but says
Iraqi launch suspected
boat of car lying
co ntraband, that launch
fired in the air to
intimidate ore?; of boat,
who returned fire,
Launch dien retaliated,
jote ♦ P.R. ?dred back
(Eo,103 of 30,1.34}
p.38 vol.2, saying Iraqi
reply most unsatisfactoy
as it did not controvert
our detailed account of
incident.
Tel.174, C/1956,D/17 .10.34.
D/15.5.34, (Under Bush.P.L.1045-S,
(p. 114, 9.11,34, p.19,vol,3)
Vol.2) Denies incident in
despatch general terras, but
u -180,16- says in case violation
-5,34. (p.dld take place in the
116 vol.2)course of norma 1 duty
attaching of Police it could not
Mir shad albe considered purpose-
Shammari f sful trespass, as Kuwait
statement Iraq frontier not
and a properly marked which
sketch. factmakes it difficult
fbr th ir men to know
where they are at a
certain time, ftpes on
to say that Chisholm
was prejudiced, •
/) ;
No to. A11 these arguments
were countered in Kt.
letter C-305, D/21.11,34,
enclosing reply from
O >V\ 1 TV) .
Iraqi A1 Tha lib
launch and Al
l^aghasil,
centre and
s out hern
end res
pect! vely
of Khor
Subbiye h.
Two woodcutters
(Nakhuda Ghanim
bin Mohd. and
Husain bin
Mohd,) had gone
with their boats
to c ut firewood
and were fired
at. One boat
released. The
other ^hose crew
escaped by swim
ming fell into
hands of launch
and was taken
awagr.
(f)
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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.
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- 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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- Title
- 'File 2/2 IV Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling'
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- 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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