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'File 2/2 IV Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling' [253r] (510/542)
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 By whom
Occur:
(a) Pontd.
i la c@ of Bri ef Bummapv of
Occur: incident.
Date of
report
to P.R.
Iraq aovermnent' s
reply. >'?.;■
'*7
■ . ' .... '
Launch withdrew find-
mg her fuel etc. low
and put one of her
crew ashore to get
r einf or cement s includ
ing police and fuel in
other launch. Launch
was fired at again and
she returned fire this
time, but had to give
up chase failing re
inforcements and re
turned to Fao.
1. Launch in Iraqi
waters,
2 . Aggre ss or s Kuwaitis.
2 .Damage to launch
proof of smugglers
having used arms.
L Qt e, The Iraq Govt^s
points were answered
vide Kuwait No,255,
18.10,35.
(b)L^ f 9,33.Fao Between Operated several By tel.
Customs entrance times in Kuwait on 1,10.33
launch, to IChor waters towards end and despatch
Subbiyeh of September and on 11.10.33,
and examined water
Maschan boats and fishing
Island, craft in Kuwait
waters.
(c) 15,10.33. -do- Close to
Has
Bubiyan
gig - south
east
corner
Bubiyan
Island.
*Subsequently discovered
th^t the man had not
dx^d but recovered^
after about 3 months
in Hospital.
ollyboat return- Telegram B57,
ng empty f rom D/18.10,35.
iandar Dilam end by post
’ired at by launch,letter No,263
ireaking rudder of B/l. 11.33.
hn«t.. killins^
one, wounding two.
Boat belonged to a
domiciled D ersian.
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Kuwait en
closed a certified
statement of Hassan bin
Abdulla, a member of
crew. Surviving members
were taken to .^ao and
then released after a
day or so.
No.C-38, D/7.1.34
Denies Iraqi
launch having
crossed into
Kuwait waters.
Regrets incident
but says Iraqi launch
suspected boat of
c arrying cant raba nd,
that launch fied in
the air to intimidate
crew of boat, who
returned fire,Launch
then retaliated.
Note. Political Resi
dent wired back
(Ho. 10S of 30.1,34)
saying xraql reply
most unsatisfactory
as it did not contro
vert our detailed
account of incident.
)5.5,34 Four
to Iraqi
15,5.34,Police south into
cars, Kuwait
territory
from Safwan
post.
1 enetrat ^1°^^
ad 40 miles between
Basra road
and Batin.
Searched
Kuwait trib
al tents
for contraband
otherwise be
haviour not ~
unfriendly.
•fel. 174 0/1956, D/17.10.34.
D/15.5.34 (tmct® 1,
despatch. 1045-1, 9.11.3^).
C-180 Denies incident in
16.5.34. general terms, hut
attaching says in case vxolatir
Mir shad <Ud talse place in .he
al tiham- course of noriaal out?
mari f s of Police it could
statement not be considered
and a sketch
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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.
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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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- '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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