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'File 8/1 Arms Traffic' [16r] (36/624)
The record is made up of 1 file (308 folios). It was created in 2 Jan 1925-22 Apr 1939. 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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CONFIDENTIAL
N 0 . 45 -S.
Foliticai
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Kuwait
9th February 19^5
To
The Hon*hie 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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
B U S H I R S.
Arms Traffic *
MEMORANDUM *
A case recently came to light in Basrah in which a
Zubair merchant, named Hamad bin ‘Abdul Hunsin as-Salih,
was clearing two cases through the Custom House for
transhipment to Kuwait. As no invoice whb available he
desired to place the cases in Bond, and asked for permission
to repair one of them which was broken* During the process
of repairing the case , which was said to
contain Oriental goods, it was found that it also contained
arms and ammunition. On opening up both cases |q rifles,
26 magazines, 65 bolts and to4o rounds of ammunition, were
found. Hamad declared that he was quite ignorant of the
contents of the cases and affirmed that he was only acting
as Clearing Agent for the owner of the goods, who was Salih
bin Faraj az*Zunaidi of Kuwait. The goods were shipped from
Damascus via Beyrout to Basrah by one Muhammad bin VAbduliah
al-Qurawl of Damascus, who had sent the
Bill of Lading
A document confirming the goods which a ship has received.
but
no invoice.
The cases and their contents were of course confiscated
by the Basrah Customs, and Hamad was fined Rs. 5 on/« for
raisdecl tration.
Hamad sent his son ‘Abdul ‘Aziz to Kuwait to try and
recover the fine from Salih bin Faraj az-Zunaidi,
who is a native of Zilfi in Najd, and although Salih himself
absconded on hearing that the arms had been found, he
succeeded in doing so from his relatives with the Shaikh* s tut)
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This file contains correspondence between the various Political Agents in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 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, the ruler of Kuwait, and various other officials on the arms trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Most of the papers pertain to a broad attempt to control the illegal trade in arms. The correspondents speculate and investigate the manufacture of arms- and the geographic origins, smuggling routes, and identities of intermediaries involved in the arms trade. Most of the trade occurs between the Arab ports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , southern Iraq, and the ports of the Persian side of the Gulf, but particularly the Makran coast.
Of note is a widespread investigation into the theft of arms from the Iraqi Army carried into the Arabian Peninsula by way of Bedouin tribesmen.
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- 1 file (308 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 310; 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/15/5/308
- Title
- 'File 8/1 Arms Traffic'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:13v, 15r:20v, 22r:25v, 27r:35v, 37r:47v, 49r:55v, 57r:88v, 90r:94v, 96r:152v, 154r:163v, 165r:166v, 168r:168v, 170r:177v, 179r:309v, 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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