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'File 8/1 Arms Traffic' [42r] (88/624)
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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Pol i t iofe 1 A gerioj/ 1 x^w« it •
Dated tin© ^9th July
pro a
To
Lidutdmnt—colonel H.R*P«Diok'on, C.I.E.,
politioal Agent, Ku^«it.
$h© Hon*ble to© politioel RoPident
in tft© i^er isn duir, ru*- nire.
AXW rraffio.
Sir,
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in oontinuation or my telogr^m .&0.414 dated dto July l^-c^
1 have the nenoar to report that »p a reaiUt of private en^ulrlep
ret on foot oy ae, X rvve been able to put my finger on one of
the ohannel? by which arms are brought to KU*»it and sold in the
Town. This refers to arms brought from 'Iraq to Kuwait only.
«. as regards tne alleged export of rifles by ses from Kuwait
to the Persian shore, I nave not been able to discover anything
further in support of tne ^ersian accusation, beyond « statement
from Khan uansdur Abdul hstif the local hireotor of C r tom. *• •• •
gives it as his opinion that the tribes of aohaamerah had a great
many rifles issued out to them immediately before tne bhai^n of
pohemmerah's incarceration and these rifles have undoubtedly been
slowly finding their way up country, or wnerever else there was
a demand for them. Khan Bahadur Abdul i^tif is * men of expe
rience and discernment and, 1 do not thin*, would mahe sued
statement without being sure of his facts. He is further in
clined to ridicule the idea of an organized export of rifles
rrom to© Ai*©b bo tue p©rpi»» co©Pt» 'bo—aay.
3. Ho r©v©rt to p©x©jpnipb 4u &il® r oi Uoi3©lr,
would seem to be a centre where rifles from • Xr< q are collected.
They are brought down oy the juwarin *nd other "ahawiyen- tribes
of the Muntnfl* from the Euphrates, and Khaaisiyeh in particular,
yroa ohabda a regular "gun runner" exists in the per i n oi
Duhri ibn jrnli al-Juraiyid of the Bhafir tribe, who sees con
signments of lo rifles at a time through to Jahara and Kuwait.
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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)
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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 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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- 'File 8/1 Arms Traffic'
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- 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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