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'File 8/1 Arms Traffic' [293r] (590/624)
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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important point that the production of such details by
giving a basis for our further enquiries would make
these considerably easier. i note that Mr. Baxter in
his conversation with the Iraqi Minister for foreign
Affairs on the 4th October 1938 asked if the Iraqi
Government were able to produce any evidence "to show
that smuggling of arms did, in fact, take place through
Kuwait 11 . (Bee paragraph 2 of my letter ito.648-^3 of
29th November 1938 to the
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.
, copy sent to the
Government of J-ndia under my Printed Letter Bo.649-3 of
the same date). To this enquiry faufiq Suwaidi replied
that "he thought that the Iraqi Government could produce
evidence of this." I venture to suggest that the Iraqi
Government might be reminded of Mr. Baxter’s query, and
asked to produce any evidence which may be in their
possession. Such information from our point of view
could be most usefully given in the form of replies to
a questionnaire as follows:
(1) What roughly is the number and make of rifles and
amount of ammunition smuggled Isay) in the Jiast
year ?
( 2 ) What were the dates on which especially large
consignments of arms and ammunition were smuggled
( 3 ) What are the names of the individuals in Kuwait
whom the Iraqi Government suspect of being con
cerned in the arms trade ?
( 4 ) Who are the individuals, or tribes, who actually
smuggle the arms ?
( 5 ) What are the routes by which arms are smuggled and
to what centres in Iraq ?
( 6 ) What tribal bhaikhs in Iraq actually receive the
it /
arms ?
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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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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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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