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'File 2/2 I. Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling' [136r] (276/444)
The record is made up of 1 volume (218 folios). It was created in 26 Feb 1933-2 Feb 1934. 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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plating in the lore-part of the launch afforded sufficieht
protection. The launch was hit in several places without
material damage; one bullet pierced the brass airing
clean
supports, another passed^through the horn.
It will bs seen from the above thats-
1. that the bellam w a a in 'Iraq waters being only loo
y&rds irom the shore on the eastern side of K.hor bdullah,
just across the spit of land from ffao. this fact is
confirmed by the fact of the Preventive Officer putting
a man ashore to cross this narrow strip of land to bring
re.enforcements from ifao, which, in fact, he did the same
night of which there is ample proof. Owing to the width
o.f the Khor Abdullah it will be seen from the map that this
could have\not, been done if the bellem was on the wester*
aide as alleged,
2. Ihe aggressors were the crew of the bellam. they
opened fire on the Customs launch.
3. ihe details given of the damage done to the Customs
launch confirms that the smugglers did use firearms and
kept up their fire for sometime, this is not the action
of innocent traders,
4. All smugglere from Kuwait to 'Iraq invariably provide
chemselves with & manifest from Kuwait to feo for use in
f*
case they are intercepted by our patrol boats and shepherded
into ITao. This practice I have had personal experience
of as far xk back as 1823. They also often carry manifests
Tor usbah as well for use in case the Persian authorities
intercept them,
5. no legitimate trader ships sugar from Kuwait to *Iraq
the intention of paying •Iraq import duty. It is
nn ind isputable fact that such a transaction must result
in a loss. The Kuwait authorities admit that the bellam
w a carrying sugar - this one fact alone indubitably stamps
the
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The volume contains correspondence related to Kuwait-Iraq smuggling. British officials discuss the Iraqi Government’s proposal to the Kuwaiti Government for cooperation to help control smuggling between the two countries. They also discuss the conditions under which permission is given to ship goods between the two countries, the fines that are to be imposed on the boats charged with smuggling, and monitoring the territorial waters, Shat al-Arab in particular.
The volume also contains correspondence related to the firing on and seizure of a Kuwaiti jollyboat by a Fao customs launch near Bubiyan Island, and the seizure of three Iraqi ballams (small boats) by the Kuwaiti customs authorities.The volume also contains a confidential report prepared by 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. in Kuwait under the title ‘Kuwait note on the contraband problem of Iraq with her neighbours and in particular how it affects Kuwait’.
The main correspondents in the volume are the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , Bushire, the British Embassy, Baghdad, the Iraqi Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Mutassarif of Basra Liwa, the Hakim of Kuwait as well as Customs departments in Kuwait and Iraq.
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- 1 volume (218 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 main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 220; 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.
Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 4-215; these numbers are also written in pencil, but, where circled, are crossed through.
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- IOR/R/15/5/128
- Title
- 'File 2/2 I. Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling'
- Pages
- 135r:137v, 140r:142v
- Author
- Director of Customs and Excise, Baghdad
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