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'File 2/2 I. Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling' [171r] (346/444)
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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Kuwait, between Maschan Island and Khor Subiyeh* (See my
despatch No,245 of 11th October 1955).
11. I trust a very strong protest will be made to the
♦Iraq Government in this matter, also that same will be
backed by a demand for Ks.60Q/-, blood money to go to the
relatives of the murdered man Abdu Shah, and Rs.200/-,
blood money, for the wounded man Hassan bin Abdulla. I
am purposely asking nothing Cor the murdered Nakhuda, as
he is not a Kuwait subject. At dhe same time a demand
might be sent for the early return of the captured jolly
boa t.
12. It is, I think, worth recording in the present
instance, that certain Kuwait water boat Hakhudas, who
were at Fao when the jolly boat was towed in have related
that they saw and heard Ar.Phillip Klowe, Hussain Kffendi’s
superior Officer at Fao, have words with the latter, when
he made his preliminary report. He publicly accused his
subordinate of stupidity in bringing in an empty boat, and
above all of cruelly in firing on men who had obeyed orders
and heaved to. Hussain Sffendi, nothing daunted, had
replied hotly M You did the same yourself last June, you
need not talk. You taught me the game and I am only fol
lowing your example n .
13. No evidence has been forthcoming at this end of
the jolly boat having returned the fire of the launch, but
if they did, I do not blame them ; for all sea-going Kuwait
/
boats carry a rifle or two under licence given by this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
.
14. In anticipation of your approval I am sending a
copy of this, direct to the Kenior Haval Officer, iersian
Gulf, together with 4 spare copies for yourself.
I have the honour to be,
air ,
Your most obedient servant
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (218 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
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
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:20v, 24r, 25r:26v, 28r:28v, 30r:30v, 32r:32v, 34r:34v, 36r:36v, 39r:50v, 53r:54v, 60r:71v, 80r, 82r:105v, 107r:107v, 109r, 110r, 111r:119v, 123r:124v, 127r:133v, 138r:139v, 143r:148v, 150r:154v, 157r:158v, 161r:165r, 166r, 167r:173v, 177r:219v, 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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- Open Government Licence