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'File 2/2 I. Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling' [‎196r] (396/444)

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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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No*310*
The Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait,
I^ated the 21 st December 1933 ,
Just a line to tell you how grateful I am that you
managed to get Greenway hla extension. The news has come as
a nice Xma s present for him,
2* The visit of H,M.S,Hawkine and quite recently the ar
rival of the Ruler of Bahrain in H.M.S.Shorehaa, kept me very
busy and I have got behind hand with a lot of my work,
1 hfid an ^xious time when the Hawkins was about to
arrive, as my one and only cook went down with Delirius Tremens
and died after a five day struggle, in which both Greenway and
Mylrea fought hard to save him.
4. His death and funeral took place 2 days before the
Admiral, Mrs.Dunbar-Hasmith, and Captain and Hrs.Creagh were
due to stop with me. You can imagine how I felt.
Luckily I found Holmes* cook in the Bazaar, and got
him to help during the visit. Since the Hawkins departure,
however, I have had no cook, though one is coming.
6 , The surprising part of the whole business is the
fact that neither I nor anyone else her© ever even suspected
the cook of drinking.
7, Of course an enquiry was held end as a result I got
the Shaikh to deport the offending Jew and his family (who
secretly sold the Araq) out of Kuwait,
8, Have you any news of what is going on in Oil matters
in London. Are A.P.O.C. trying to arrange an alliance with the
enemy. If you have any news please tell me, as I am in the
dark, but feel suspicious.
*
The Hon*ble Lt.-Colonel T.C.W. Fowl©, C.B.B,,
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. ,
BU SHI RB»

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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)
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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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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