"الملف ١/٨ الاتجار بالأسلحة" [و‎‎٥‎٥] (٦٢٤/١١٤)

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To
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Dat ed
The Political ^^rent, Kuwait.
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H. E. Shaikh Sir Ahmad'ah-jabir aa-Subah, fT.C.I.E'.
^ C.S.I., Ruler of Kuwait.*
^5^. C onfidential
ICth, Muharram 1349 (10-6-30).
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After compliment^;
I am directed to inform Your Excellency that the Ira«^
Grovernment have reported that 161 Army revolver* have recently
be*n Btolen from variou* Iraq regiment* a* well a* from the
Iraq Army Lepot: ^ ^ 4
Z I am enclo*iner a list of the *tolen revolver*,
*howingr the actual number* a* *tamped on each of them.
3 In addition to the abovementioned number*, each
revolver bear* a *pecial Iraq Army mark a* follow*;-
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4 A* it ha* been reported by the Commondant of police
Southern De*ert to Baghdad that certain revolver* bearing th°
mark mentioned in para 3 above have been *e*n in the band* of
*ome of Your Excellency 9 * *ub t 1ect* and a* the*e are *u*pected
to have purchased them from certain arm* dealer* in the town s
of Kuwait, it i* considered highly important to try and find
out from where the latter got the weapon* in the first instanc
5 By careful y tracing the natter to it* source it
is hoped that the gang which comitted the theft* in the first
place may eventually be arrested,
6 I am to request Your Excellency to be so good a*
to make confidential enquiries in the natter, in the light of
the above information , and to let me know the result for the
information of t he Hon’ble the political Resident in the p.
Gulf, Bu*hire,
7 It i* of course realized that the only evidence
we have to go on in at present is the report of the Commandant
to be
Desert police. This may or may not turn out/xi» true rmlv
a careful enquiry by Your Excellency’* official* will decide
this. TJ, e.