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'File 2/2 IV Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling' [249r] (502/542)
The record is made up of 1 volume (267 folios). It was created in 23 May 1935-13 Jun 1936. 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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quite negligible quantity*
( »iien before the War the
entrepot trade was
greater it may have held third place, the trade rtth the
interior being mostly directed to HfilL, the then Capital
of the Hash id s and the towns of in Nejd and not
with Iraq)•
be now and then overloo^d, that there is still a fairly
extensive trade with the Bedouin who come to Kuwait annually.
They slowly, in a matter of months, move towards Kuwait
and its better grazing areas and as slowly move their
tents by stages away again. Most of them later i.e, in the
Spring or early Summer recross the Sauai Arab frontier,
or the Iraqi, and pay in those countries in about three
years out of four their taxes* On arrival and , as may be
needed during their stay and before moving off they restock.
6 . This restocking (MUSABIIA) is not now, by Ibn Baud
anyway, called smuggling.
7 1 Most of the Iraqi tribesmen abovementioned,
Shamioar and Muntafiq, return each May to Iraq* This may
account for the "recent increased smuggling". The best way
to stop this, if the Iraq Government wish to do so, would be
for them to control their tribes and prevent them ever coming
into Kuwait.
In the latter connection I would point out what may
be helped and s
Kuwait would lose some trade but it could not
and she could have no grievance at Iraq keeping
Iraqi tribes inside her frontiers* Once they are here i
is inhuman and impracticable to prevent selling to them.
Once they are here it
is inhuman
Apart from this I find re dxixx
! is mu^eh smuggling any longer.
I find it difficult to believe
that there
9.
Iraq has had its effect. I
from many different sources
Customs who
this be rather an e
The "large and costly" (vis a vi « Kuwait may not
ther an exaggeration?) preventive service of
ad its effect. I have made numerous enquiries
The "large and co
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- Content
The volume contains correspondence related to Kuwait-Iraq smuggling. British officials stood as mediators between the Iraqi Government and the Shaikh of Kuwait to try and solve the smuggling issue. They discussed possible ways to persuade the Shaikh of Kuwait to agree to a friendly arrangement for cooperation for checking smuggling on the lines which had been contemplated. British Government officials also suggested various methods to control smuggling such as a system of manifests, trade control posts, as well as the appointment of a British Director of Customs at Kuwait.
The volume includes minutes of a meeting held in London discussing the question of Kuwait-Iraq smuggling with the Shaikh of Kuwait, a list of regulations of the Customs Code in Iraq issued by the King of Iraq and published in the official gazette, correspondence related to a number of cases of violation of Kuwaiti territorial waters by Iraq Customs launches, as well as the arrest and detention of Kuwaiti nationals.
The Shaikh raised his complaints to 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. who in turn shared the Shaikh’s concerns with other British officials. On the other hand, complaints were also raised by the Iraqi Ministry for Foreign Affairs regarding the Kuwaiti Government’s lack of control of its border lines.
Lists of violation incidents are also included in the volume. Each list includes the following information: date and place of occurrence by whom, a summary of the incident, date of report to 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. and the Iraqi Government’s reply. The volume also includes summary lists of Iraqi newspaper articles which discuss Iraq-Kuwait related issues including smuggling, and the annexation of Kuwait by Iraq.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (267 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 269; 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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- Title
- 'File 2/2 IV Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:29v, 31r:53v, 60r:65v, 68r:68v, 70r:79v, 81r:82v, 85r:85v, 89r:95v, 98r:116v, 118r:129r, 130r:131v, 135r:145r, 146r:169v, 172r, 173r:174v, 177r:183v, 185r:190v, 193r:201v, 208r:209v, 211r:220v, 222r:233v, 235r:236v, 238r:243v, 246r:261v, 265r:268v, back-i
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