'File 53/83 III (D 113) Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling'

Content

This file contains correspondence regarding alleged smuggling activities from Kuwait into Iraq.

Primarily, the file contains internal correspondence between British officials discussing efforts to resolve the issue. It also contains correspondence between British officials and their Iraqi counterparts as well as correspondence between Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait and Trenchard Craven William Fowle, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The broader political implications of the tensions between Iraq and Kuwait are discussed in the file alongside details regarding Britain's mediation between the two sides.

The file contains a write-up of a meeting held at the Foreign Office in March 1935 to discuss the issue of smuggling that was attended by representatives of the Foreign Office and the 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. and by Archibald Clark Kerr, the Ambassador Designate at Baghdad (ff. 112-118).

Extent and format

1 volume (235 folios)

Arrangement

File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

Serial numbers in red crayon refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Condition: A bound correspondence volume.

Foliation: The file has an incomplete foliation sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The complete foliation sequence, which should be used for referencing, begins on the first folio after the front cover, on number 1A, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 223. The file contains the following foliation errors: f 1 is followed by ff 1A-D; f 108 is followed by ff 108A-B; f.110 is followed by f 110A; f 157 is followed by f 157A.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/1/533

Former external reference(s)

A Series: 53/83 III Confidential Series: D 113

History of this record

Date(s)

1 Dec 1934-29 Jun 1935 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

SmugglingCustoms administration

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