'File 4/17 Kuwaiti Smugglers and Indian Customs'

IOR/R/15/5/202

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The record is made up of 1 file (223 folios). It was created in 16 Apr 1937-25 Mar 1948. 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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This file contains correspondence regarding the alleged smuggling of silk into India by a number of Kuwaiti traders.

In addition to correspondence between British officials in the Gulf and India (mainly in Karachi), the file also contains letters that were exchanged between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait and the country's ruler, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (in Arabic with English translations) as well as correspondence with a number of the traders that were accused of smuggling.

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1 file (223 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 225; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 1-225, and ff 2-208; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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Archival file

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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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IOR/R/15/5/202
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File 4/17

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16 Apr 1937-25 Mar 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 4/17 Kuwaiti Smugglers and Indian Customs', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/202, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0000c1> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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