'File 53/83 VI (D 135) Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling' [‎125v] (263/430)

Content

This file contains correspondence regarding alleged smuggling activities from Kuwait into Iraq. The correspondence discusses a number of topics including incursions into Kuwaiti territory made by Iraqi Customs and Police Forces, the Saudi-Kuwait Agreement, arms smuggling, and the demarcation of the Kuwait-Iraq frontier.

Primarily, the file contains internal correspondence between British officials discussing efforts to resolve the issue. It also contains translated copies of correspondence between Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait and the British 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 as well as correspondence between British officials and the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The file contains a write-up of a meeting held at the Foreign Office in London in November 1937 that was attended by Trenchard Craven William Fowle, the British 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. , Archibald Clark Kerr, the British Ambassador in Baghdad and representatives from 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 the Foreign Office (ff 180-186).

Extent and format

1 volume (213 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's foliation is written in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The foliation sequence begins with the first telegram, on number 1, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 202. The file contains the following foliation errors: f 1 is followed by f 1A; f 141 is followed by f 141A; f 166 is followed by f 166A.

Written in

English in Latin script

View the complete information for this record

Share this item

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023464673.0x000040">'File 53/83 VI (D 135) Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling' [&lrm;125v] (263/430)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023464673.0x000040">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001fd/IOR_R_15_1_536_0263.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>

Copyright: How to use this content