'File 53/83 IX (D 176) Kuwait Iraq Smuggling' [‎91r] (191/512)

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forwarded to 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 G-ulf with the compliments
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Bagdad, 30th
BUSH IRE RESIDENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. .
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His Britannic Majesty's >^SaBsy, Bagdad, and. with K-fe^enee tn
the Kmbassy s note No. 391 dated 28th August. 1943, have the
honour to • : te that the circumstances of the case set out in the
Ktnbassy s note may be summarised as follows
A convict by the name of Hussain Hammadi, sentenced to
rigorous imprisonment for a terra of years for being in
possession o^^roperty stolen from British Army stores depots,
escaped from/Jail and sought refuge in Koweit. He was pursued
^ Assistant Conimandant of Police, Ashar, who went out in a
civil motor car accompanied by a Customs armed car« On his
arrival at xjaiv.an the pursuing police officer took with him the
Assistant Gommanaan t of Police of that locality to act as guide
1 ox- him a^ong the desert roaa» The pursuing police officer-
having Shtiblieu. hlmsell thiat the escaped convict had already
crossed the Irontiers or iraci into Koweit territory, called on th<
Director ol Security (kuair al Aman) there ana obtainea his oral
consent lor entry (V into Koweit territory - Translator j for the
purpose of delivering to the Political reside^ wSt, a letter
he haa been Provided, as a precautionary measure, by
XM Colonel Sargon, Inspecting Officer of police, Uth Pis^rlct
Having delivered the letter 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. , who
promised to cause the escaped convict to be apprehended, the
pursuing Assistant Commandant of Police returned to Basra^
The information available with the Iraqi authorities,
however, inaicates that the escaped convict entered Kov/eit
"together with other persons who had assisted his escape. 'nhev
had .heir names registered at the Koweiti Police post situate
in Bab al parwaza and they entered the town within the view of
tne Koweiti authorities and rented a house there. Nevertheless,
the escaped convict was not arrested.
The kinistry strongly regret the contravention committed by
these police officers in crossing the frontiers of the
Principality of Koweit in the manner stated above, and the
appropriate authorities have drawn the attention of these
officers to the matter and advised them against the future
repetition of such acts of (frontier) violation. On the other
nana, the Ministry had hoped that the Koweit authorities would
give the necessary assistance for steps to be taken against the
escaped convict, on the same lines on which the Iraqi authorities
nave been acting in cooperating and collaborating with the Koweit j
authorities.
The Irasti authorities have lately learnt that the convict in
question has since escaped from Koweit into Arab Sa'udi territory.
The kinistry will be glad if the esteemed iimbassy will be so good
as to approach the appropriate authorities in Koweit with a view
to ascertttining whether the report of the escupe of this convict
is true, ana inform the kinistry of the result.
The k in istry avail themselves of the opportunity to express
their highest consideration and esteem.
'itaonic Majesty's Embassy,
Bagdad.
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