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'File 53/83 IX (D 176) Kuwait Iraq Smuggling' [144r] (297/512)
The record is made up of 1 volume (256 folios). It was created in 11 Feb 1941-5 Apr 1946. 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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your valuable retries an-l . ivloe, which you hare hLn 8 tni
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Il ani oountr ^ 1 wish to 1 nfoi-m"Your Honour
that I shall ta«e all possible neasures for the removal q - f .,v,at
you have indicated, fe have in fact taken the first stecs 'in
this respect Lil
The Question of P i6C' : f:.-j:oods .
A short time ago, when I saw that there was some distur-
bancein the marset prices of piecejoods, I insrtucted that a
coxnittee be formed of wellknown persons and the rationing
system was enforced and the prices of piecegoods we^e fixed
according to the invoices issued by the reliable business
houses in India, adding a percentage of not more than 10^ to
meet the expenses of the comrnittee. Bu^T in future, we will
depend on the invoices issued by the merchants in'India and
which will be countersigned by the Trade Controller of the
government of India, as we have been informed by our friend
llv, Jackson. I have already instructed that the necessary
steps be taken to contro 1
2. The Q.ue s t i o n of_ jold.
I wish to inform Your Honour that I have issued strict
orders to all the merchants and Nakhodas and sailors of the
sailing craft to avoid any kind of dealing in gold which
would be against the regulations followed in India, An T ALAN 1
has been issued to the public in this connection, A strict watch
will be maintained on vhoever may try to disobey the instruc
tions issued by me to these people, I hope it will have the
desired effect. I also wish to assure Your Honour that we will
do our best to remove from, the minds of the people all that
they think in this connection,
3. The Question of Irani Vehi cles. ^" 6 ''
As to thib question and the desire of Iraq Government
to stop the taxregualr running of cars, these cars leave Iraq
under the eyes and ears of the Iraqi Officials. Such vehicles
take different routes, after leaving Iraq, in order to conceal
their action. We, in fac + never encouraged such action,
and all the officials of His Majesty's Government, both in
Iraq and the Gulf know this fact very well. This was in the
past, but in the future, if Y ur Honour propose*, in response
to the request of Lord Moj^r^ the Resident Minister in the
Middle last, we are prepared to do all we can to assist.
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His Highness the Ruler of Kuwait "to S e PMemberfro^i
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This file contains correspondence regarding smuggling from Kuwait into Iraq. The correspondence covers a number of topics including discussions regarding the current level of smuggling activity between the two countries, incursions into Kuwaiti territory made by Iraqi Customs and Police Forces, interference with Kuwaiti vessels by Iraqi Customs launches within Kuwait territorial waters, the importation of cars and tyres into Kuwait, the activities of Shaikh Subah Al Nasir Al Subah [Ṣabāḥ al-Nāṣir Āl Ṣabāḥ], a grandson of Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ and the shooting of Shaikh Mohamed Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah [Muḥammad Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] by Iraqi police forces.
Primarily, the file contains internal correspondence between British officials, but 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 the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the British Embassy in Baghdad.
The file contains an original letter (f. 143v) from Shaikh Aḥmad to Charles Geoffrey Prior, 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. , dated 24 October 1944. The letter is in Arabic and signed by Shaikh Aḥmad.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (256 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: A bound correspondence volume.
Foliation: The file's main foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last page of content (i.e. text); 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 second foliation sequence is present between ff 2-222; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
The file also has a pagination sequence that is present in the index section at the back of the volume; these numbers are written in a combination of blue crayon, black ink, and pencil.
The file contains the following foliation errors: 58, 58A, and 58B; 68, and 68A; 195, and 195A.
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- IOR/R/15/1/539
- Title
- 'File 53/83 IX (D 176) Kuwait Iraq Smuggling'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:58v, 58ar:58bv, 59r:68v, 68ar:68av, 69r:143r, 144r:195v, 195ar:195av, 196r:248v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence