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'File 53/83 IX (D 176) Kuwait Iraq Smuggling' [151r] (311/512)
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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| ( Date cf despatch
I. List of enclosures
department/office.
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LJTh.li Memo faniiur
feit-jjitiu
No.
LETTER.
Dear Embas
Iraqi insp
Assistant
2.
his inspec
File No.
Seri al No
Dated 5th November, 1944
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In view of the arrangement described in jajr
telegram No.768 of the 28nd October, we are surprised
that the Director O-eneral should have sent down an
ector of his Directorate with his British
to Kuwait.
Captain Pasqua informed us that he had brought
tor down for three days to assist him to
investigate the pilgrims^ traffic from Kuwait. We find
it difficult to believe that the Director does not know
that Iraqi Government officials have no jurisdiction to
maKe investigations here; and we v/ould request that, if
the Directpr wants any information about Kuwait, he
should ask for it through the official channels.
3.
from the c
orrespondence that Iraqi Grovernment,-officials
of Iraci Nationality are persona non grata to His
Highness t
incursions
embarrassment to us.
4.
because we
rle had hoped that it was sufficiently clear
le Shaikh, and you will appreciate that their
under the auspices of British Officers are an
We hope this can be made clear to the Director
^ •
s. (lu-fs)
^ Cv Pr-WW/S-l 15—21-2-42—49|000 Pads,
fear that further incursions by Iraqi officials
of his Directorate are likely to make the arrangements
described in our telegram under reference for the return
vehicles difficult to maintain in future.
Any drivers sent to fetch Iraqi vehicles
be Iraqi Government officials.
Captain. Pasqua has been introduced to Shaikh
Abdullah Mubarak, Director of Public Security here, in
the/
of truant
5.
should not
6.
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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.
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- 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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- Title
- 'File 53/83 IX (D 176) Kuwait Iraq Smuggling'
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- 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