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'File 53/83 IX (D 176) Kuwait Iraq Smuggling' [‎196r] (403/512)

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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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13th July 1945
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Heference your telegrem So.626 July 9th.
I thought frorr! your reports that you had
not accompanied Sargon on his visits. I am glad
that you did, end it would have been better if you
had arranged conversation points beforehand. You
should notj of course, have allowed discussions on
matters of policy between the Shaikh and an Iraqi
Police Officer, end you should never have allowed
the Shaikh to commit himself in such a conversation.
2. As a matter of fact the Iraqi Police make
incursions into Kuweit territory for the most part
because they are out of control, and you seem to
have allowed Jargon to unload his baby completely
on to you. The suggestion to the Shaikh that his
own security police in the region of the frontier
might be accompanied by an Iraqi car, vide paragraph
6 of Sargon's letter, is a give-away if ever there
was one. ^ 206
3* fihlie co-operation with the Iraqis is
desirable, you must realise that negotiations with
them are delicate in the extreme.
Major M.P.O'C. Tandy,
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. ,
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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)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

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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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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