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'File 53/83 III (D 113) Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling' [170r] (356/470)
The record is made up of 1 volume (235 folios). It was created in 1 Dec 1934-29 Jun 1935. 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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QOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
rnwFiDSMTlAL . Department.
EXPRESS LETTER (AIR MAIL).
•v l >
[1f-B-—This is an ORIGINAL message sent by AIR MAIL which provides a means of communication more
expeditious than the ordinary mail and is cheaper than the telegraph. It is intended to be treated,
on receipt, with the same expedition as if it had been tele raphed. To save time and to obviate
formalities it is drafted in the form of a telegram. It is authenticated by the signature of a
responsible officer of the Department.] ^ j , ,
Office of 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.
No. c/193 of 1935.
Dated
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
^p.M.S.Bideford, at DOH&
2nd June
From
To
ReferenceJS;
35.
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.
,
at Doha.
Government of India, Simla.
Repeated - Secretary of State for India, London.
Ambassador, Bagdad.
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.
, Kuwait.
gubjecti Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling.
, please refer to correspondenee ending with my Express
L.tter «o.B/9, dated th. 24th May 3SS6.
I arri v.d Kuwait frta* Bagdad by Is^parial Airways on the
26th May and laft on the 29th May. There was ample tim.
therefore for my eonversations with t.ue Shai^th (as laid down
, S 0 in
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.
telegram No.1581 of 2l8t May)^eor the Shaikh
tc make up his mind..
2. The reault of our conversations is detailed in the copy
,r>j of the letter from the 3iiaii£h which I attach herewith.
' Briefly - in spite or the strong- advice which I gave him on
hehali of Hi. Majesty's (ioverniuent the Shaikh regrets he is
unable to follow it.
3. I must emphasise the fact the Snail's reply in
writing is far milder than what he said personally to me.
(Signature) In /
S. 44.
{Designation)
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- Content
This file contains correspondence regarding alleged smuggling activities from Kuwait into Iraq.
Primarily, the file contains internal correspondence between British officials discussing efforts to resolve the issue. It also contains correspondence between British officials and their Iraqi counterparts as well as correspondence between Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait and Trenchard Craven William Fowle, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The broader political implications of the tensions between Iraq and Kuwait are discussed in the file alongside details regarding Britain's mediation between the two sides.
The file contains a write-up of a meeting held at the Foreign Office in March 1935 to discuss the issue of smuggling that was attended by representatives of the Foreign Office and 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 by Archibald Clark Kerr, the Ambassador Designate at Baghdad (ff. 112-118).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (235 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 has an incomplete foliation sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The complete foliation sequence, which should be used for referencing, begins on the first folio after the front cover, on number 1A, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 223. The file contains the following foliation errors: f 1 is followed by ff 1A-D; f 108 is followed by ff 108A-B; f.110 is followed by f 110A; f 157 is followed by f 157A.
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- Title
- 'File 53/83 III (D 113) Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling'
- Pages
- front, front-i, back, 1ar:1dv, 2r:71v, 72v:108v, 108ar:108bv, 109r:110v, 110ar:110av, 111r:157v, 157ar:157av, 158r:223v, i-r:iii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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