'File 3/1 I Seizure or Detention of Kuwait sailing craft by Persians' [86r] (176/504)
The record is made up of 1 volume (248 folios). It was created in 21 Dec 1932-21 Oct 1936. 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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sailors. Bux seeing their intention was robbery we refused
to let them remove the above articles from the
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
. There
upon they accused us of having with us two Persian sailors.
.<e replied that we had no Persian sailors, except two whose
origin was Persian but were now Kuwaitis having resided
there many years. They then said, "Either you give us your
belongings, or you must all disembark and go to the courts w
with us, together wit& your things". So, determined to see
the matter out, 1 took the manifest f/ith me and went with
them, as on the manifest was noted everything which had been
/ n
with us. v*hen w© landed with them they proceeded to take us
to a distant and lonely place, end when they saw that we
had no intention of letting them out of our sight, they
began to frighten my sailors by saying, "If you get as far
as the courts with us, they will conscript you as soldiers,
and will give you no end of trouble".
and began anxiously and with tears to implore me to return.
I told them not to be afraid, but they said that they did
not want to go further, and if I wished to go alone, I could.
As night was falling, and in view of their further threats,
I feared I would be further beaten or even worse would befall
tanks with water, and proceeded to the Fao Customs House,
where we re nor tfAd the whole rnntter to the '01 r eetor of fhietnimja.
My men became thoroughly frightened at this trick,
me, so I decided to return with my men to our
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
. They
(the River patrol) accordingly took everything from us
enumerated above.
Reaching the
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
we set our sail, filled up our
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This file relates to several cases of Kuwaiti sailing boats being seized or detained by the Persian authorities. The file consists mostly of correspondence between the 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, and various British diplomatic officials. Most of the correspondence concerns the circumstances of the seizures and the nationalities of the crew members.
One particular case relates to a Kuwaiti dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. that was destined for Fao [Al Fāw] with a cargo of sugar and groceries, and was reportedly seized in the Shatt al Arab by Persian customs. The correspondence regarding this incident, which took place on 6 December 1932, is concerned with confirming the nationalities of the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. 's crew members and whether or not the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. was seized in Persian or Iraqi waters. Another case involves the abduction of two Persian customs guards, who were taken by force to Kuwait on a Persian dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. carrying contraband sugar.
The principal correspondents in the file are the following:
- 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;
- 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. , Bushire;
- Secretary 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire;
- British Minister, Tehran;
- British Consul, Mohammerah [Khorramshahr];
- British Vice-Consul, Mohammerah;
- British Consul for Khuzistan, Ahwaz;
- HM Ambassador, Baghdad;
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs;
- British Legation, Tehran;
- Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir as-Sabah [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ].
The file includes a circular letter, distributed by the 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, 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. and to the other Political Agents in the Gulf, which requests certain details (such as date, place, name and nationality of vessel) in all reports regarding seizures of dhows, in order to assist 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 his communications with the Persian Government.
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- 1 volume (248 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 250; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 3-248 and ff 6-247; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 'File 3/1 I Seizure or Detention of Kuwait sailing craft by Persians'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:10v, 12r:46v, 48r:52v, 54r:76v, 81r:89v, 91r:133v, 135r:136v, 140r:154v, 156r:157v, 159r:160v, 162r:173v, 175r:199v, 201r:208v, 210r:217v, 219r:236v, 238r:242v, 244r:244v, 246r:249v, back-i
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