!['File 3/1 II Seizure or detention of Kuwait Sailing Craft by Persians Vol. 2.' [‎37r] (73/218)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00009a/IOR_R_15_5_171_0073.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'File 3/1 II Seizure or detention of Kuwait Sailing Craft by Persians Vol. 2.' [‎37r] (73/218)")
'File 3/1 II Seizure or detention of Kuwait Sailing Craft by Persians Vol. 2.' [37r] (73/218)
The record is made up of 1 file (107 folios). It was created in 6 Feb 1937-9 Sep 1939. 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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
Kuwait i
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
seized by th* Iranian Sloop "BASR* near
quoin Island (Salamah).
Conaul *
^or your confidential information, I beg to report
the following, which X heard from a reliable friend of mine
who w&e going to Muscat by the 8»8**BAftAliA"«
2* The
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
in question belongs to Yusuf K1 ]?ahad Al
Marzooq of Kuwait, who has a branch at Karachi and whose
agent at Diarah (Dubai) is Murahid Al ^Saimi. She was
loaded with 120 gunny bags containing 4,200 pieces China
silk with her manifest showing *Mil* cargo on board,
intended for smuggling into British territory• The fact
Is that the Nakhuda had instructions to land her cargo at a
fishing Tillage called "Charnah* near Karachi, where
transport would await the dhow’s arrival and take the
cargo into British territory and then the
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
would continue
her voyage to Karachi, and, in order to satisfy the Customs
Authoritea there, her manifest showed cargo on board as
•Nil”. On her way near quoin Island (Salamah) the sloop
*Babr" met her and thinking that the cargo was intended
for
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
coast, she seized and brought her to
Lingalw Usually these sloops when they cone acrese dhows,
ask for their manifests, and if they are not satisfied
with the contents thereof, then only they search the dhows
to see if they have ary contraband goods.
3. There is some ulterior motive about this case.
4. The main point at issue is whether dhows leaving
for India from the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
generally have their
manifests signed by the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent at Sharj ah, or
does he issue any certificate ? If the reply is in the
negative, I may add here that the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent is quite
aware /
About this item
- Content
This file documents a series of investigations carried out by various British officials into reports of Kuwaiti sailing boats being seized and detained by Iranian authorities. Most of the file consists of copies of telegrams between the following British officers: 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. , Bushire (also serving as British Consul-General); the British Consul, Kerman; the British Minister, Tehran. Other correspondents in the file include the following: 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; the British Vice-Consul, Khorramshahr; the Ruler of Kuwait, Sheikh Ahmad al Jabir as Sabah [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ]; the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The majority of the file is concerned with a case involving a Kuwaiti sailing craft that was reportedly seized by an Iranian warship (an Imperial Iranian Navy ship referred to as HIMS Babr ) near Henjam [Henjān] on suspicion of smuggling, and towed to Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh]. Much of the correspondence between British officials is concerned with confirming whether or not the boat was outside Iranian territorial waters when it was seized.
Another case relates to a Kuwaiti boat that was apparently seized by Iranian customs officials at Qusbeh (also referred to as Gusbah) [Qoşbeh-ye Manī‘āt, Khuzestan, Iran], on the Iranian side of the Shatt al Arab. The third and final case concerns a Kuwaiti dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. that was reportedly seized at Khorramshahr.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (107 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 109; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-107; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Written in
- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'File 3/1 II Seizure or detention of Kuwait Sailing Craft by Persians Vol. 2.' [37r] (73/218), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/171, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100028311384.0x00004a> [accessed 18 April 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100028311384.0x00004a
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100028311384.0x00004a">'File 3/1 II Seizure or detention of Kuwait Sailing Craft by Persians Vol. 2.' [‎37r] (73/218)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100028311384.0x00004a"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00009a/IOR_R_15_5_171_0073.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00009a/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/171
- Title
- 'File 3/1 II Seizure or detention of Kuwait Sailing Craft by Persians Vol. 2.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 5r:38v, 40r:108v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence