'File 2/12 Miscellaneous papers relating to Kuwait-Iraq relations' [‎6r] (11/18)

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the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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Addressed to 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. .
repeated to 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. Bahrain No.8/SAVING.
During the past eighteen months three consignments of
Iraqi currency notes have been lost en route from the United King
dom; in one case as the result of an air crash off the coast of
Spain and the others due to the sinking of ships.
2o It has now come to light that some of the notes lost
off the coast of Spain have been negotiated in Bahrain and have
Jbeen imported into Iraq.
3. I should appreciate your assistance in endeavouring to
establish the channel by which these notes reached the Persian
Gulf. For instance the money changers, sarrafs etc® may know
if merchant seamen from vessels calling at Bahrain are endeavour
ing to cash dinar notes. All local banks have been advised and
their correspondents in neighbouring countries have been asked to
keep a close check on all Iraq currency received.
4. Some of the lost notes may also have been negotiated
at other ports in the Persian Gulf®
5* Enquiries made should be of a most discreet nature
in order to avoid arousing any suspicion likely to discredit the
Iraqi currency.
6® The numbers of the missing notes are as follows:-
Denomination®
Value•
From.
Numbered.
ID
100
ID
400,000
A009,251
A013,251
A011,250
A015,250
ID
10
ID
100,000
A125,001
Al35,000
ID
5
ID
200,000
A250,001
A335,001
A275,000
A350,000
ID
1
ID
150,000
0200,001
G350,000
ID
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ID
125,000
0550.001
3200.001
C600,000
D400,000
To.
X - lost due to air crash off the coast of Spain.
ID i ( ID 1,214
ID %
375 , 000
E860,001
Baas*ooi
E865,101
S865,301
S865,7 01
E885, 001
E885, 801
E200,001
G450,001
ID1,351,214
3861.000
3865, 004
B865,227
3865,600
3866, 000
E885,600
3885,897
3200.000
G950,000
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