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'File 4/19 Smuggling of Unlicensed Tea from India by Kuwait' [‎7r] (13/282)

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The record is made up of 1 file (139 folios). It was created in 13 May 1937-29 Sep 1945. 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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H O , - 18/55 / 8 /5823.
Ministry for Foreigi Affairs,
Bagdad, 12th April 1937.
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The Ministry for Foreigi Affairs present their compli
ments to H.B.M's Embassy, Bagdad, and, with reference to the
Embassy’s note No. 581 dated 27th November, 1936, have the
honour to state that it appears from the tea smu^glin^; incidents
brought to the notice of the Iraqi authorities that tea is
being smuggled from India. No cases of smuggling of tea from
Ceylon have come to the notice of the said authorities. In
this connexion it should be noted that goods imported from
Ceylon are shipped to Iraq only via India. As to how smuggl
ing is effected, it is found out that tea is smuggled from
India to Koweit whence it enters Iraq in a lawful manner.
The Ministry therefore request that the authorities concerned -
in India may be informed accordingly with a view to the
prevention of the smuggling of tea from India to Koweit.
The Ministry avail themselves of this opportunity to
express their highest consideration and esteem.
.
His Britannic Majesty's Embassy,
Bagdad.

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This file contains correspondence regarding the alleged smuggling of tea into Iraq from India and Ceylon by Kuwaiti traders. Towards the end of the file, more general information concerning the importation of tea from India into Kuwait is also contained, including details of the Kuwaiti merchants involved in this trade.

In addition to correspondence between British officials in the Gulf and India, the file also contains letters that were exchanged between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait and the country's ruler, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (in Arabic with English translations).

The file also contains a copy, in both Arabic original and English translation, of a petition that was sent to Ruler of Kuwait from several Kuwaiti merchants that were active in the tea trade on 15 January 1938 (folios 39-40).

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1 file (139 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 141; 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; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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