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Coll 30/76 'Koweit: Abduction to Koweit of two Persian customs guards, by the crew of a Persian dhow.' [‎5v] (10/30)

The record is made up of 1 file (13 folios). It was created in 19 Feb 1934-26 Apr 1934. It was written in English. 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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The file concerns the abduction from Dilam [Bandar-e Deylam] in Persia to Koweit [Kuwait] of two Persian customs guards by the crew of a Persian dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. . The nakhoda of the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. feared punishment after his cargo was judged to be contraband by the Persian authorities, and so fled to Kuwait, with the customs guards on board and under arrest. When in Kuwait, the Shaikh of Kuwait [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] banished the nakhoda and his boat from Kuwait in perpetuity.

The papers include a statement made by the nakhoda of the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. (folio 14) and correspondence from various British officials, including the Foreign Office, as to what attitude the British should adopt, should a complaint be made about the incident by the Persian Government.

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (13 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 15; 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.

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Coll 30/76 'Koweit: Abduction to Koweit of two Persian customs guards, by the crew of a Persian dhow.' [‎5v] (10/30), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3793, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100041937048.0x00000b> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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