Coll 30/77 'Koweit: Persian interference with Koweiti dhows.' [‎16r] (31/361)

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The file concerns reports of interference with Kuwaiti dhows by Iranian (also referred to as Persian) customs and naval authorities. The papers contain witness statements, letters of protest by the Shaikh of Koweit [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, Ruler of Kuwait], reports, discussion of the incidents by British officials, and representations by HM Minister at Tehran (later HM Ambassador, Tehran) to the Government of Iran.

The papers concern four main incidents:

• The arrest of the nakhoda of a Kuwaiti dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. at Kharaj (also referred to as Kharg) Island [Jazīreh-ye Khārk], February 1934 - March 1937 (folios 160-178).
• The firing on a Kuwaiti dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. by an Iranian launch, near Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh], June 1936 - March 1937 (folios 132-158).
• The seizure of a Kuwaiti dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. by Iranian customs authorities at Qusbeh [Qoşbeh-ye Manī‘āt], February - April 1937 (folios 64-130).
• The seizure near Lingah of a Kuwaiti dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. (the Furat) outside Iranian territorial waters, by an Iranian naval sloop, thought to be HIMS Babr , February - May 1937 (folios 5-62).

Folios 72-110 consist of later correspondence, dated April 1947 - February 1948, also on the subject of interference by Iranian naval vessels with Kuwaiti dhows, which has been misfiled. A note on folio 3 states that the file 'seems to have got out of order'.

The file also contains significant correspondence from 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. ; 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 the British Consul, Kerman.

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 (179 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 180; 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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