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'File 2/2 VI Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling' [‎151r] (314/386)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (182 folios). It was created in 7 Feb 1937-1 Oct 1938. 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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Conf idential*
Office of 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. ,
Camp, Bahrain*
D.O. No,c/247. Dated 13th April 1933,
Dear Sir Trenchard,
You will probably remember the Iraqi police raid inside
Kuwait territory in October 1937* This was reported to the
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. in your telegrams 994 and 995 of the 18th
October.
2. We have now received a copy of Baghdad Embassy’s letter
No,113 dated the 28th March 1938 to the Foreign Of f ice, enclos ing
the Iraqi version of this affair. No doubt a copy of this will
have reached the 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. by now and you may like to look
at it.
3. Briefly the Iraqi story is that the fight took place
at Al Batin in their own territory, and they claim that de
Canny* s discovery of blood, cartridges etc. at Idairat al
f
Eullah merely indicates that the smugglers had halted there
during their flight*. Peterson suggests that the matter
should not be pressed, particularly since it might have an
unfortunate influence on the conversations in progress con
cerning the Shaikh of Kuwait’s properties in Basrah. He
seems also to be impressed by the Iraqi version of the affair.
4. Of course we cannot possibly agree that de Gaury is in
capable of reading correctly the signs that he saw, and we
can scarcely be impressed by an Iraqi version of the affair
which reaches us five months later. It the same time the
Iraq Government have committed themselves to the definite
statement that the affair took place in their territory and
I do not see that ve shall achieve any useful result by
arguing the point; and indeed I think we should only be risk
ing the exacerbation of anti-Kuwait feeling by so doing,
admit it is not going to be easy to explain this business
a %y/
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The volume contains correspondence related to Kuwait-Iraq smuggling and Iraqi incursions into Kuwaiti waters. The Shaikh of Kuwait raised his complaints to 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, about Iraqi customs attacking Kuwaiti nationals, firewood collectors and fishermen and their jolly boats. With his letters the Shaikh enclosed statements by some of those who were attacked, as well as tables of the goods seized by the Iraqi police including cigarettes, fish, and camels.

Other issues raised in the correspondence are the following:

  • Investigation of the Iraq-Kuwait frontier incidents.
  • Cases that were dealt with and the possible compensation.
  • The export taxes on Iraqi cigarettes.
  • The Iraqi Government agreeing on building two police posts at Kuwait border, one at Zubair and one at Nadjmi.

The volume includes records of a meeting held in London to consider measures for dealing with smuggling between Iraq and Kuwait. It also includes records of the regulations of the King of Iraq regarding the issue of smuggling which were published in the Official Gazette of Iraq .

The main correspondents in the file are the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait, the Political 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. , Bushire, the British Embassy, Baghdad, the Iraq Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Hakim of Kuwait, and the Mutassarif of Basrah Liwa, Basra.

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1 volume (182 folios)
Arrangement

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

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 182; 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.

The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers; nor does it include the six leading and ending flyleaves.

An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-182; these numbers are also written in pencil and are circled, but are crossed through.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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