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'File 2/2 IV Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling' [‎51r] (106/542)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (267 folios). It was created in 23 May 1935-13 Jun 1936. 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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especially in the "narrows" between Maschan Island
and the Subiyeh promontory, owners of Kuwait water
and other boats plying between Kuwait and Fao , who
have bad their launches held up and searched, will
always refuse to give any evidence against the IRAQ
Customs iJXMEJck authorities for fear of reprisals at
the ^ao end, where It will soon be Known who gave the
show away. Hence no reports have come in or have been
furnished by actual owners of boats of the incidents
complained of.
Nor in the present case would the story of
the visit of the Customs launch on the 9th July have
come to light, I think, had not His Excellency Shaikh
Abdulla As Salim, the Deputy Ruler, himself visited
Falaika Island on 20th July and Maschan on 21st July -
It was while there that he learned of the visits of
the IRAQ launch on 9th July, as well as of the other
three visits in June,
5, On his return to Kuwait, His Excellency came
personally to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and reported the matter, but
as he rightly put it, the June incidents had happened
so long ago that it would only make Kuwait look ridi
culous if he were to take them up now, hence he pro
posed protesting officially only in respect of the
9th July visit of the IRAQ Launch.
6 . You are aware of course that the Islands of
Falaika, Maschan and Bubiyan all belong to Kuwait and
if you will examine the sketch map which I enclose and
which is drawn to scale, you will see that the follow
ing points undoubtedly fall within Kuwait’s territorial
waters limit;-
lai

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The volume contains correspondence related to Kuwait-Iraq smuggling. British officials stood as mediators between the Iraqi Government and the Shaikh of Kuwait to try and solve the smuggling issue. They discussed possible ways to persuade the Shaikh of Kuwait to agree to a friendly arrangement for cooperation for checking smuggling on the lines which had been contemplated. British Government officials also suggested various methods to control smuggling such as a system of manifests, trade control posts, as well as the appointment of a British Director of Customs at Kuwait.

The volume includes minutes of a meeting held in London discussing the question of Kuwait-Iraq smuggling with the Shaikh of Kuwait, a list of regulations of the Customs Code in Iraq issued by the King of Iraq and published in the official gazette, correspondence related to a number of cases of violation of Kuwaiti territorial waters by Iraq Customs launches, as well as the arrest and detention of Kuwaiti nationals.

The Shaikh 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. who in turn shared the Shaikh’s concerns with other British officials. On the other hand, complaints were also raised by the Iraqi Ministry for Foreign Affairs regarding the Kuwaiti Government’s lack of control of its border lines.

Lists of violation incidents are also included in the volume. Each list includes the following information: date and place of occurrence by whom, a summary of the incident, date of report to 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. and the Iraqi Government’s reply. The volume also includes summary lists of Iraqi newspaper articles which discuss Iraq-Kuwait related issues including smuggling, and the annexation of Kuwait by Iraq.

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1 volume (267 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 269; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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