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'File 2/2 IV Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling' [‎130r] (264/542)

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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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Further activities in Kuwait waters of the Fao
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I enclose herev?i th transla tion of a letter No. 1-4/2326,
dated 24th December 1935, which I have received from His excellency
the shaikh. It speaks for itself.
2 . In answer to my enquiry as t o why the arrest and disappear
ance from Kuwait of the 3 unfortunate woodcutters was not reported
to me, say at the end of September Inst, the Ghaikh replied that,
the men were of the poorest of his subjects, and their women
relatives had no on© to do this for them. It was only after the
arrival back in Kuwait of th a owner of the small boat on 16th Decem
ber 1935, that he came to hear of the story.
you will observe, the incident occurred once age in
in the Sabbiyeh channel, an entirely Kuwait water.
4 . mile the Shaikh calls the offending launch the fao
Customs launch, he does not mean necessarily that it came all
the way from Fao and went back again, another Fao Gustoras
preventive launch and Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. operate in the Khor 4 Aibair, and it is
quite possible that it was this launch which behaved^/the lasliiou
described.

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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)
Arrangement

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

Physical characteristics

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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