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'File 2/2 IV Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling' [257r] (518/542)
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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2b. A list of the more virulent newspaper attacks
on Kuwait which have occurred in the past is as follows:-
(a)
Political Agent’s letter to
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.
No.105,
SO til May 19 35 refers article
in AL XKHA AL #ATANX (Yassin
al Hasliimi’s party newspaper).
Be spa toil No. 588-5 of 1933,
dated Bush ire, l_st June 1953
to Govt, of India refers.
n suggestion for the
•^raq and Kuwait n .
uniting
(Copy was enclosed with despatch),
accuses Britain of erecting a
dividing Customs barrier etc.
(b) Political Agent’s letter No,
201 of 25.8.33, refers
article in al IKHA al A&MI,
the party newspaper of Yassin
al Hashirai,of the 20th August.
(c) Political Agent’s letter No,
C-50 of 13.2.34 refers
similarly worded articles
appearing in al IKHA al
vVATARI (Yassin al Hashimi’s
party paper) of Baghdad,
Al TKAGEAB of Basra and
FATA al ARAB of Damascus
on the 30th January i.e.
s imultaneously,
Bushire despatch No.246 of
27.2,34 refers,
(d) Political Agent’s letter
No.C-80 of 28.2,34,, refers
article in al AKHA al iatani
(Yassin al Kashimi’s party
paper) of 11.2,34.
^€4 British Embassy letter of
3.4.34 to
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.
”Verbal representations have
been made to Iraq. Government
on the subject of articles
in the Press.
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.
letter PZ2063/34
of 12th April.
Nmba s sy 2,811 er No. 247/251/o/54
of 3rd May 1934_._,
(e) Political Agent’s letter C-197
of 29th May refers article
appearing in SAXJT AL AHALI on
7 th May
Suggesting linking of Kuwait and
Iraq, with reference to Oil
Companies exploiting Kuwait
and its future prospe ity.
weft write this we feel pity
for the large numbers of
unemployed youths of Bagdad
Who are unaware of this rich
Ctate near them and are neglect
ing the privilege of their
relationship with it n .
’ ’Kuwait within the Iraqi fold
will be happy and prosperous
but as an independent State
will continue to be attacked
and subjected to every form of
pressure”, “
n Iraq. and the Contraband hade”.
”The merchants of Kuwait are
enjoing wealth and luxury
while the merchants of Iraq
are on the contrary suffering
and watching with despair” -
”our demand is the annexation
of Kuwait”.
”1 protested against the
tendencious articles regarding
Kuwait which have appeared in
the Iraqi Press”,
"Peace at Kao”.
”The al Cabah (ruling family of
Kuwait) are accused of banditry.
(f)
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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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- Title
- 'File 2/2 IV Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:29v, 31r:53v, 60r:65v, 68r:68v, 70r:79v, 81r:82v, 85r:85v, 89r:95v, 98r:116v, 118r:129r, 130r:131v, 135r:145r, 146r:169v, 172r, 173r:174v, 177r:183v, 185r:190v, 193r:201v, 208r:209v, 211r:220v, 222r:233v, 235r:236v, 238r:243v, 246r:261v, 265r:268v, back-i
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