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Coll 17/18(2) 'Smuggling between Kuwait and Iraq' [‎141r] (281/889)

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The record is made up of 1 file (443 folios). It was created in 15 Jun 1935-14 May 1942. It was written in English. 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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in qucBtion, but I am afiaid that an unfortunate impression
isill prevail that Kuwait’s intcreete have been sacrificed for
those of Iraq* In the present instance* His Highness* though
he *8 8 by no means under any obligation to do so* readily
agreed, by imposing the necessary restrictions, to cooperate
in stopping the "smuggling". I doubt whether after hie
present experience hie will be so ready to agree on the next
occasion when we need hie co-operation.
3* I cannot help expressing the personal opinion that the
conduct of the Iraq Government in this matter leaves Biuch to
be desired. It was they (vide copy of their letter Ko. 7512
of 29th July* 1936* to His Sxcellency the Ambassador, enclosed
in your letter to me Ho. 583-H/36 of 12th Fay, 1937) who
originally raised the question. They went so far as to say
that the import of the te* concerned into Basra, either direct
or vie Kuwait, wee •paralysing" the tea trade in Iraq. In
paragraph 4 of hie letter Ho. 314/5/37 of 2Cth April, 1937,
enclosed with your letter of 13th lay, Hie Sxcellency wrote
that it had been suggested to him that an end might be put to
the traffic in question if the Iraqi Government were to re
quire Collection of papers folded in half and stitched together to form a gathering of folios. certificates of origin in respect of ell tea imported
into Iraq. In your letter IVo. H.583-H/36 of 22nd October,
1937, His Excellency was informed that the Government of India
agreed to this suggestion, and that if His Excellency ssw no
objection. Government would be obliged by his approaching the
Iraqi Government accordingly. In the same letter His Excellen
cy was informed that it was being suggested to me that a
similar proposal should be made to the Kuwait Governojent, and
this suggestion was contained in your letter to nie of the same
number and date.
4.
I accordingly instructed the Political A.gent, Kuwait,

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This file is a continuation of IOR/L/PS/12/2878, and contains papers regarding the alleged smuggling of goods from Kuwait to Iraq, and attempts to broker Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation. an agreement between the Shaikh of Kuwait (Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ) and the Government of Iraq with regards to the prevention of smuggling and the establishment of effective frontier controls. It consists of correspondence between the Foreign Office, Colonial Office, 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. at Kuwait, and HM High Commissioner (and later Ambassador) at Baghdad, as well as communications received from Al Sabah and representatives of the Government of Iraq.

The bulk of the correspondence concerns efforts by HM Ambassador at Iraq, 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. , and 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. at Kuwait, to broker Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation. an agreement between the two parties. This included discussion of Iraqi proposals to assume control of Kuwaiti customs, to instigate joint border-controls and a manifest system for goods transported by land or sea, or to impose Kuwaiti tariffs on imports at the same rate as Iraqi tariffs. Later correspondence discusses the negotiation of an anti-smuggling agreement between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, and a proposed customs union between Kuwait and Iraq. The correspondence makes reference to on-going negotiations over the Kuwait-Iraq border, and the Iraqi date gardens owned by the Shaikh of Kuwait.

There is a small quantity of correspondence from 1941 between the Government of Iraq, 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. , and the Ottoman Bank at Baghdad, regarding currency smuggling, money laundering, and the purchase of Indian rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. .

The file includes dividers which give lists of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the end of the correspondence (folios 2-3).

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1 file (443 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 444; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-444; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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