'File 53/83 VIII (D 153) Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling'

Title:

'File 53/83 VIII (D 153) Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling'

Date:

1939/1940

Description:

This file contains correspondence regarding alleged smuggling activities from Kuwait into Iraq. The correspondence discusses a number of topics including incursions into Kuwaiti territory made by Iraqi Customs and Police Forces, arms smuggling, the demarcation of the Kuwait-Iraq frontier, the possibility of Kuwait constructing frontier posts and an idea for the creation of a British-led armed force in Kuwait.Primarily, the file contains internal correspondence between British officials, but it also contains translated copies of correspondence between Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait and the British Political Agent in Kuwait, as well as correspondence between the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the British Embassy in Baghdad.1 volume (225 folios)File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.Serial numbers in red crayon refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.Condition: A bound correspondence volume.Foliation: The file's main foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A second foliation sequence is present between ff 3-89A; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.The file contains the following foliation errors: 2, 2A, and 2B; 89, and 89A and the following folio is omitted: 190.

Language:

English
Arabic
French

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Smuggling
Customs administration

Extent:

1 volume (225 folios)

Rights:

Public Domain
Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001ff_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001ff_en
IOR/R/15/1/538

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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