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1. IOR/L/PS/12/3794

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3794
Title:
Coll 30/77 'Koweit: Persian interference with Koweiti dhows.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns reports of interference with Kuwaiti dhows by Iranian (also referred to as Persian) customs and naval authorities. The papers contain witness statements, letters of protest by the Shaikh of Koweit [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, Ruler of Kuwait], reports, discussion of the incidents ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1934-28 Feb 1948
Extent:
1 file (179 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/149

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/149
Title:
File 1/A/23 I Activities of the Persian Navy
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the seizure of, or interference with, Arab merchant vessels (dhows, jolly-boats, booms) by ships of the Iranian Navy, and the Iranian (often referred to as the Persian) authorities. The pretext was generally the prevention of smuggling. The correspondence is mainly between the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
8 May 1933-5 Nov 1937
Extent:
1 volume (254 folios)