This file contains correspondence between the India Office and the British Embassy in Basra on the formation of a small river fleet in Iraq to protect the Shatt al-Arab waterway during the Second World War. The papers cover the size and armament of the fleet of six boats, the projected cost of th...
File 2/12 Miscellaneous papers relating to Kuwait-Iraq relations
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This file contains correspondence relating variously to customs duties on livestock, political events in Iraq, and deficiency in printed Iraqi currency due to accidents in transportation. The correspondence consists of exchanges between the British authorities in the Persian Gulf and Iraq.
File 2/13 Visit to Kuwait of Iraqi Foreign Minister; proposed Kuwait-Iraqi Agreement on smuggling
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This file contains correspondence between British Officials in Kuwait, London and India on an upcoming diplomatic mission of Iraqi Government officials to Kuwait. The file also contains correspondence relating to smuggling, trade agreements and the construction of a port on the Gulf coast of Saud...
File 2/14 Iraq Government's request for their geologist to be permitted to carry out study of rock formation in Kuwait territory
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This file contains papers relating to a request by the Iraqi Government to have its geologists conduct tests on rock formations in Kuwaiti territory. The file is entirely comprised of correspondence between British officials regarding the matter, including proposals for mineral and geological exp...
File 2/15 Iraq coup d'etat and political situation in Iraq
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This file contains documents and correspondence relating to the takeover of Iraq by British forces following the coup d'état in Iraq during 1941. The papers discuss the possibility of an Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, and the domestic political situation in Iraq during and immediately after both the c...
This file contains a letter from the foreign office to the Political Residency in Bahrain regarding the persecution of Jews following the declaration of the State of Israel's independence the preceding year.
File 3/1 I Seizure or Detention of Kuwait sailing craft by Persians
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This file relates to several cases of Kuwaiti sailing boats being seized or detained by the Persian authorities. The file consists mostly of correspondence between the Political Agent, Kuwait, and various British diplomatic officials. Most of the correspondence concerns the circumstances of the ...
The Kuwait/Iran relations sub-sub-series concerns Kuwait's and Britain's relations with Persia (also referred to as Iran in some of the correspondence). Three of the files relate to cases of Kuwaiti sailing boats being seized, and in some cases detained, by the Persian authorities. Other matter...
File 3/1 II Seizure or detention of Kuwait Sailing Craft by Persians Vol. 2.
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This file documents a series of investigations carried out by various British officials into reports of Kuwaiti sailing boats being seized and detained by Iranian authorities. Most of the file consists of copies of telegrams between the following British officers: the Political Resident, Bushire...
File 3/2 Interference with Kuwait Sailing Craft on High Seas by Persian warships.
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This file relates to incidents of Kuwaiti sailing boats being intercepted (and in some cases seized and detained) by Persian warships and other vessels, on suspicions of smuggling. The file largely consists of correspondence between British officials regarding several specific incidents, includi...
