'File 8/1 Arms Traffic'

Title:

'File 8/1 Arms Traffic'

Date:

1925/1939

Description:

Abstract: This file contains correspondence between the various Political Agents in the Persian Gulf, the Political Resident at Bushire, the ruler of Kuwait, and various other officials on the arms trade in the Persian Gulf. Most of the papers pertain to a broad attempt to control the illegal trade in arms. The correspondents speculate and investigate the manufacture of arms- and the geographic origins, smuggling routes, and identities of intermediaries involved in the arms trade. Most of the trade occurs between the Arab ports of the Persian Gulf, southern Iraq, and the ports of the Persian side of the Gulf, but particularly the Makran coast.Of note is a widespread investigation into the theft of arms from the Iraqi Army carried into the Arabian Peninsula by way of Bedouin tribesmen.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 310; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Arms control
Smuggling

Rights:

المُلكية العامة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00015f_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00015f_en
IOR/R/15/5/308
IOR/R/15/5/308

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