"الملف 61/15 II (D 44) مؤتمر الكويت" [و‎‎٦] (٦٥٨/٢٦)

Mzuxmc* to in o en cunfertnce that tht^y old nut
regard tbe e-vidence of Sir r&rcy Cox m in ^isy way fin^X* It
wafc. merely ohm ©f th^ utring* to their bow -nd they had oih^r
argii»^ntfe which th^y were by no means prepared to abandon nor
wer^ they ready to abandon their cl im. I am afraid that I
flowed heat at t ie infamous oond ct, declared in thai
case th^re was no au$ continuing the discussion any further
that morning and t &% I would give a delay of 24 hoiirfc, in which
both i and the Bejd delegates might think ove r this m w d^ partura
1 reminded th^a that it wa» the second ti« that they had played
whfe confer - net; $ Ite ^nd that^ if they persisted in that
attitude, 1 should prcoaoly h va to atsk my Govtrnm^ni wht th^r it
mm the slightst us© continuing to confer with persons *ho
haoitually said one thing today and a different thing tomorrow.
^ iso pointed out to th«m that they were j copardiEing # by such
trickery t far more important int^retta # thin the r turn or say
lOv Bjtjue or eainelB,
ro-.«»»emul«<S on to* 8£to January but tot- lejd
d«l«c«Ue, with the exctpUon of Dr. Abdullali who looked
dLcldedly uncomXortuble,hsd hardenfed their hearte and were not
prepared t. yield an inch. 1 hare report d the rastter briefly
in my telegram Mo.83 dated SS-1-24 to ^our Gr-ce't ddreeo tnd
thereupon infoiatd the Sejd del gates thst I can cor mue no
further di^ueaione with toem until the pleatar. of my Government
wae known and they are now considering -nd. i undemtend,
coneulting Hie Highneee the Cultan of Kejd «• to whether they
ehould depart by ihe nest steamer which leave* Kuwait by tht
eame mail an qy lettere to Hi* Highneta the fultan of Stjd.eay
•lt-t of January.
it ie iffipoeeible to believe th ths Bejd deU tee
would h ve ti en hie great reeponeibility on thewstlvee of
v-reckim the •Utmmmfor th. mm few „o or
ndjfi,. Uierefore driven to eeek further reaeone for this,
extraordin ry conduct, of which 1 muet repeat t ere hae t en
hi vi.i x to not thss Blightvei, indication except within th« 1 et