مجموعة ١١/١٧ "العراق. العلاقات مع المشيخات العربية في الخليج الفارسي. بروباجاندا مناهضة للكويت" [و‎‎٢‎٧‎٠] (٦٠٧/٥٣٩)

U 6535/6054/91)
FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.l
29th December, 1932.
My dear Humphrys,
I see that Fowle sent you direct a copy of hie
despatch to India No. 792-S of the 19th October, about
King Fei6al f s recent enquiries on the subject of possible
visits by him to the Arab States of the Persian Gulf.
Fowle proposes to treat each case on its merits,
when it arises; and the Government of India have expressed
agreement. But we here are disposed to think that any
visit by King Feisal to one of these States would be in
principle undesirable. The India Office, we understand
semi-officially, are inclined to agree. There seem to us
to be various indications that King Feisal wishes to try
to bring Koweit gradually into closer connexion with Iraq,
and that he would favour anything which would tend toward
an agglomeration of Arab States under his own aegis.
As regards Koweit, it has been laid down by the C.I.D.
as recently as 1929 that "as regards Koweit, it is better
"on the whole that... while endeavouring to secure so far
"as possible that Koweit shall not be identified with
"Iraq, we should defer the establishment of a formal
"protectorate until circumstances appear to make this
"more clearly desirable". You will see then that our
view is entirely against any closer connexion between
Iraq and Koweit. As regards the trucial Sheikhdoms, a
visit by King Feisal would, it seems to us, be highly
embarrassing in view of the traditional policy of allowing
them no direct contact with foreign Powers.
We
His Excellency
Sir Francis Humphrys, G. C.M.G. , G.C.V. 0. , K.B.E. , C.I.E.
etc., etc. , etc*