'File 53/7 (D 3) Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs, 1900-1901' [‎102r] (216/697)

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No. 234, dated Bushire, the 21st September 1900 (Confidential).
From— Lieutenant-Colonel C. A. Kemball, Offg. Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian
Gulf,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department.
In continuation of my letter No. 226, dated 29th August 1900, I have
To Her Britannic Majesty Consul, Basrah, the llOnOUl' to forward herewith, for the
^e <J20 ' dated the 3rd Se i ,tember ly00 ' with encl0 - information of the Government of India,
From Her Britannic Mnjesty's Consul, Basrah, COpieS of the marginally cited Confidential
No. i3o, dated the 12th September 1900. correspondence which has passed between
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Basrah and me regarding Koweit affairs.
_ 2. Mr. Shipley's despatch is a most interesting one. It is clear that the
Emir of Nejd is not likely to abandon his efforts on behalf of Sheikh Mubarak's
nephews and Sheikh Mubarak's recent action in befriending Abdul Eahman-
* Vide entry No. 17 in tins office diary for the bin-Fcysal against the Emir of Nejd* IS
week ending 17th September 1900. certain to make the Emir more bitter
against him.
Mubarak's position appears to me to be getting more difficult, and it
remains to be seen how long be will be able to withstand the various combin
ations against him and also defy the persistent invitations to him on the part of
the Turks that he should visit Basrah.
No. 920, dated Bushire, the 3rd September 1900 (Confidential).
From— Lieutenant-Colonel C. A. Kemball , Her Britannic Majest /s Acting
Consul-General for Fars, &c..
To—Her Britannic Majesty^s Consul at Basrah.
In forwarding, for your perusal, the enclosed copy of a report which I
have received from our news-agent at Koweit, I shall be glad if you will be
good enough to let me know whether you have received any information which
would confirm this report.
It would be interesting to know if Saiyid Ahmed's visit to Koweit was for
the reason mentioned in the report.
Report from the News-agent at Koweit, dated the 17th August 1900.
On 5th June 1900, arrivals from the Hedjaz reported that Yusuf-bin-
Ibrahim and the sons of Muhammad-bin-Sabah and Jerrah were with Abdul
Aziz-bin-Bashid, and were seeking his assistance against Sheikh Mubarak.
The Emir accepted their request and at once wrote a letter to the Sublime
Porte, and sent a present of 10 horses via Jeddah, requesting the Sublime Porte
either to recover the rights of Muhammad Sabah's sons from Sheikh Mubarak,
or to allow him to recover them himself. On receipt of this news. Sheikh
Mubarak wired to the Sublime Porte to the effect that the rebel Yusuf-bin-
Ibrahim had taken refuge with Emir Ibn Eashid and the latter was assisting
him. In consequence of this, the roads were not safe and the Bedouins had
taken to plundering (caravans) and disturbances had taken place between
Arabs. His stay with Ibn Bashid was not advisable. Sheikh Mubarak's tele
gram reached the Sublime Porte before arrival of Ibn Bashid's present and
letter. The Sublime Porte wired to Saiyid Ahmed Nakib (of Basrah) to go
to Koweit and visit Sheikh Mubarak and write a letter to Emir Abdul Aziz in
their name, asking him to send aWay the rebel Yusaf and his companions on
receipt of the letter. Saiyid Ahmed's arrival in Koweit is for the above
purpose, and he has written a letter to Abdul Aziz as ordered.