'27/1 SALUTES AND EXCHANGES OF CALLS BETWEEN H.M.'s SERVICES AND ARAB RULERS.' [‎11r] (21/548)

Confidential
D#0. .No,76
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J-«ated the 29 th -^ay 1932.
My dear Colonel hiscoe,
when you were here last I touched on the question
of the possibility of raising the salute of the shaikh o f
Kuwait .
I'he Governors of Abadan, Mohammerah and the
Mutasarrif of Basrah each get 7 guns from our warships, which
number the shaikh of Kuwait also gets.
J-he latter feels that that as an independent
Kuler in special treaty relation with Great Britain, he should
x ecexve more guns than me re Governors of nieghbouring jt'orts.
3• ihe Shaikh who recently made a special point of
callinland opening his heart to me on this very subject,
pointed out that in the estimation of Iraq generally but especi'
xn the syes of the people of x>asrah, Abadan and Mohammerah
the fact that he the shaikh received an equal number of guns
Yvith the Governors of those xowns meant nothing more^ior less
tliam that his Majesty’s Government considered Kuwait equal in
status with those officials. This he ventured to think, could
not be the intention of Bis Majesty’s Government.
the Governor of jvhuaistan, certainly a large province but not
equal m status to the independent .'Yjfcgr States of Kuwait or
Bahrain, was given 13 guns, or practically double what he or
biiaikii Hamad al Bali fa, the friends and ancient allies of
His Majesty's Government received from H.M.S.Ships of war.
he Hon’ble hieutenant-Colonel H.V. ijiscoe,
2
Ihe position is' this
4
Ihe Shaikh further pointed out the anomaly that
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