File 1247/1912 Pt 2 'Anglo-Turkish Agreement. Acceptance by Sheikhs of Koweit and Mohammerah.' [‎19r] (33/166)

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ourcslYS* tlian to hla. I w*o not npoclally author! to (^/
giro hla the purport of the eeoretary of state *• teler,ren
In writing; hut 1 do not think X should have got hie aooumnoe
in writing without It, and ry rofuaal to glwo It would hare
arouaod
undesirable cu&pleion of our good faith In hie mind*
u. so eeparated a few rlnutea later and he auheequenUy
aent ese the letter of acceptance of which 1 attach a trenala*
"noloBur«”sl tlon. The flrat portion i» oased on Uneo oug-
geetod to him hy nyBelf; the rersoindor, fx'Oss tiie worda "I would
only represent" onwards, ic not noant by bln to detract fron
hie aooaptanco; but noroly rewinds via of the ti queetiOTB of
J5uooeeel<m, customs, and Adnlualon of uropean foreigners to
Kuwait In connection with which he either foresees difficulty
and claims our support, or feels that the eituation needs clear
ing by the light of the Convention.
""1th the firet two natters I have dealt sufficiently in
■ the foregoing paragraphs. As regards the third, his future
attitude towards foreigners, shaikh hobarsi Incidentally re-
| forrod to the question of the overtures wade to hia In the tsact
I by Messrs PonoMmue & Co., ami enquired whether his obligation
to admit a lurklah /sgent involved any obligation or pemleeion
to admit other foreigners. I replied that our advice to hlw
to keep heesrs v»onokliaus and otdiere at a safe distance had re-
feronoe partly to the Indefinite nature of his status vis a vie
the htrks; a fact which waa likely to afford such persons op
portunity for Intrigue. X continued that wy parsonal view was
that the regulation and establishment of his status by the pre
sent convention somewhat altered the position, but I explained
that the terns of the convention only provided for and referred
to the admission of a iurkish Agent, and did not affect his
existing understanding with us as yagavla others; so that X
considered that it was still obligatory fer him to consult us
before admitting other foreigners. I concluded, however, that
I would, if he desired, nake a freoh roforcno* to Sovornrent
with regard to the case of fesore tonckhaus and ascertain their
views. Jiobaraic agreed that that was the beet eoursse to