'Adminisistration [Administration] Reports 1931-1935' [‎193v] (386/416)

mails were saved. There were a number of other affrays of the same kind
by Iraqi trZmen until the Shaikh dealt effectively with them by means
ot c “ h P a g °^ kh took care during the rebellion to issue stringent orders to
prevent the sale of arms to Iraq. i -d-i j
(2) Newspaper Attacks.— Certain Iraqi newspapers, notably al Bilad,
a. newspaper Understood to stand in Government favour, continued to make
attacks on Kuwait in varying form.
Instances are contained in the issue of al Bilad oi
(a) 7th August and
(J^foMio^Kuwait Territory.-ia) An Iraqi Customs launch
came into Kuwaiti waters without permission, m July and September
On the 9th of July the launch held up Kuwaiti sailing craft off
Maschan Island at the mouth of the Bay of Kuwait.
(b) On the 25th of September the Customs launch fired on and seized
the craft of some Kuwaiti woodcutters off Bubiyan Island.
In neither case was there any redress or reparation made by the Iraq
authorities, who denied the incidents.
(c) Persia.
The situation vis-a-vis Iran became very slightly easier during the
Year. In 1934 Iran treated Kuwait as far as she was able, as a part oi
Tran territory, that is in the matter of trade and passport regulations. In
1935 a change was noticed and British passports valid for Kuwait were
visaed by Iran authorities for Iran instead of being described by them as
invalid.
VIII. Oil.
The Kuwait Oil Company, which obtained a concession from the
Shaikh in December 1934 as reported in the Administration Report tor
that year, began the dis-embarkation of its personnel for work m Kuwait
in December 1935, with a view to drilling by the 1st of May 1936 at
BahraT on the North side of the Bay of Kuwait.
The local Manager of the Company installed himself with some
assistants in the town of Kuwait by the end of the year.
IX. Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Charitable Dispensary.
1. The Dispensary was managed efficiently throughout the year by
Assistant Surgeon A. L. Greenway, L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., I.M.D., Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Medical Officer.
2. The attendance of patients as compared with the two previous years
was as follows :—
Outdoor.
1933 14,340
1934 • • 16,452
1935 16,636
3 . The most common diseases dealt with were those of the eye ah
ear.
4. Operations performed
were as follows : —
as compared with
the two preceding years
1933
.
. 154
1934
. . . •
. 189
1935
.
. 215
5. Vaccinations
.
. 152