File 1855/1904 Pt 10 'Koweit:- Relations with Turkey. Sheikh's properties at Fao and Fadaghia' [‎57v] (114/398)

settlement of the el Fadaghia and I do not deem it advisable that the settlement
should be delayed any further, because delay has evils. The doings of the house
of Zuhair are well known to all the world and to yourself. Talib and Yusuf have
been trying for some time past to bring about annoyance between you and the
Vali, and it appears that they have found a course to do this in connection with
the matter which occurred in the vicinity of Zobeir, vis., the plunder which took
place 2 days prior to the Vali’s arrival at our side. Talib, Ahmad and Yusuf
convinced Saadat Bey that all these plunders have been committed by order of
Shaikh Mubarak and he even wrote you a letter from Mohawwalah on this
question. The Vali summoned Saadat Bey yesterday and he made the Vali to
understand that this plunder had been done by your order, and the Vali has sent
1 you a strong telegram because he has a changeable mind and he has not firmness
| of mind. The clique are determined to create annoyance between you and the
Vali and you should know how to reply to him. He believes that the Zobeir
question is a fabrication and the cause which has greatly contributed to his
annoyance is that you wrote previously that you wished the el Fadaghia to be
settled in the names of your elder sons and he wrote to the Porte and obtained a
reply, but you stated afterwards that you wished the settlement to be made in
the name of Naser and your daughters. This is what has disturbed him.
(Enclosure No. 2.)
4th Jemadi 1 1328, 12th June igio.
To His Excellency Mubarak-es m Subah Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , Kaimmakam {Deputy Governor)
of Kuwait.
Sir,
I have duly received your esteemed letter dated 27th Jemadi I 1328 and I
understood what you have stated. I cannot say that it is hidden from you as
to what troubles I took to untie the knot formed by His Excellency Mahram
Effendi. My hand nails are still feeling the pain, and as a result 1 obtained an
irade from the Sublime Porte that the el Fadaghia should be placed in the name
of your four sons and you had also requestsd for this. Now, in this your letter
you have abandoned what you had asked for and requested that the bargain should
be made in the names of your son, Naser Bey and his sisters only. This I
cannot represent to the Sublime Porte because it is different from your request,
and it becomes necessary for them to draw their attention to what had been
written by Mahram Effendi, and if you desire that a reference should be made
to the Sublime Porte you may in that case bring forward an argument against
that point. It is to be regretted that I cannot say anything against my previous
( statement, according to which I obtained an order from the Sublime Porte. You
have large properties in these parts and it is possible for you to give orders that
those properties should be registered in the names of your son, Naser Bey, and
let the Fadaghia bargain to be made as arranged and thus put an end to this
question. This is what has crossed my mind, and you will naturally know what
is advisable for you. Salaams.
(Sd.) SULEIMAN NAZIF,
Vali of the Province of Basrah.
(Enclosure No. 3.)
It is stated that the Vali is annoyed against Shaikh Mubarak because he
(the Shaikh) wrote to him (Vali) that he wished to register el Fadaghia in the
names of his elder sons and the Vali accordingly wrote to Constantinople and
received a reply, and that Shaikh Mubarak has then written to the Vali that he
wishes to register it in the names of Naser and certain ladies. Another cause
which has contributed to his annoyance is that he has been told that the
Bedouins who had plundered the people of Zobeir are the Arabs of the Shaikh