'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [‎211r] (421/474)

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No. 7,
No. 8.
No.11.
No.15.
No.14 .
No.16.
Has drifted out of his appointment as Assistant Port Director
and is drifting into marriage with a daughter of His Highness.
He is building what is considered as a suitable residence for
the lady near her father’s house.
Has been appointed Food Controller and is becoming more important
every day. Has built a fine new house on the water front and
contracted a marriage with a Subah girl. They quickly separated
and he is now thought to be contemplating an alliance with the
sister of Subah al Naser. Subah al Naser does not favour the
match. Fahad must be kept in order .
He was silly enough to go to Sjrria for the Ramadhan fast last
year. His books were looked into during his absence and they
were found to be very revealling. Shaikh Hamood was dismissed for
embezzlement on his return and now lives in retirement.
His bribes became larger and larger and more and more frequent
and he was overwhelmed in the cabinet reshuffle after the sugar
smuggling crisis and now lives in retirement.
Is nominally Port Director and pretty useless. His thinking is
done for him by Shaikh Fahad As-Salim.
Has prospered exceedingly in recent months by smuggling. He is
prepared to smuggle anything anywhere for anyone at a price.
Is now a very sick man and is res5dent in the Lebanon.
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PHONINENT PSHSONS.
No.8 .
Died and has been succeeded by his son Abdul Aziz.
No»9 .
Is now very busy the food control for Saudi subjects
and doing it with energy and considerable competence.
No.10.
Did well inland out of,the assembly of American barges last
year at Shuv/aikh.
No.15.
** " ’ Nearly died of heart failure but like His Highness has made a
good recovery.
No.17.
Did remarkably well during His Highness’ serious illness and nursed
the Shaikh with great care and devotibn. He is really Controller
of the Household and I consider it would be a much better title
than his official one of A.D.C.
No.20 .
Sultan,the younger brother is now resident in Bombay having been
found short when his municipal books were examined. All the elder
is reported to have sold his premises.
No.22 .
Yusuf has recently been involved in smuggling sugar. He can still
manage to keep his hand in even from Jail.
No.28.
Has taken himself back to Iraq.
No.55 .
Is Hafiz Wahba’s agent here and looks after worthy ministers^
female relations in the town.
PROMINENT BRITISH SUBJECTS .
No. 1.
Since the closing down of the Kuwait Oil Company he has been
acting G-eneral Superintendent.
No. 5.
Has been transferred to Abadan and only visits Kuwait very