'File 2/5 II SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS' [‎12r] (28/420)

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Basrah
29th Jan 1933,
My dear Colbnel Dickson*
letter of the 22„d instant“ anf i y i r s 0 t rfy * 1 t^t y r could^ot ^ i,
earlier owing to the festival and my indisposition, I am very sorry 1
to infom you that I have been very ill during this month,firstly
with a sprained foot and secondly with influenza I «Tn in i - •
but have had no fever for the lit six days feeing much Plng
better, Basrah was very damp this winter and I assure vou that T lonk
upon Kumit as a health resort as compared to the Venice of the East
! H, 13 Ph , r9 :f' The ,r eni0e 0f th8 East " 1 * * * s quite suffili^rto ims^rat;
the conditions obtaining here and those prevailing there, Inshallah tto
East will have a good Venice in another five hundred yea^s?
J , Mr Chisholm gave me the pleasure of a’visit
yesterday when I showed him some old manuscripts in Arabic wh-s oh I have
v L re f ^T 6 ,^ tr0Uble * and "e ™ rnuoh interes^d .
uo 94 t0 th ^ nk t hftt the Ruler of Kuwait will have now to make
up his Lindas regards the concession 5 but I pointed out that H.E. be-
lieves in the adage that haste comes from Satan M . He would have
granted the concession to Major Holmes long ago,had it not been for
the treaty engagements between the British Government and himself.
e boxmg match mentioned by you is a very good solution to the
problem ,but I would respectfully suggest that the A.P.6.C.may depute
is too delicrta tal r rt ^i r l fi K tera " to re P re sent them . Mr Chisholm
IS too delicate and gentle to be exposed to such trials.
Shaikh Sir Ah^ V, I 4 . le ^ n fr0m the looal le "<yer,Mr Gabriel, that
Shaikh Sir Ahmad has actually engaged to retain him and paid him half
a year s retention fee. No instructions have boee'n received by the
thlTf hTl^ 6 Sha ^ i" r6 S ard t0 the Faddaghiyah case! 1 fLl sure
hv mU ° h T b ® tter than the advocate who was formerly sum loved
; f u-i. , 1 and ^ trust that he will win the case for H.E, It
might have been better policy to settle the matter amicably and ott
l of Court;but knowing the Shaikh as I do. I am afraid that to make this
suggestion to him is like holding the red cloth before the wild
i “ay be said that His “ritannic Majesty's Government undertook to
ensure possession of his properties by him ,but I am afraid that they
did not undertake to rectify flaws in his title to those properties.
Ho ever, I have not seen all the documents in connection ith this
case and one cannot pronounce something definite in the absence of
decisive proofs# In any case,both Mr Gabriel and his partner are bent
upon giving H.E.entire satisfaction in this and other cases and I
trust that they will justify the confidence reposed in them. H.E.
may then be pleased to help me to an extent with reference to the
claims of the Shaikh of Moharomareh against his subjects. —■'
Many thanks for your suggestion as regards the Air Mail,
I hope I shall pay you my respects in a short timejbut I believe
that aeroplanes are not meant for people with several children and
a wife. My insurance policies state that I must notify the Companies
if I ever wish to travel by planes,and I am sub they will charge me
larger premiums if I travel otherwise than by ordinary means,
I beg of you to convey my best compliments and respectful regards
to Mrs Dickson and my love to the children.
Ever yours sincerely,
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