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XV. Translation of a Letter dated the 2±th Rabi Auwal, (June 25, 1935),
from the Saudi Relegation to the Koweiti Relegation.
(After compliments.)
WE have with due regard received your esteemed letter dated the 24th Rabi
Auwal, 1354 (June 25, 1935), in reply to our letter dated the 23rd Rabi Auwal
(June 24, 1935), but have not found in it a clear reply to what we asked your reply
for, save an outline of the talks we had with you m our last meeting, while,
according to your desire, we asked you in writing to let us know whether or not
you agree to the c ‘ guarantee ” basis, so that we may be able to arrive to a definite
conclusion.
Therefore, we request that you will kindly inform us m clear manner as to
your final decision, either you should agree to the £C guarantee ” basis, or decline
from it, in this way the situation will be made quite clear, and we can submit a
report to our Government.
Awaiting your reply.
(Usual ending.)
V.— Translation of a Letter dated the Mth Rabi Auwal, 1354 (June 25, 1935),
from the Koweiti Relegation to the Saudi Relegation.
(After compliments.)
WE have received your letter dated the 24th Rabi Auwal, 1354 (June 25,
1935), in reply to our letter of the same date, from which we understand that you
consider our reply not to be clearly put, and that you now wish to be informed
definitely whether we agree to the ct guarantee 5 5 basis or not, in order that you
may submit a report to your Government.
Contrary to what you say, we believe that we have made the position quite
clear, and have not been obscure. We explained to you that the “ guarantee ”
basis, which you demanded in yesterday’s meeting, could not possibly be realised;
in spite of every good intention and effort on our part; for, as we explained, the
first case of smuggling that occurred would not only upset the plan, but would tend
to have exactly the opposite result where the good agreement and connexions
desired by both His Majesty’s Saudi Government and our Government are con
cerned. Therefore, you should either make propositions different to the above, or
submit your present proposal, together with our reply to it, to your Government.
We leave that to you.
(Usual ending.)
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VI- Translation of a Letter dated the^ 27th Rabi Auwal, 1354 (June 28, 1935),
from the Koweiti Relegation to the Saudi Relegation.
(After compliments.)
WITH reference to the information you imparted to us in to-day’s meeting,
that His Majesty the King would not agree to the resumption of trade between
Koweit and the Saudi Arabia save on the “ guarantee ” basis on the part of the
Koweit Government.
As you know, we have written a letter to you, dated the 16th Rabi Auwal, 1354
(June 17, 1935), in which we stated the views we considered good for both
countries. On the other hand, in the meeting of the 21st instant (June 22, 1935),
you demanded^ a guarantee,” and we stated in our letter of the 24th instant
(June 25, 1935) that that guarantee ” was impossible to give, as it could not
practically or theoretically be enforced.
In a second letter, also dated the 24th instant (June 25, 1935) we asked you
to submit both your proposition of “guarantee” and our reply to it, to His
Majesty the King. r v