'File II. IRAQ (3) Vol. 1 Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens on the Shatt-al Arab. (Kuwait's relations with Turkish Govt. and Turkish demand that Kuwaitis should take out Turkish Nationality Certificates)' [‎246r] (509/636)

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No. 3183, dated Bushire, the 2nd (received 13th) December 1910 (Confidential).
From— Lieutenant-Colonel P. Z. Cox, C.S.I., C.I.E., Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.
I have the honour to forward, for information, a copy of a letter addressed
to the Customs, Bushire, sometime ago and recently shown confidentially to
Captain Birdwood by the Director. It will be seen that the local (Persian)
Agent of the Russian Steamship Company, and Societe de Tombac, at Bushire,
invites the Bushire Customs Administration to treat Kuwait as a portion
of the Ottoman Empire.
Monsieur Constant stated that, in replying to this communication, he had
ignored the question raised regarding the status of Kuwait and confined him
self to giving the actual amounts exported. He added that Kuwait was not
treated by the Customs Administration as an Ottoman Port.
Agence de la
Societe du Tombac
a Bouchir.
Bouchir,
Le 24-11 A6ut 1910
No. 96.
A Monsieur le Directeur Provincial des Douanes, Bouchir.
Monsieur,
Par sa lettre du 27 juillet dernier la Direction Gendrale de la Socidtd du
Tombac a Constantinople me fait part que d’aprbs les informations qui lui ont
ete fournies des expeditions de tombac se font de Bouchir et des autres ports
persans pour Kuwait qui est considere dit-elle comme faisant partie de
I’Empire Ottoman et consequemment assujetti aux formalites usuelles.
J’ai Phonneur de vous prier de vouloir bien me renseigner sur le realitd de
cette question et I’importance des envoies de tombacs pour le port de Kuwait.
Yeuillez agrder, Monsieur le Directeur Provincial, les assurances de ma
consideration tr&s distinguee.
\
Le Gdrant,
MIRZA ALI REZA KHAN.
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