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Balitioal Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 9 Kuwait Tor the
period 16th - 51st December, 1945.
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396* Major M.P. 0*0 Tandy left for Bushire on the 22nd and
returned on the 30th.
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397. Reference paragraph 384 of Kuwait Intelligence sunaary No.23
Major A.L. Oreenway, Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. surgeon left for Bushire on the 22nd.
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398. H*M.S. ,, Sho^eham ,, arrived here on the morning of the 31st.
The Commander accompanied by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. called on His High
ness, the same morning. His Highness returned the call at the
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
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399. Reference paragraph 385 of Kuwait Intelligence summary No.
23. His Highness and party returned from hawking on the 21st
December.
400. JhaiKh Abdulla al-Mubarah C.I.ifi., went out hawKing on the
23rd and returned on the 29th.
LOCAL nk>*s.
401. Fire bro&e out on the 27th in a carpenter’s shop in tne
heart of the town. The police raised the alarm by firing some
shots in the air. The fire was not brought under control until tie
shop was completely gutted. This is the second instance in the last
two months vide paragraph 360 of Kuwait Intelligence Ouijoary Mo.21.
The town is still without any form of fire-flgnting equipment.
402. It is said that two Kuwaiti cars (one of which belonged to
the Kuwait - Zubair Transport Company) have been detained by the
Iraqi Police at Zubair. These were suspected of smuggling silxi.3 and
cotton pieoegoods into Iraq. It is understood that their detention
resulted from a disagreement among the Iraqi police on the distribut
ion of the douceur .
403. Reference paragraph 377 of Kuwait Intelligence summary No.
22. Another Kuwait Oil Company vehicle was involved in a fatal
accident. The driver itnocKed down a young girl who died instantan
eously. The case has not been settled yet.
Juaed Ubaid the ^ audi Arabian Trade Agent remains busy
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winding up the agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , which, it is understood, will be closed
(except for a cleric) when the delicate manoeuvre or balancing,*
acfobtints nas oeen successfully concluded.
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405. There are signs that some of the religious leaders of
wish that the jrltish would support a ^iovement for the
independence of lihuzist&n based on the Azerbaijan model. The Idea
is receiving no official encouragement.
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Three ships called at Kuwait during the fortnight;
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British
Number of P&OAages discharged
8567 paomages
6832 -do-
In port
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