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also throngti Major Holmes. (See my report No.58,dated
22.3• S3 to the Political Resident).
Clearly the 400 square miles refereed to is the
Neutral Zone.
This seems to confirm the belief of K.B.Abdul
Latif, that the Shaikh of Kuwait actually had in mind, and
had deliverately planned that Bin Saud should bring pres
sure on him to give Kuwait to the Eastern & G-eneral Syndi
cate and not to the A.P^O.C., believing that His Majesty's
Government, who were always afraid of hurting Bin Saud T s
feeling, would realize that the Shaikh was not to blame.
No doubt he would arrange that Bin Saud should put the case
clearly and firmly to His Majesty^ Oovemment, that as
the Neutral Zone had gone to Holmes, it would be clearly
against his (Bin Sauds) interests if Kuwait went^to anybody
else. Holmes would then offer Kuwait to a ^British group
and the Neutral Zone to the imeri cans. In reality tt would
mean the Americans getting ooth.
III # TTRrRTJNG-S OF THE PEOFLS OF KUWAIT.
In the meantime the people of Kuwait and the
other members of the family of A1 Subah, are angry with their
Ruler for delaying so long orer this business. They all
would like to see the A.P.O.C. get the ocnoession, but
are powerless for reasons mentioned in my Confidential
report No.35. dated 15.2.33. For ready reference I repeat
below some of the observations which I made then. They
still stand.
srL=« "«■' >» hi *
Majesty's Government.
(bl The Shaikh is playing a lone band, and
takes no local advice at all, nor would ^ ° f o ^ 8
leadinsc mercbants or nobles be able to profe^ anj
that nine tenths of them are in-
advice, see ng ^ have not the
deoted to him f 1 mio-ht not nlease. They think
courage to say what migbt not pxease.
that it is upto His Majesty's Government to do