"الملف 45/23 I (D 140) الإصلاحات في الكويت" [و‎‎٥‎٦] (٤٥٥/١٢٩)

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Translation of an Arabic leaflet "by the Kuwait Secret Spcie^y
to the People of Kuwaiti '
0 IROULAB No. U
To the people of Kuwait, the Generous^ the Oppressed,
the Despised, the Forgotten, To you,0 people, we direct this
our call, you are entitled to your rights. Our patience has
"been exhausted, and there remains nothing, after all the
efforts which we have made to get our rights, except the
defence of the soulo
In Kuwait a secret society has "been formed, for the
sole purpose of defending you, which has taken an Oath "by the
name pf the Almighty God to wage a holy war for your sake,
and which will never turn hack untill the Almighty wills
Victory for the people and shameful failure for the traitors<»
This holy war will, primarily, he waged in a non-violent
manner, and "by peaceful requests to H.H. the Amir who may,
perhaps, realise his mistake and "be drawn towards your wishes
for progress, and your emest desires for improvementso
As H.H. has many times openly said that he has the
"best wishes and intentions for his state, we now come
forward to him with this circular, so thaXhe may have no
excuse, "by making it an open proof against him, so that he
may "be held fully responsible for our holy war which may
have to "be continued for a long time.
The clouds of oppression overhanging Kuwait are
oppressions in Laws, in the squandering of public funds, the
depriving of the Kuwaiti people from progressive measures,
the employment of foreigners, who act as mounts for dictator
colonists, the terrorising of the public for payment of
higher revenues, and oppressions which are directed against
us from all points of our existance.
The society leaves aside all near and far away hye-
gones to be byegones, acting in accordance with the Islamic
Shari-at which says "God has forgiven the past", and hereby
the society puts down her demands as under; -