ملف ١٨٥٥\١٩٠٤ الجزء ٧ "علم الكويت." [ظ‎‎٢‎٣‎٩] (١٥٤/١٤٢)

ii _ n Qr ,A o mon( , the bundles of date wood and found
searched among^h ^ ^ ^ off ? the man:0 f.war the small one beloiig-
^ nfF anH anchored in the head of the creek. We
lf"\ e We went off and anchored in the head o£ the creek. We
were delayed about an hour.
Dated Koweit, the 25th September 1904.
(Sd.) S. G. KNOX, Captain,
Political Agent, Koweit.
No. 34., dated the 27th September 1904.
From—C aptain S. G. Knox, Political Agent, Koweit,
To— Major P. Z. Cox, C.I.E., Officiating Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.
In continuation of previous
s.o.k. September, to your address, I have the
honour to forward a translation of a letter received from Sheikh Muharek in
which he complains that two vessels belonging to Koweit subjects have been
seized by the servants of the Imperial Customs of Persia m the Shat-el-Ara .
2 I have since heard that one of the vessels has been released after the
pavment of a fine of £ 100 and the confiscation of the arms found therein
and that the other boat has been taken to Bushire.
Dated 5th Rajah 1322 = (16th September 1904).
From— Sheikh. Mubarek-us-Subah, Chief of Koweit,
To—C aptain S. G. Knox, Political Agent, Koweit.
The ships of our subjects of Koweit which travel to Basrah, great and
small, carry arms according to the number in the boat, Kakboda, steersman
and crew ; and that has been done for the past three years for self-protection
from pirates, who are notorious in Basrah; and the officials of the Turkish
Government and of the Euler of Mohammerah, Sheikh Khazel Khan, who
protects the Shatt, see that and have not prevented them because of the neces
sity, for the object of the people of the ships is the protection of themselves
and tbeir property.
And now the Persian ship, in which are the Belgians, has occupied the
Shatt between the buoy and Fao and has seized two vessels belonging to our
subjects of Koweit and with them their arms, which were only in case ot need
they have annoyed them to the utmost and have seized the weapons and taken
the boats to Mohammerah ; and now news has reached us that they will also
take the aforesaid boats to Bushire. And these matters are contrary to the
rules of Government of the present day and we-hope from your fair justice and
your protection that yon will not acquiesce in the vexation of our subjects,
the people of Koweit who have sought shelter with your precious Imperial
Government. Therefore we have petitioned to you in full. We hope you will
take notice of this affair and may you remain guarded, etc.
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