المجموعة ٣٠/٧٦ "الكويت: اختطاف طاقم مركب داو شراعي فارسي لاثنين من حرس الجمارك الفارسية إلى الكويت." [و‎‎١‎٢] (٣٠/٢٣)

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Copy of letter No. C-60 dated the 20th February 1934 frorn^
the Political Agent, Kuwait, to His Majesty’s Vice-Consul,
Mohammerah.
I have the honour to forward this by the hands of
two Persian Customs guards who have arrived in Kuwait under the
following circumstances.
A small Persian Dhow crew 5 men, Nakhuda, Ahmed Bin
Hussain, cleared from Fao some 20 days ago with a small cargo of
rice. The boat proceeded to Bander Dilam instead of going to
Fao. There according to the Hakhuda, the dhow was aground, and
was boarded by the local Mudir of Customs who seized it and put
the two policemen on board to guard the cargo (judged to be
contraband).
3. When the tide came in and the dhow floated the Nakhuda
fearing he said, for his life and cargo, quietly slipped his cable
and set sail for Kuwait, bringing the Persian guards along with
him as prisoners.
4. On arrival the Nakhuda reported the matter to the
Customs Director who at once released the men and sent them to
His Excellency the Sheikh.
5. His Excellency was upset at the incident and ordered the
two Persian guards to be well treated, and given presents, and
■3- 5,
returned by the steamer sailing for your port today (&.&.Baroda)<>
6 . His Excellency personally came and asked for this
letter to you, saying that he had imprisoned the Nakhuda and had
passed sentence of banishment of him and his boat from Kuwait for
all time , that is to say, it would not be allowed to come and
trade with Kuwait again, on peril of its being seized and
confiscated. His Excellency said that he would have liked to
send the Nakhuda a prisoner to Mohammerah also, but Arab ’’custom”
(pUxi^A.
would not allow of this being -sorrg' especially as the man had
made ’’Dakhala” to him on arrival.
7. The policemen have had their arms returned to them