ملف ٦٤٩٩/ ١٩٢٠ الجزء ١ "شؤون الكويت: النزاع الحدودي بين الكويت ونجد؛ عدم شعبية الشيخ محلّيًا" [و‎‎١‎٤‎٧] (٢٩٤/٢٨٧)

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Telegram Cypher H.
From Civil Commissioner, Baghdad,
To Political Agent, Koweit, repeated to Bahrain,
No. S265. Bushire. .
Dated 9th July 1920.
Your telegram of 5th July 50-C and connected corres
pondence.
^ ou should remind Shaikh of Kuweit that Anglo-
Tur vish convention of 1913 was not a document to which
he was a party and that it was in any case drawn up under
very different circumstances, at a time when Turks were
in Hasa. -y own opinion is that so far as he is concer
ned its provisions must he regarded as having been super-
seded by clause 6 of jcaEtz our agreement with Bin 3aud of
December 26th 1915. Under this clause the limits of
Kuwait territory remain to be determined.
Secondly . My advice to Shaikh of iV owait i s to reply
politely declining to sign the paper, invoking the
friendly arbitration of the British Govt, and simultane
ously agreeing to take no further action at Jariyah pend
ing such arbitration, the result of which is in my opinion
likely to restrict his territory to an area less than that
given in the Anglo-Turkish Convention but this need not
be told him.
Thirdly . Qn receipt of a request from Shaikh Salim for
our good offices in this master I am prepared with the
previous sanction of H.M’s Govt, to address Bin Baud on
t
the subject and if possible to arrange settlement of
matter at meeting of principles or plenipotentiaries. I
have already warned him see my next telegram. Addressed
Koweit repeated Bahrain, Bushire.
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