"19/1 زيارة مُدرّسي وطلاب المدارس للبحرين" [و‎‎١‎٥] (٤٤/٢٩)

xii) It is reported that the Shaikh of Kuwait has
assumed control of all Kuwait dhows exceeding 80 tons
(there would be 200 to 300 of these) trading with India,
They are not to clear from Kuwait without the Shaikh 1 s
permission, and he will arrange fx their freights.
(iii) A party of boy scouts from Kuwait have recently
arrived in Bahrain having travelled overland. They are
accompanied by three masters and are staying at Qosaibi* s
building near the "Fuliya” They were entertained by
Shaikh Mohammad bin Isa and it is reported that they
nn Ve been sin g in g odes ^ inflamatory nature;-
Our women and children have been murdered in Palestine' 1
etc. This occurred at Shaikh Mohammad’s house where they
were not silenced. They later repeated the performance
at a club run by the Secretary of the Education Department
where they were told to desist.
2 ne ? r * ^ nwar Shikhoo, a Syrian physician employed
oy the^Saudi Government as a medical officer in Qatif,
has writtep to the Shaikh of Qatar asking for permission
+ £ • 2 a1: ' ar and practice medicine there. He reminded
e Shaikh of Qatar of meeting him in Mecca a few days as*
where he (the Shaikh) had given him 50 riyals as a r-e-
ward.
Meteorological
Maximum temperatUre=86 degrees on the 3rd March.
Minimum temperature = 58.5 degrees on the 14 th Ma-nnh.
Q at ar
Bahrain.
20th March 1941.
Political Agent, Bahrain.