"الملف ٣/١٣ الاتجار بالأسلحة" [و‎‎١‎٣‎٤] (٦٠٨/٢٦٧)

t ransl at ion of a letter dated the 15th Jamadi-al-awal 1^32
from, sheikh M^barak-as-Siibah 9 Ruler of & v/eit to Ooloenel^
Oox, Political Resident , Bush Ire.
After ccmplinents,
W have received with the hand of friendship you
hisjh order date the ®th Jamali"Al-Awa- 1328 ( 17th May
1910 ) • Your order rc^ardin^ the arms which are prohibited
by the English Government , i am your friend and obddient
to your orders in all things and i when had the new-* aiie
months ago of the British Government rcdoubl nng efforts in
Makat to prohibit the aforesaid arms , withott receiving
any order from your high excellency I sent a telegram to
Sayid Yusuf Zowavi in Maskat that he should warm all boats
belonging to my subjects not to load arms for our country
or for any place • Most of my subjects also are not engage
~ed in this trade and with hhem a- 1 my old subjects except
x orsians and Nejdis who were engaged formerly(in this trad^
and owing to the silence of the Government uecd then to
send arms to our country according to their wants and to
sell them to^peoplo 4in Koweit) and hot to . ore.igne - s* And
/ also to me thence was profit ( from Customs-duty) but
I have stop ©d it according to your order for obedience to
you and your contentment with me) are greater to me than
profit • But arrived in o.ur country by a samb ik we inform
-cd Captain Sahkespear and they are placed in the Customs-
the (Sottish Govt
-House and what ye., say as to answering for me that be-
-lieve in and there is no one for me but God and at ter Hum
the British Government and I am under thier protect on and
help • M ay God make your order good to u^ always in order
that it may be suitable to you . And this is what was
necessary and May you be preserved*
Scan of
Mubarak-as-Sabah