"ملف ٧/٦ I مهبط الكويت" [و‎‎١‎١‎١] (٥٢٤/٢٢٦)

It is howsrer used by every "lost Indian xoan* arriving
from Zanzibar or India, wlicse does not penalt of
entry into the docking areas situate in front of the Town.
These ships unload their cargo at dhiMaikh and later enter
the recognized docking areas. It is imperative that these
ships be not interfered with or denied entry into the
Shuwaikh harbour, else they cannot discharge.
The harbour is also used for laden sailing craft
arriving in a stem or when the tide is at ebb, as a
temporary "refuge" where they can get shelter.
The writer cannot visualize a situation arising
where sailing craft would interfere with air moorings,
if the latter were placed out of the immediate fair way
and at the western end of the harbour as the available water
expanse is very great.
d. I next turned to the question of the land area
1(a) which the R.A.9. hope to acquire at a later date
at an agreed rental of £.1200 per annum, but which they
find it incoiivenisnt to take up at present. In very general
terms I explained to His Excellency that what .the rUA.i 1 .
proposed was to give him the Shaikh £«100/«* per annum for
the time being, which payment to give than so to speak a
lien on the area in question("Araboon" as the Arabs call
it) , so that in the event of their deciding to take up the
area permanently at a later date which they hoped would be
the case, they would be able to do so without difficulty.
Further that when that time arrived, they, the R.A.F., were
quite prepared to pay his, the Shaikh's, figure of £.1200,
as rental.
5. His Excellency who throughout our talk seemed
interested, and listened with marked courtesy to all my
points, pointed out that, although he would prefer an
immediate settlement, he would agree to the arrangement
proposed out of friendship for myself and for His Majesty's
condition only, namely that the
Government, but on one