File 22/23 III Kuwait Conference [‎49r] (97/200)

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Uj.teO. iih April (Received e-t- 3 *l.
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Xo\ir teD-e^raii No liQOy of 1st April* iutve Cc*.refully con
R lrtp r( =K} ^hol <»' qu^fttion of the defence of ‘Iraq a^ainft
Bedouin raids, and although we are prepared to t<%ke al *.
possible action within the borders of 'Iraq raid®- will no
doubt continue unless every
be made to secure a re
ciprocal anti'raiding agreement* The argument that a raid
of any importance cannot take place without the cognisance
of the su.zei'tiin ruler is two-edged ann might oe applleo.
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equally well to the raids by the Shamnar and others for
which King Faisal disclaims responsibility* I am not pre
pared to send a protest to the Sultan of Najcl at a time
when his envoys .ore at Kuwait for the purpose of arriving
at an agreement to bring an end to raids, unless ‘Iraq
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too sends repressntailves and undertakes to refrain from
retaliatory measures during the Conference;
Klo Majestv*s Government do not agree that the raid in
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qufftlon is a sufficient reason for Fnfc^endi^ negotiations.
The Government of * Iraq should be prepared to send dele
gates to Kuwait forthwith and to give tu*? undertaking menti^_
ed above, in which case the Resident in the Per&i&n Gulf l 9
hereby authorized to send a protest to Ibn Ba^ua ana uarn
hin that If the Air Officer Commanding and you find raideis
vn ‘Iraq territory they are liable to air attack*