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COpy of a letter x\io»0-0^5 o.: the bOtii Novesnber 1936, from
Political Af-;eri t, iviiwait , to is .^vcelleiiGy "tile Ruler of
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After Compliments,
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I have th^ honour to refer to Your ^cellency f s
letter No.H-5/251, dated the 8th October 1936 and to the
conversation which you had with the Hon'ble the Political
Resident today, at \tiich the bauoi proposals were discussed;
A. The Saudi proposal that every caravan should be
accompanied by a special officer of the Government
of iaiwait or the baudi .arab Government to fixed
frontier posts#
Your Excellency pointed out that it was not clear
whether the Saudi proposal meant that Saudi officials should
accompany caravans from the frontier to Kuwait and back
to the frontier. If the proposal meant this then Your
Excellency could not agree to it since once the caravans
were on the Kuwait side of the frontier, the responsibility
for their surveillance aod safe conduct v/as obviously yours,
and you could not allow officials of foreign Government
to exercise authority in your territory. The Resident asked
what were your views if "the baudi Govermient meant that
caravans should be accompanied by Kuwaiti officials. our
Excellency said that you did not see any useful object in
this proposal, as the caravan leaders would be provided
with manifests from which the goods with the caravan could
easily be checked. However, if the ^auoi uoveinment laid
store by this you were prepared to agree, at an?/ 1 ite 01
the trial period of six months which is mentioned be . low.
B. .71th re mrd to the oau dl proposal to limit the number
of caravans per month#.
Your jixcellency stated in paragraph of your
letter quoted above that the limitation of caravans would
hinder trade. The Resident is of the opinion that some