'File 2/9 Anti-British propaganda' [‎211r] (426/748)

L’ ORIENT ARA.BE
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29.12.38.
Here is the translation of the informations published on the 29th Decern
ber 1938 in tbe Bulletin of the Arab National Bureau of Damascus:
1. * Amir Ahmed El Jaber El Sabbah of Kuwait has suppressed the
Legislative i ssembly formed in July 1938. We have as .yet no details
on the reasons of the annulment but it seems certain that the hand
of the British helped it ma. in many ways. The British are discontent
with the Legislative Assembly which aarried out many reforms concerning
education, communications, justice, administration and which have
encouraged the relations between Iraq and Kuwait where a spirit of
annexion is growing. Help was given to the British by the members of
the ancient regime who for questions of personnal interests fought
the present government.”
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2. ” We have received a letter from the Principalty of Debi, on
the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. saying that the British advised the Amir of Debi not
to allow too wide a power to the Legislative Assembly which is to
be formed shortly $ 2L they set as an example the recent happenings in
Kuwait.”
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3. w Oil prospections in the principalty of Kuwait have led to
the discovery of a very abundant oil bed whose daily product would
amount to quarter of a million gallons. The oil bed was found on the
eastern coast.”