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PERSIAN OJLP INTELLIGENCE REPORT - JUNE 1938 (S. N.0. , P.G’s
No> 134/522 of 18th July. 1938.
12. Dr. Ble/grad . With reference to paragraph 5 of the
P.G. Intelligence Report for May. It is reported that Dr.
Blegrad is proceeding to Denmark shortly at the end of his
contract with the Iranian Government.
He is reported to have expressed much satisfaction
at the canning prospects on the Iranian side of the Bulf. His
scheme is that two factories should be started, one at Bushire
for fillets, and one at Bandar Abbas for delicacies such as
anchovies, sardines, langousts etc. He thinks that the
Bushire factory An East India Company trading post. should be in operation before the Bandar Abbas
factory An East India Company trading post. is started. However before much could be done the
fishing industry would need re-organising and it is thought
that the indigenous fishermen may cause difficulties.
(P.R. Bushire. )
OIL.
is. Kuwait . No. 2 Well of the Kuwait Oil Company,
having as already reported, produced oil of good quality and
pressure and been taken into use for fuel by the company, work
has commenced on No.3 Well.
This Well is situated l£ miles E.N.E. of No.2 Well
(whish is at Burgan} 30 miles south of Kuwait). It is assumed
that No.3 Well will give results by about October.
(P.A. Kuwait.)
KUWAIT .
14. Aftermath of the IKHWAN Revolt . Shaikh Mutlaq as Sur
of the Mutair has received the King of Saudi-Arabia*s pardon
and invitation to return to him. He left Kuwait for Riyadh
on 23rd May after eight years exile.
(P.A. Kuwait. )
15. Tribal Taxes in Kuwait , In addition to large numbers
of Saudi tribesmen in Iraq and in the Saudi-Iraq neutral zone
there is a large number camped in the Kuwait-Saudi neutral
zone and in northern Kuwait territory.
In accordance with Arab custom it would be proper for
the Shaikh of Kuwait to collect from them Zikka, the poll tax
which is sanctioned by the Qoran. Before doing so, however,
and as a matter of courtesy, H.H. the Ruler of Kuwait has asked
the Saudi trade agent in Kuwait to remind the King that the
Zikka is due, and due to the Shaikh of Kuwait. This will give
the King an opportunity of withdrawing his tribes iiariediately
if he wishes, although it is in fact almost too late in the year
for them to move. (P.A. Kuwait.)
16. Shaikh of Kuwaiti Personal Standard. The Shaikh of
Kuwait has taken into use a personal standard. It consists
of the Kuwait flag with a representation of his camel brand in
white in the right upper canton. The camel brand consists of
a vertical line with shorter straight lines radiating from its
centre towards the fly (like half a star). He flies his
standard on his residence, the Secretariat, yacht and car.
(P.A. Kuwait.) 17
17. Saudi Arabia. • •