File 2764/1904 Pt 4 'Baghdad Railway: Anglo-Turkish negotiations; proposals of Turkish Govt; status of Kowait' [‎232v] (469/674)

"“"“S “S3 C til l-t. Midhat Pa.ha, th. fc.ad., of litop.
to the Empire. This ^ c Government and the Sabah tribe had gone on thu fe
The relations between the 1 p to the ignorance or maladministration o.
very cordially for a long time, h^fJ^^fTersion arose between the two
some officials a number 0 1S P“ . , 5re sent form. Sheikh Mubarek Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , who was
parties, and the matter too ^ signs himself “Chief of the Koweit
formerly simply “ Kaimakam o ’sheikh Mubarek Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. does not deny bis
Tribes,” Ruler of Koweit. K which he bought from
nationality. In his telegrams a ou P P 0T)U t a ti 0 n of Koweit is not mentioned, he
Ahmed Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , although /Xm^s and the children of Ottomans,
states clearly and categorica y a . . ^ t o take out Ottoman nationality papers for
Moreover, Mubarek-es-Sabah also des.red to takejirtU^ ^ theln in ^ ^
his own children and to trans er e ,11 ^ ^o profit by such means, and as
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sincere words are equivalent to saying, “ I desire from my heart and my tongue that t
oreat Moslem Caliphate may be exalted and that Ottoman unity may be kept from
harm. ’’But*these^are not the only words, the sole acts and circumstances, that show
Mubarek-es-Sabah’s loyalty and sincerity towards the Ottoman Empire. His
hi words also show 'the'bond that Ltes him to “ Ottomanism ’ ^ reveal ^i
devotion and obedience to the Empire. The sheikh, like everyone else, the
everlasting Ottoman Empire is the sole place of recourse for all Moslems and their
crown of pride, and that to be faithful and loyal to that everlasting Empire is a sacred
duty which comes before everything else. _ , i ,
J About nine months ago some meetings took place m my house between the lat
Vali of Bussorah, Suleiman Nazif Bey, Sheikh Mubarek-es-Sabah Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. the ^ 0
Mohammerah, Sheikh Khaz'al Khan, and all the notables of the vdayet This wa^
step towards clearing up misunderstandings and exchanging (marks o ) P
amlt On that occasion I said a few words suitable to the time and place. During the
course of the sittings which took place in my house I said, “ K , ow ^, ^ re ttert oy
Empire.” The sheikh, far from objecting to this, received my words with the great J V
and satisfaction. He promised that he would again accept the payments which he had
abandoned for some time past owing to the maladministration, the dishon y, ^
the abuses of certain officials. Moreover, he undertook to build a pos tQ
Ottoman postal service at his own expense ; and raised no objection to his g
similar useful works. The “ Times ” claim about “ salary paid by Turkey to bhei
Mubarek Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. for the defence of Bussorah ” shows that it is not conv ^ sar ; ^ i
facts. Turkey is not so unable to defend and protect her territory, thank Heav^
as to have to hire such means by the payment of salaries. The Time
° n ^According to the “ Times,” the Ottoman Government ordered
invade Koweit; but that is the exact contrary of the truth. It was Sheikh M
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. who joined the Sa‘oud tribe to make war on Abd-ul-Aziz-ur-Reshid.
moment Ibn-ur-Reshid was in Irak. Immediately on hearing of t e ma
Ottoman Government sent an order to prevent Ibn-ur-Reshid from moving o
The man who transmitted this order was General (Ferik) Kiazim Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ’ a +m
case a copy of the telegraphic order containing the Governments pro i i 1
exists.