'Volume II. MEMORANDA REGARDING OTHER EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1905.' [‎27v] (59/228)

with Article IV Of the Agreement
13th October lOOt (ra<fo to both
Memorandum for November 190 ), ^
Governments; but now by a later agie _ »
dated the 19th May 1905, it has been left
to the Arbitrators themselves to settle the dat
for the delivery of the arguments which v as
originally fixed for the 1st June •
will cause a delay in the delivery
judgment.
1 The nomination of Dr. Lammasch,
Member of the Upper Cham * 1 1 '
Austrian Parliament and of the Permanent
Court of Arbitration at the Hague, to Ml the
post of Umpire has been confirmed.
Maior Grey in a letter, dated the 19tb
June 1905, reports having heard from Sur that
the French Vice-Consul, while on his recent
journey there, had collected all the old I reneh
flags from their holders, and given out new
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12. Koweit and BuUyan Island.-—
(See paragraph 16 of Memorandum for April
1905.) On 31st May, the Secretary of State
stated that it was proposed to take an early
opportunity of approaching the Porte again
about Bubiyan Island ; and that, if the reply
were unsatisfactory, the question would have
to he considered of sending an Agent to Koweit,
with instructions to arrange for a post being
established on the island by the Sheikh. The
British right of despatching an Agent from
time to time to Koweit would be reserved
absolutely during the negotiations.
The Secretary of State enquired what
support it would be necessary to afford the
Sheikh for the establishment of a post.
After consulting Major Cox, the following
reply was given :—
Mubarak welcomed the idea of
establishing a post on condition, first, that the
British Government gave him full moral
support, informed the Porte that they recog
nised his claim to Bubiyan, and assisted him in
instituting post. Secondly, Mubarak asked for
the following material support—
{a) The maintenance of a Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
at Koweit as practical permanency.
r (6) The occasional visit of a man-of-war
to Koweit and Khor Abdulla.
(c) The contribution by British Govern
ment of Bs. 500 for erection of "Hards*
quarters, and Bs. 100 a month for guards’
maintenance.
13. The Government of India advised
the full acceptance of thes , e terms, and
pointed out that the cost of (<?) Wa s i eS g
than the subsidy sanctioned in the Secretary
of State’s telegram of the 17th January 1899
i.e., £200 per annum. It was added that the