"ملف 53/32 V (D 128) مسائل متنوعة خاصة بالكويت" [و‎‎٢‎٥] (٤٧٤/٦٢)

Translation of a letter No.H-4/l960, dated 3rd
Dhil Hujja C8.3.35) from His Sxcellency the roller of
Kuwait to the Political Agent, Kuwait.
After Compliments,
I beg to inform you that during the tax collecting
season last year some of our officials proceeded to
collect the n Zakat tt tax from some of our tribesmen, who
were camped just inside the territory of Iraq. rthen they
reached Safwan, (1 mile over the border) they quite properly
gave up their intention as they were told they could not
collect taxes in Iraq territory by 1iie officer there.
They accordingly returned to Kuwait out of consideration
for the frontiers of our twin Government of the Iraq.
2. Now, however, we note a very contrary behaviour
from officials of the Iraq Government. It has cane to our
notice that the Mudir of the Hartha Nahiya (North of Basra)
Daud as Salman, by name, with 2 Policemen in uniform and
assisted by 2 merchants from Zubair, recently entered Kuwait
territory and have been wandering round among the Muntafik
shepherd tribes in a car for the purpose of collecting
Koda tax. The news of the party* s activities have also
been confirmed from other sources.
3. Furthermore the abovementioned official actually
visited Kuwait Town on the evening of Wednesday last,
6th March 1935, with the persons and policemen mentioned
above. Their object in coming in to Kuwait was to renew
food supplies.
This action of the above officials we do not
consider suitable, seeing that it is an infringement of
good relations.
For this reason I ask you to refer the matter to
Higher Authority, lest the question grows into a bigger
one. I am anxious to prevent misunderstandings.
Usual Ending.