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Telegram, R.
From. Political, Bagdad.
To. Political, jbahrein.
xmo. 4641/LJth.
Date d. £01 h iay , 1.' 1 c.
Reed: 3@th : ;
Please communicate the following to Philby, begins:- " First
-ly. K0V< IT BLOC . .DE, Continuous evidence has reached us
form GYPT , as ■.veil as other sources that lar e supplies
from Ku IT reach enemy uestinations. As far back as Decern
-ber Sir. Percy, Cox urged that troops should be stationed
at KOW IT for purposes of establishing a blockade, as Sheikh
vj - xs ither unable or un.dlling to prevent traffic.
In February Sheikh of Koweit agreed, after considerable
pressure had been brought to bear on him, to the sending
of i'wo British Officers, four British Banks to control the
Posts leading to the Interior, Sheikh' complained of injury
to his prestige. Political Agent reported that ea,riy in
April, that demands for goods from Koweit were steadily on
the increase. In the first quarter of the present year it
equalled the whole of 1917, There were many caravans in
KG IT and many more were expected, which were toonumerous
; or the Sheikh to control. Stocks in Koweit were inordinate
-ly large. He pressed for British Regiment after arrival of
which, surplus stocks should be purchased by Basrah merchan
fin need by British Government, Caravans in Ko./eit were
then turned av. iy, under circumstances, which you now have
full particulars of from P,A,KOWEIT, Many proceeded to Has
■where imports from Bahrein are abnormal. Sheikh of EAHRi li.
has been w; rned also ail British India 'ail Agents at all
the Gulf ports have been warnerd not to carry more than lim
ited qj-antities to KOWEIT, but neither Government of India
nor Com vmdar-inChief in Mesopotamia, prepared to send a
Battalion to KOV. IT, It is improbable that the measures
taken will greatly hinder traffic. Dhows and JAPAKESE