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Telegram S.
From H.M. ♦s Chargfe d^ffaires, Jedda,
To H#M.•s Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, London. No* 102.
Repeated Grovernment of India# s lmla. No.42.
Political Resident, Bushire, at Shiraz.No.23
Political Agent, Kuwait. No.5.
Dated 24th received 25th August, 1936.
Vty despatch No.219.
Letter from Yusuf Yasin received today states
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that draft regulations have been studied in a sympathetic
and friendly spirit. Saudi Government are prepared to
agree to resumption of trade with Kuwait upon the conditions
mentioned in conversation between Fuad and Ryan. ^ V
2. Letter then refers to points raised orally with
me by Yusuf Yasin regarding possibilities of evasion by
persons taking goods ostensibly fcr Iraq but actually f'or
smuggling into Saudi Arabia. Although only solution would
be for Kuwait to inform Saudi Arabia of all goods leaving
Kuwait whether for Saudi Arabia or elsewhere, nevertheless
in order not to indispose Government of Kuwait by making
such request letter suggests modification of Article 1 (for
text of which see my immediately succeeding telegran).
3. Saudi Government consider it necessary that
there should be agreement as to "manner" of punishment of
smugglers when Kuwaiti subjects and when Saudi subjects.
4. Regarding goods leaving Kuwait by sea, boat
owners on return to Kuwait should be in possession of
certificate to prove that goods carried to Saudi Arabian
ports actually reached their destination.
5. Letter refers to understanding that His Majesty^
Government would •♦guarantee'* execution of agreement, and adds
that /