ملف رقم ١٢٤٧ لسنة ١٩١٢، جزء ٢، "الاتفاقية الأنجلو-تركية. قبول شيوخ الكويت والمحمرة لها." [و‎‎٢‎٥] (١٦٦/٤٥)

KHCLOSURE 3
r^nelation of lotter from Sir Uobarak bin Subah# K*C.®*E.
Shoildti of Kuwait, to the Political Roeidsnt in the Persian
aulf, accepting Convention.
(Dated, Moharameroh, 7th July 1915)*
I have received your estoened letter of 0th July 1913
(lot Cha&ban 1331) and undaretood ite contenta, in confirma
tion of what you explained to me verbally at our interview
today (i.e. 0th July).
I trust you will inform the British Government that I
recognise and admit the force of your explanationa that my
interesto and those of the British Government are identical
and that there is no difference between then; and according
ly it is incumbent on me to rely upon the advice of the Great
Government in this matter; but they will, I am sure, under
stand that when any doubt enters ray mind and I see in any
I measure a probable source of difficulty and danger to my own
interests or thooo of Government, it is proper for me to com-
mail cate my apprehensions for their august views. But in view
of your explanations and letter under reply, I can but bow to
their view and authorise Your iionour to say that I shall rely
on the Great Govemnent to support me so long aa I am fins
in faithful fulfilment of ny engagements with thar as in the
i pastf ploaoe God I shall preserve those obligations and ln~
oreas# my intimate attachment to the Great Government and
shall act up to what is written in our Treaties and even more
than that*
I would only represent to you that among the stipulations
in our Treaties and in the agreement regarding the lease of
land at Bandar shwetfch# ay "sons* are specified as my suc
cessors, while now In the condition as arranged between the
2 Governments, the word "Khalaf* appears. Sow *Khalaf* (suc
cessors) includes sons and others . Again in our Treaties I
a® described as not agreeing to the presence in Kuwait of
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