"تقارير إدارية ١٩٣١-١٩٣٥" [ظ‎‎٧‎٧] (٤١٦/١٥٤)

Um al Hi man near Shaiba, a village on the road and fully 8 miles
inside the frontier started way-laying all and sundry and seizing
their flocks and camels, irrespective of who they were. This took
place close to the camp of the Political Agent who was touring the
Southern frontier at the time. Steps were at once taken to eject
these gentry and recover the flocks, but Mubarak was too quick and
slipped across the border again. In the pursuit which followed
the raiders were come up with near Wafra, in the Kuwait neutral
Zone and a strong protest was made at the flagrant violation of the
frontier. Bin Sand’s officer haughtily informed the Shaikh’s men
that he intended going where he pleased as his orders were to follow
Xejdis right into Kuwait territory including any parties suspected
of going up to buy supplies and to seize and confiscate their camels.
Mubarak was duly warned that he would do so at his peril
Letters of protest were sent in by the Shaikh’s Deputy and Bin
Baud’s Trade Agent in Kuwait to Ibn Khraimis, the King’s
frontier officer and the latter subsequently apologised in suitable
language. The confiscated sheep and camels were never recovered,
nor was any compensation paid.
(b) On the 31st March a water dispute took place at Uglat ibn Sigai wells
in the north-west Kuwait territory, between the Amir of the
Shaikh’s Fa da why ah and some Dhafir tribesmen of Iraq. The
latter refused to allow the Kuwaiti tribesmen to water their animals
and a fight ensued. The matter was reported to the Political Agent
who was able to prevent it assuming important dimensions.
Necessary representations were made to the Iraq authorities
through the Administration Inspector, Basra, and the Dhafir were
ordered to preserve the peace and obey the Amir’s orders, or return
to their own country.
VII. —Relations with Sa’udiyah and the Blockade of Kuwait.
(a) In spite of severity of the blockade and the apparently unchanged
intention of His Majesty King Bin Sand to bend Kuwait to his will by continuing
to prevent all caravan communications with the interior, as well as by the strict
banning of Kuwait to all his own tribesmen personal relations between the two
Rulers have outwardly been good during the year under review.
(b) Except for the affair of 14th March [see section VI (11-a) above! the
unnecessary severe treatment of the Kuwait Haj pilgrims [see IV (k) above]
fn frlv twT 0f l 40 shce ? b eJ?“Wto a Kuwaiti merchant by Ibn Khraimis
in iL.d\ there ha\ e been no frontier incidents of importance.
(< ) The trade blockade of Kuwait has been maintained during- 1932 with
C Kuwait 6 amt hfl ?? 7 than ever. It continues to be the outstanding problem
rebel Mutair Aimau AVIl F cr , ef g ed ! n ^verity since the subjugation of the
10DLl Bhutan, Ajman and Ataiba tribes by Ibn Saud in 1930.
endeavour'tcTdetlect the tredp 1 ^ 8 1 de T, red policy has been - and still is, io
Province of Qassim in Nejd and^tfAhZkVY tribes 7 , f ^ Kuwait to the
to favour his own Hassa ports of JuLITa^
t i •T , y . . norm-east Arabia m order
e to starve Waf ^ 1 alld .°-l? ir - Actually his real intention
terms, which means being IncorporateTtoTh 3 Tp ™!! 11 she . ls foroed to corae to
vassal State. Bin Saud, fn fact hopes Sa ’udiyah as a
in 1920.
(e) In the meantime from nm\u ^
birds with one stone. For apart fm™ L r Vie - W 01 tIle Kin £ * le is killing
of starving Kuwait, he is preventino t l le sl ? w and steady prc
from having any intercourse with their Tnnfh ^u 11 ’ ^T az ^ m ’ an( ^ Mutair ti
has the added advantage of preventing f] hereditary rulers,
countering the blockade, by means of Inf! • SllaikllI y fa mily of Al Subah i
(f)Since the blockade startedlt hiS (Bin Saud ’0 trib
cent of her trade and customs revenue 6 m ? 1 ated tkat Kuwait has lost 75
ot these restrictions. On the contrarv'th > e Mmr 1932 brought no relax*
the regime ot Ibn Jiloui and his lieutenant la 7 creased in ^verity u
V +* 1 ioqo° V n ei , ] f rom tke Amir Saud and iW tu k ll t oker Hamud al Bag?
oi 193^. On the excuse it is said that tho A. Tv laraimi s respectivelv in Au
the King had noticed a falling oil it