"XXII/١٠ وضع الكويت والمفاوضات مع تركيا." [و‎‎٣‎٨] (٤٤٦/٧٥)

simply booauso it nad boon definitely stated by the Gor
man Government tx^at this ./as the terminus v/hich they wanted
but as it has novt been decided by the Porte that Busreh
is to be the principal terminus and as it is now held
that as comiJared v/ith husreh i^oaeit will ne/er find favour
with the commercial public, provided always that the Bar
be dredged, we have no further active reason for regarding
as essential the extension to the Gulf. All that it is
necessary for us to ensure is that if it is ever decided
to be necessary to extend the line to the Gulf, the Gulf
terminus must be at or in xvoweit limits and nowhere else
a-nd that we must be predominant there* This at any rate
is my idea of the present position and it follows that we
should absolutely set our faces against extension of the
line to hhor Abdullah unless a site admitted to be in the
territory of the Sheikh of Aoweit be selected and Bubyan
be definitely relinquished by the Turks,
With the tenainus of the Railway in ahor Abdullah
in Turkish limits and with the extremities of the xvhor
at Pao and iiubyan in the hands of the Turks, situation
'would be created whicn we cannot possibly contemplate even
if the Busreh-Gulf Section be Anglo-'rurxiiah.
1 do not think tnat the feelings of the Sheikh of
ito./eit need be a matter of serious concern. He v/ould ex
pect us if the line came to his terriory to safe guard
his interests. He would not greatly regret it if it did
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not. On the other hand a Turkish terminus in the Jahor
Abdullah combined with the retention of uubyan by the Turks -
would greatly be resented by him.
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in my opinion line advocated in the joint minute should
be adhered to the utmost. The Government of India were
informed by me in April of the conditions on which I con
sidered that the consolidation of Turkish jurisdiction in
x^atar could possibly be contemplated; but the questions
of the frontier and the status quo in regard to kohammerah
had not at that moment come into our discussions with the