"ملف ٢٠/٤ II الوضع في الكويت: الدستور والمجلس" [و‎‎٩‎٠] (٤٠٠/١٧٩)

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some papers in their possession and asked for time.
These papers, such things as the old Kuwait Constitution,
written out hy themselves, and since superseded, hoth in
fact and on paper, a contract for removal of gravel, and
another for sand, with some others, they evidently set
great store "by, had "been sent to Basra for safe keeping.
4. The Shaikh told me all about this, and showed me
the list of his new Council, a partly elected and partly
nominated one, about 3 P.M on the 9th at his country house
some railes away from the city, /hile he was doing so, one
of his cousins, the black Shaikh, PAHAD bin SALIM AS SUB AFT,
a brave and intelligent young man, arrived to report a set
back. The State Accountant, a member of the Council, known
to his friends as "the Minister of finance", refused to hand
over his account books and was receiving support, and the
Council had asked for a few more hours before handing over
the papers. None of this seemed very serious so far and
while I was there the Shaikh sent back sensible, if, to my
mind, slightly confusedly given, orders.
5. Later in the day, however, a certain MORAiLOU) BIN
MUNAIS, a Kuwaiti, a small grain merchant living in Iraq.,
formerly a water carrier here, who arrived on the 7th,and
who some people are convinced was on a mission from the
Iraq. Government, so authoritatively did he speak, had
encouraged young men to distribute leaflets proclaiming
the Subah ruling family deposed from power and calling upon
the people to resist them.
He addressed a gathering of some of the fallen Council
in stirring language on the same lines, and they foolishly
applauded him anl declared that they would support him; news
of which quickly circulated, and caused excitement which
lasted until late at night, incidentally being enough to
make the new Council hesitate to take office.