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Telegram (0),
From H*M e Consul, Basrah.
To Political, Kuwait,
No, 5o
Dated 28th January 19 2 9«
My telegram No, 4, Local Authorities now inform me that no
cars will he allowed to proceed to Kuwait from hubair at
present in view of report received from Glubb dated yesterday
Sunday, to the effect that ’’Message received from. Nasir bin
Qubaih of Juwarln Jarfshan stating that his scouts encounter
ed strange horsemen yesterday near Shiqqat Ibn Zukhaih, Ine
shepherds gave chase and the strange horsemen fled,j-hougnt tc
be scouts of raiding party”.
Letter No. 37 dated 29 th January 1929 from the P.A..Kuwait,tc
H.S, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir as-Subah.C.1.E., Ruler of'Kuwait.
A.O.
With reference to our conversation of yesterday after
noon, X have the honour to inform Y.E. that I received a
telegram through the night from the British Consul at Basrah
saying that he had j$ist been informed by the Local Auttaritier
that no cars will be allowed to proceed to Kuwait from Zubat
at present In view of a report received from Captain Glubfc,
who Is known amongst the Arabs as Abu Hunaich, dated the day
before yesterday in which he said Jshat he had received a
message from NiCslr bin Qubaih of the Juwarin at Jarishan
that his scouts had encountered strange horsemen near the
Shlqqat Ibn Zukhaih. The shepherds gave chase and the
strange horsemen fled. They are thought to be scouts of a
raiding party.
The above Is obviously the same story as that to which I.E
the High Commissioner referred in his wire & which X re-
lated to Your Excellency,
I hope therefore that Y,E,
will endeavour to interview t e
recent arrival from Riyadh whom you mentioned to me as eai
as possible, as his story will probably do much to refute
or confirm the various rumours now current in 'Iraq.