مجموعة ٩/٣٠(٢) "تقارير إدارية عن الخليج الفارسي - ١٩٤٥ -" [و‎‎٤‎٦‎٤] (١١٤٨/٩٢٧)

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f.D,, ^nd Dr. Uss. H. Crouse, M.D., are carrying on the
Mission’s meiical work. The first named has a family tradition
of meiical service in the ^ast and he is a very skilful man.
(f) vests and Telegraphs .
The ~raq>i Post Office functioned as efficiently as
usual until ilay when the officials hurried off to look after
ofrtodhe work of distribution of mails until 26th -lay /hen an
was interrupted. The strenuous efforts of the Government of
the year to induce the Traq. Government either to resume tele
graphic communication with Kuwait although the Indian Posts
and Telegraphs Department agreed to repair, maintain and
operate the line as far as the frontier at Safwan two thirds
of the total length of line between Kuwait and Zubair, or to
allow the Basra Postmaster to hand over the .mails to a repre
sentative of the \gency or of the Indian Posts and Telegraphs
Department in Basra for transport by land to Kuwait at the so
expense of the Government of India.
Palestine. In addition to these schools there are some 25
Quran schools in the Town.
(h) Financial . During the year under review money
their own interests in Iraq. The \genoy temporarily took
rtvjoJ^ py which they agreed to operate a Post Office on certain
guarantees as agents for the Indian Posts and elegraphs
^ Department. The bi-weekly land mail service between Kuwait
and Basra ceased to function in May and the telegraph line
India to effect a resumption of postal and telegraphic traffic
between the two countries have sc far been unavailing.
H.P.M’s Minister in Baghdad had not been able by the end of
girls* schools. The teaching staff is recruited largely from
(g) Education .
The Kuwait Government maintain 4 boys’ schools and 3
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has been readily available on good security.