مجموعة ٣٠/١١٤ "تقارير إجراءات السُفُن البريطانية." [و‎‎٤‎٦‎٧] (١٢٠٣/٩٣٣)

to suspect that their Shaikh has been ordered to London where
he will be detained by H.M. Government.
(Kuwait Int. Report).
11. Saudi Blockade Commission , tfith reference to previous
summaries, the Saudi Commission arrived in Kuwait in mid-June.
By the end of the month, it was clear that a compromise could
not be effected and the delegates finally left Kuwait early in
July.
12. The Kuwaitis were anxious to re-open trade with Saudi
Arabia and were willing to pay full customs dues on all ^oods
crossing the frontier and to ensure that no caravans should
leave Kuwait town unless armed with a manifest.
13. Throughout the negotiations the Saudi delegates adopted
an over-bearing attitude and appeared to have no inteniion of
allowing the conference to succeed. They insisted that as a
preliminary to any agreement, Kuwait must guarantee in writing
that all smuggling would cease. On further questioning it was
discovered that "all smuggling" included an "individual smuggler",
when the Kuwaitis pointea out'that it was quite impossible to give
such a guarantee, but that they would do their best to stop
s^ggling into Saudi-Arabia, the delegates of the latter place
were not content and refused to consider any agreement.
(Kuwait Int. Report).
14. Political Agent Kuwait, considers that Bin Baud did
not intend the conference to succeed. He suggests that the only
method of bringing the blockade to an end is by imposing full
duty at Bahrain. This might however lead to the development of
Eas Tanurah and the transfer of more Saudi cargoes to foreign
shipring.
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15. n£-g.gt,iQn.3 .of, Iraq Liaturhances . idth reference to
paragraph 14 of June ^mmary the Kuwait authorities continued
active measures against inter-tribal raiding during June, and
numbers of camels have been recaptured and returned to Tneir
rightful Owners. The raiders were heavily fined and they and
their families turned out of Kuwait territory, a severe
punishment during the intense summer heat.
^ (Kuwait Int. report).
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y 17. Commander Bayendor proceeded to sea in BABB at the
/end ot June, and it is believed his tour was in connection with
the construction of a naval barracks at Bunaer Abbas and the
< has been given to a Swedish Company.
(Mohammerah Int.Reporth
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29. H.M. Ships visits to Abadan. When EOWLY visited
Abadan for H.M. ine King’s Birthday, Bayendor excused himself
and his officers from attending an evening reception on b^ard.
Apparently his reason was that he had not heard officially of
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