"ملف II. العراق (٣) المجلد ١ بساتين التمر العائدة لشيخ الكويت في شط العرب. (علاقات الكويت مع الحكومة التركية والمطالبة التركية بضرورة استخراج الكويتيين شهادات الجنسية التركية)" [و‎‎٨] (٦٣٦/١٥)

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The following from LcDouall , dated 9th
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-bout Koweit • About one month ago some ivoweit merchant.
visited the Sardar Arfa T , and went on to Bussorah , th
the headmen T s name as I understood being Haji Bekkir.
They have now returned from Bussorah and I am told ,
at a private meeting with the Shaikh at v/hich only one
or two of the grey-beards were present , said that the
Turkish Government have granted Subia to Shaikh Liubarak
Shaikh Mubarak is shortly coming to Mahommerah and on
etc , are to move to Subia and desert koweit entirely.
Those present were told not to mention what they had
heard but my informant is in the confidence Af one of
them and bfought the story to me. It sounds so strange
that I wonder if it ws a trap , to see if the story
leaked out and test the trustworthiness of those presen
If it is true the information may be of value .The Sard
ar saw the merehants on board his steamer this morning
I know fT . ends.
Can you make anything of it ? If it were anything
his return the whole of Koweit merchants * shopkeepers