"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)" [و‎‎٢‎١] (٦٣٦/٤١)

Confidential
1907*
Office of the Political Agent*Kov/eit*
Kovreit 36th Jul^- 1907.
From
To
Sir,
Ma j or S # G. Knox, i. A *,
Political Agent, Kovreit,
Major P.Z.Cox,C.I.E.,
Political Hesident in the
Persian uulf,
IBusiii re.
I have *ohe jionour to inform ^ ou tixat
at a visit paid ’oo me bj Sheikh Mobarak txiis morning
he informed me that certain Koweit merchants, subjects
of his and trading in Basra,v/ere being pressed bj
the Turkish axxthoril ies to take out certificates of
nationality, p resumab ly Trxrki sh•
3. FFailing compl^Ciance,they were threat-
-»ened with being expelled the town*
3. Sheikh Jlobaraic said that he had told
these men tixat on no account should they accept such
certificates and that t/u-y should prefer expulsion
and come to him for orders and redress.
4. I suggested to the Sheikh that it
would be advisable for me to consult jrou on tne
subject and ohe Sheikh replied that txiat was wiraf he
wished.
5. The Sheikh specially instanced the
case of Hamad ul Khalid \Tl\o is one of the brothers,
partners in tire firm of Ml Khatiiair. Tnls firm has
extensive dealings all over the ' ulf, including Basra,
and in India and theoretically, it would not seem
that