"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)" [و‎‎٣‎١] (٦٣٦/٦٢)

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No. 3463, dated Bushire, the 9th (received 22nd) December 1908 (Confidential).
From— Major P. Z. Cox, C.I.E., Political Resident in the Persian Gulf,
r ^° ^'^ ie Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.
In connection with the correspondence ending with my letter No. 2745,
dated 13th September 1908, regarding affairs at Katif, I have the honour to
report that, on the 1st instant, on Sheikh Mubarak’s return to Mohammerah from
the Sheikh of Mohammerah’s base of operations on the Karun where he and a
few retainers had been staying with his friend Sheikh Khazal {vide the weekly
diaries of this Residency), Mr. McDouall visited him, and as it seems of
interest, I beg to communicate the following note of what passed.
2. Mr. McDouall understood Sheikh Mubarak to say that the Wall of
Basrah had just sent a confidential messenger to him to say that he had instruc
tions from Constantinople to give Mubarak the Governors hip of Katif and
A1 Hasa; that it was not necessary for Sheikh Mubarak to go to A1 Hasa
himself he was at liberty to depute his son, hut that the Porte were desirous
that he should take over the districts. Mubarak replied that while anxious to
show his friendship (sidaqeh) to the Turkish Government, it was quite impos
sible for him to undertake such a task, and he had no one to send, his sons
being fully engaged at Koweit owing to his own frequent absences from home.
The messenger then proceeded to make enquiries about the Sheikh of
Mohammerah and Sheikh Mubarak’s relations with hi m, especially alluding to
the expedition which the former had just concluded. Sheikh Mubarak states
that he replied that he had simply been on a friendly visit to Sheikh Khazal,
taking only 10 of his servants with him ; that Khazal was busy by day but
he (Mubarak) used to go out hunting during the day (the sport being good in
the surrounding country), and to spend his evenings and leisure moments
with his friend.
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