مجموعة ٥٣/٣٠ "الخليج الفارسي: احتجاز مسؤولي الجمارك الفارسية لمركب داو شراعي كويتي في شط العرب" [و‎‎٧‎٠] (٢٤٤/١٣٩)

No.9/1/370.
Political Agent, Kuwait.
Dated the 22nd December 1952.
From
To
Lieut.-Col. H.H.P. Dickson,C.I. £. ,
Political Agent,
Kuwait.
The Hon’hle the Political Hesident
in the Persian Gulf,
Bushire.
Seizure of Kuwait dhow and cargo in the Shatt
al Arab hy the Persian customs authorities.
Sir,
I have the honour to forward translation of a
letter, No.2/774-B, dated the 22nd Shahan 1351 (21st
December 1932) which I have today received from His
Excellency the Buler of Kuwait, together with a duplicate
copy of manifest No.373 dated the 6th December 1932(7th
Shaban 1351) issued by the Kuwait Customs Department to
the Naukhadar of the Dhow referred to in His Excellency’s
letter.
2. The letter and manifest speak for themselves .
3. The owner of the cargo one Yusuf bin Mohomed
Hussain Behbehani who is a subject of Kuwait though of
Persian origin personally brought the Shaikh’s letter, ard
gave the following version of the affair. This I have
no reason to doubt is a fairly truthful account of the
incident and is as follows:
H The dhow containing the goods left Kuwait on
rt 6th December 1932. It entered the river and
rt attemuted to make the town of Fao, its
’•destination, but was obliged by a strong North
rt wind to anchor in mid-stream. This took place
'•opposite the Persian village of Gusba . In
’•the afternoon of the same day a Persian River
"Police boat (ballam) appeared, and four armed
men/