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VI. FORBTGU INTERESTS.

(a) Arabia.
Relations with the Saudi Government have remained friendly
throughout the year. Large quantities # of merchandise especially
wheat nave been exported zo Saudi Arabia.
(b) Iraq.

The Kuwait Government’s attitude towards Iraq underwent no
change. Kuwaities are still very much inconvenienced by the Iraoi
V i s a/Kegulat i ons.
On the 19th April an£ Iraqi camel patrol of 8 men attempted
to disarm Rashaida bedouin who were encamped South \7e3t of Umm
Nigga 8 miles within Kuwait territory. Shots were exchanged and 1
man of the Iraqi patrol was killed. The Iraqis are 3aid to have
helped themselves to some of the goods of the Rashaida^, but
representations in Baghdad only brought the usual denials from the
Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
VII. DATS GARDENS-
Attempts were made to persuade the Iraqis to agree to the
Shaikh placing armed guards on his date gardens in accordance with
the usual practice, but without success, and-the Shaikh was told
to rely on an attachment order. This he did. but the tenants’
lawyer arranged for the order to be cancelled at the critical
moment and the 1947 crop went the way of its predecessors, Another
year has passed without the appeals m respect of these gardens
being heard in spite of energetic representations by our Embassy
in Baghdad.

VIII GOST OF LIVING.
The cost of living has continued fca excessively hi^i
throu^iout the year. The wages of labourers, servants, etc.
increase as the Oil Company expand, A coolie now commands a wage
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food
plus
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of h6/- a day plus food and other w

er wages are in proportion. The

Supply Dep artment continued to ration sugar, wheat and cloth at
controlled rates.
U. ROYAL NAVY.
Vice-Admiral Sir A.E.F. Palliser. K.C.B., D.S.C. Cormander-
in-Chief. East Indies Station made an official visit to Kuwait
in his flagship H.H.S. "Glasgow" from the 21st to the 24th
February*
Other H.M. Ships to visit Kuwait wmrg during the year were
the sloops H.M.S. "V7ildgoose" in January, H.M.S. "Loch Glendhu"
in Apgust and H.M.S. "Wren" in November.
I. U.S. Navy.
The American destroyer "Hanlon R. Dicksoh" visited Kuwait
from the 11th to the 14th May. Calls were exchanged between the