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1032 under the guidance of Major Papworth, R.E. (attached to R. A. F. Head­
quarters, Iraq Command) and which continued into 1933, till the advent of the
NovemherT933!CCd WOrkcd lo bc dlscontinucd» was once again resumed on 2nd

fill) to be put through was a portion of the Neutral Zone,
which Mujoi I apworth himscll took m hand and a strip along the North side
ot the bay of Kuwait, which devolved on his assistant.
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4. Major Papworth was supplied with the usual guards and guides by His
Excellency the Shaikh, including hawkers with birds to provide the party with
fresh game.
5. Major Papworth as on the previous occasion, when he visited Kuwait,
made himself popular with everyone he came in contact with, and generally |
received high praise from the Shaikh for his tact and fair dealings with the
Arab. His final departure from Kuwait was genuinely regretted by the Ruler,
the writer and every Bedouin he came in contact with. The same may be said
of the remainder of the survey staff.
6. The writer made several visits to Major Papworth’s various camps, and
was able to render some assistance in the Neutral Zone, when lbn Skajaan, one
of Bin Saud’s frontier Commanders, considered it his duty to send an armed
party and which planted itself rather gratuitously on Major’Papworth’s head.
(;') IIaj.—The 1933 trans-desert Haj from Kuwait was a fairly successful
affair as regards number : some 500 persons made the pilgrimage including the
ladies of several prominent families who did the journey by car (via Riatli).
(k) Deaths.—1. Shaikh Saud bin Mohamcdal Sabah, cousin of the Ruler
died very suddenly of heart failure on the morning of the 23rd January 1933.
The Political Agent sent the usual letter of condolences to the Shaikh and to
other members of the family.
2. Shaikh Salman al llamud, second cousin of the Ruler died on 15th
November 1933 from some internal complaint (not diagnosed). He was a promi­
nent and distinguished member of Kuwait society, and his demise cast a gloom
over the whole town. As he died in the Maude Hospital, Basra, where he had
been taken in anticipation of an operation, the funeral and internment took place
at Zubair in ’Iraq.
(/) Morriatjes.—Shaikh Mohamed son of His Excellency Shaikh Sir Ahmad
al Sabah, the Ruler, was married to the daughter of the late Saiyid Talib Pasha
nl Naqib of Basra on 10th August 1933, and for several days there was a round of
entertainment in the shape of dinner parties and ceremonial visits.
Saiyid Hamid Beg al Naqib, Member of the ’Iraq Parliament and brother
of the bride’s father, and also the mother of the bride attended the ceremony
from Basra, in company with many other persons of note.
(m) The Kin.o-Empcror’s Birthday—1. His Majesty the King-Emperor’s
Birthday was celebrated in Kuwait on 3rd June with great enthusiasm.
2. As is his usual custom, His Excellency the Shaikh declared a public
* holiday and according to old tradition both the Union Jack and the Kuwait
Standard were flown side by side on the Agency Flagstaff as well as on the
Shaikh’s flagstaff. Both fiagstaffs were also fully dressed.
3. All ships in harbour hoisted flags by order of the Shaikh, and generally
the town took on a festive appearance.
4 In the evening the Political Agent gave a dinner which was attended by
the Ruler, prominent members of his family and the European community as
well as the Agency Staff.
(») Complimentary Visits.-1. On 18th June, His Excellency the Shaikh
accompanied by his cousin and 3 of the principal local pillars of State visited
Itahrain on a private visit to His Excellency Shaikh Hamad bm Isa al Khalifa,
c.s.r.
9 On 10th December His Excellency Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa,

spersed with hawking expeditions into the Dcseit were the fcatuic of tnc
festivities.
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