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lieutenant F. H. Malyon, 21st Punjabis, arrived on 8th February and
spent a month studying Arabic.
Jlr- J- B. "Wood, O.I.E., accompanied by Captain R. L. Birdwood, then
q ond Assistant Resident, Bushiro, and Lieutenant F. H. E. Townshend, R.E.,
Public Works Department, arrived on the Oth March and left for Mohammerah
0u tlio llth-
Lord Lamington, G.C.I.E., arrived from Bushiro in the R.I.M.S.
i« Lawrence ” on the 28th March and visited Shaikh Jabir (in the absence
0f Sbaikii Mubarak) and tho American Mission hospital accompanied by
friend and tho Captain of tho “Lawrence.” After a walk through the
bazaars the party returned to the ship which left the same evening. Unfortu­
nately the Political Agent was absent on tour in the desert at the time of Lord
j^jynington’s visit.
Lieutenant G. N. Henson, R.N., Naval Intelligence Officer, visited Kuwait
in April and Major G. S. G. Craufurd, D.S.O., Intelligence Officer, Jask, in
July.
Lieutenant E. IL E. Townshend, R.E., and Mr. D. Gumbley, of the Indo-
European Telegraph Department, arrived on 6th September and after landing
to inspect sites near Bandar Shaikh for a wireless station left for Mohammerah.
The charge of the Political Agency was held by Captain W. H. I. Shakea-
Poiiticai charges. P®5* 1A * throughout the year.

The Uth January 1913. 1 W. H. I. SHAKESPEAR, Captain,
Kuwait,
Political Jrer.tj Kuwait.