| Date: | 26-Aug-1921 |
| Title: | Telegram from Political Agent in Kuwait |
| Comments: | Telegram No. 135-C dated 26th August 1921 from Political Agent at Kuwait to High Commissioner, Baghdad. “On return from Karachi I learnt from the Sub-Postmaster that Kuwait Post Office had been transferred to Iraq Postal Department and Iraq postal rates and regulations brought into force from 1st August. I am writing to you on subject as enormous increase in postage renders myallotment totally inadequate, and loss of facilities enjoyed as Indian post office is much felt. Loss of V.P.P. hits British and Americans very hard and abolition of Telegraphic money orders is a real hardship to merchants here where there is no bank. Meanwhile I hear that sub postmaster has intented for Iraq stamps. I trust that this at any rate may be stopped as their substitution for stampsbearing the King’s head certainly seems undesirable here, and would even lend colour to the fear already expressed by some that absorption of Post Office into that of Iraq is beginning of absorption of Kuwait itself into Iraq state.” (IOLR: R/15/5/95). |
