The harbour of koweit on the Persian Gulf, the south-eastern terminus of this railway, must remain the uncontested possession of Turkey."
"The Coming Conquest of England"
August Niemann
The last generation talked much about a Euphrates Valley Railway, with its terminus at koweit; we now hear a great deal about the opening up of the Karoun, but it is the lordship of the Gulf which is the chief matter of importance just at present both for India and for ourselves.
"Southern Arabia"
Theodore Bent Mabel Bent
British public opinion, however, was invincibly sceptical, and with justice, for the scheme would have ruined our valuable trade on the River Tigris and the Persian Gulf; while the proposed prolongation of the line to koweit on the gulf would enable Germany, Austria, and Turkey to threaten India.
"The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)"
John Holland Rose