"الملف 53/57 I ( D 35) شؤون الجهراء والنزاع الحدودي بين ابن سعود وشيخ الكويت" [و‎‎٢‎٦‎٨] (٦٦٠/٥٥٠)

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of a l«tter, dated 18th RaM' ath-Thanl 1339 ( 39th
920 ), f roa H> Ei th- 8 h4lWl af Kuwait to the Political
Agoat, Kuwait,
Aftor ooapllaonts.
h r«f«reno9 to your letter Ho. 888, rolatlvo to tho tolograa
whloh you had r.o.lrod froa Sir P.roy Oox, ord.rlng a . not to
Maintain a largo foroo at Jahrah und.r ay war flag. I inforaod
you at tho ti a . in V lottor dated the ,7th Rabl' al-Auwal ( 2 ,th
Hoveaber ) that I had no Intention of aalntainlns a large foroe
• Jahrah, but aerely a aaall garriaon for defenoe only. I hare
done nothing contrary to hia order., and have cea.ed froa ho.tlle
aoreaenta in obedience to the ordere of Governaent. Ibn Sa'ud,
however. 1, not atoning hi, aggreaaion, a. three day. ago Fai.al
ad-Dawi.h, with a large force of Ikhwan, attacked ay tribe, to the
weat of Jahrah, .ei.ed their property and killed .oae of their
aen. -They were not epoetins anything of the aort. a. I had not
thought that Ibn Sa 'ud would order an attack in defiance of the
orier. of Oovernaent. On hearing thia new. I .eat Salaan al-Haaud
and na'ij with .oae relnforoeaent. to defend Jahrah. I told Abdul
L*tlf to explain thi. to you ye.terday. I have now received
inforaatlon that Dawl.h ha. gone toward. Zubair. but 1 do not know
»ith what object. I as accordingly laying the aatter before you,
and hope you will give it your oon.lderatlon, and will inform Sir
P.roy Cox of thi. aggression. A. ordered by Oovernment I have
cea.ed doing anything contrary to her wi .he., and I .a auch sur
prised at these aoveaenta. Tru.ting in the kindness of (Jovernaent,
I hope everything will ceae right in the end.
Usual ending.