"ملف 61/14 I (D 45) العلاقات بين نجد والعراق" [و‎‎٢‎٣] (٦٠٦/٥٨)

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Translation of letter iio.48, dated 26th Safar 1:542 (=Gtn
Qotober l'J23) from Shaikh 3ir Abdol Aziz ben Abdor Rahman
Al Faisal As Saud, (1.0.1.3^, Sol tan of ite.^d and Dependencies,
to H.S. Sir Henry Dobbs, K.C.I.E., 0.3.I., High Commissioner
for Iraq., Baghdad.
A.O.
I received your letter Ho.50/1520 dated 27th An^ust by ohe
nands of Dr. Abdollah Damloo.ji my envoy to Your Excellency.
I do not deny that my demand for dismissal of some of my subjects
from the Iraq territory while they have resided there in a
peaceful manner is contrary to the rules of hospitality; but
as I was awar^of the misconduct of Shammor tribe and its natural
wish for raid, plunder and robbery which- I am afraid may lead
•to hostile contending between the tribes on the borders of the
two countries and cause disturbances v/hich may lead to
misunderstanding in the relations of the two Governments which
are in league with each other, I was obliged to insist in my
request for their dismissal from the Iraq country and refrain
from such difficulties which i^ay lead to protracted correspondence
and your repeated annoyance. In fact the thing of which I was
afraid happened and they repeatedly aggressed my subjects who
were in peace in their towns and who did not commit the slightest
hostile act towards the Iraq tribes since the conclusion of the ■
agreement between the two parties. If the highhandednesj^v/hich
were committed by Shammor in itself do not effect the concordant .
relations existing between the/regions,the remaining of these
men who have taken refuge in the centre of Iraq country will
disturb the peace and "order and their actions will break the
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relations of the two countries which will annoy the mind and
cause regret. I do not care, oh my friend, that the plundered
articles were much or little or that they were restored at the
same time or not restored or those raids were meant for Zufair
but were made on my subjects by mistake as ;5hammor themselves
apologise for them, but it appears that they have purposely
raided my subjects, because it is not difficult for the nomad
at the time of his raid to distinguish the men of Anaizah, Zafairj
etc.