ملف رقم ٢١٨٢ لسنة ١٩١٣ الجزء ٨ " الجزيرة العربية - السياسة تجاه ابن سعود" [ظ‎‎٢‎٥‎٩] (٦٠٢/١٠٢)

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Enclosure No. 1.
Telegram R., No. 6766, dated the 17th August 1918.
From—Political, Baghdad,
To—Prodrome, Cairo.
What is authority for statement in Secretary of State for India telegram, 1
August 15th, that “ King Hussain has
• Senai No. 53 . offered to visit Bin Saud himself with a
yiew to discussing such reconciliation It seems unlikely that it is seriously
meant by King Hussain and in present circumstances such a meeting might tje
not only undesirable but dangerous.
I contemplate omitting it from text of message and telling Philby to
communicate it to Bin Saud at his discretion.
What are your views ?
Enclosure No. 2.
Telegram X., No. 787-M., dated (and received) the 18th August 1918.
From— Wingate, Bacos, Ramleb,
To—Political, Baghdad.
f Above. Your telegram,f 6766.
King Husain made this statement in his message to His Majesty's
Government and I have no means of judging exactly what is in his mind but
1 am repeating your message to Jeddah to obtain Basset's views.
Enclosure No. 3.
Telegram R., No. 68U2, dated the 19th August 1918.
From—Political, Baghdad,
To—Political, Koweit.
Confidential. Following for Philby '.—Begins.
Following are orders^ of His Majesty’s Government, dated Augnst I5th,
: Serial No. 53 . on your telegrams,§ M.-lll, July 19th,
§ Not received. M.-115, July 20th and M.-123, July 24th,
which were repeated practically in extenso to London, Cairo and Simla on
August 7th. Orders begin
A written communication is to be addressed by you to Bin Saud in the
following terms, on behalf of His Majesty’s Government and in supersession
of your provisional assurances : (Communication begins).
“ (1) That we recognize our obligations to use every influence in our
power to prevent encroachment upon Bin Saud’s territories, but feel that it is
impossible to decide upon merits of individual cases until precise limits of his
territories have been discussed and laid down as provided for in the Treaty of
December 1915.
“ (2) That King Hussain has given us emphatic assurances that his action
against rebel Sheikh Amir Khalid of Khurma is local and is not directed
against Bin Saud and that he entertains no hostile designs against latter.
“ (3) That King is writing a friendly letter to Bin Saud and appears most
anxious for a reconciliation which His Majesty's Government feel would be of
great advantage to both parties and to Arabs in general.
“ King Hussain has offered to visit Bin Saud himself with a view to
discussing such reconciliation.
“ (4) That His Majesty’s Government are prepared to give their good offices
to both parties on behalf of such a reconciliation and an amicable adjustment
of their outstanding difficulties; but they cannot but feel that present time
of war and stress is unfavourable to a final and satisfactory settlement of
complicated questions such as an exact delimitation of boundaries.