ملف ١٩٢٤/١٧٠٧ "الجزيره العربية - تقارير عن الوضع في جدة. (١٩٢٤-١٩٣٠)" [ظ‎‎٣‎٩‎٨] (٨٩٨/٨٠١)

they agree, well; if they reject them, he is excused in the sight of God and of the
Moslems. He swears by God that he will do nothing contrary to Moslem law,
particularly in the Holy Place. His message to the people of Mecca and its
Dependencies, the notables, the townsmen in general, the residents, and the refugees
(i e visitors) from all countries, is this : he promises them that their lives and
property will be safe, and that they will be respected as the sanctity of the Holy
Place requires. He will not treat them in a manner displeasing to them, and nothing I
shall be done to them, either now or in the future, except m accordance with law.
He will do his best to make the Holy Place safe, as also its inhabitants, its roads and
its pilgrims. He w r ill not appoint as Governor anyone v. horn uhc\ dislixe. He does
not propose to treat them as vassals, but with advice, security and comfort. The
question of the Holy Places will be left to the consultation of the Moslems. Nothing
will be done in them which might injure them or their honour or their people, but
only that which is agreed upon by the Moslems and accepted by Moslem law.
The present letter is his bond before God and the Moslems, and he gives his
promise before God in regard to all that is written above. Indeed, he hopes
to perform even more than he has written.
God guide us all, &c.
(Heal of Ibn Saud i
Appendix C to Enclosure.
From KJialid-bin-Mansur to Muhammad Tawil, Suleiman Kabil, Abdullah Zainal,
Muhammad Nasif, and all the People of Jeddah.
Greetings to all the true servants of God !
Concerning Hussein Pasha and his son Ali : you ought to have seized them
because they carried away the treasury of the Moslems and the property belonging
to the people and to you. It is hoped that Allah will (?) And you, all the
people of Jeddah and the refugees (or visitors) therein, you are under the protection
of God and of the Imam Abdul Aziz-bin-Saud, and our protection is over your lives
and property.
Peace be on him who follows the right path.
(Seal) KHALID-BIN-MANSUR-BIN-LUWAI.
October 16, 1924.
P.S.—We have a letter from the Imam to the people of Mecca and Jeddah which
we will send you.—K halid.
Appendix D to Enclosure.
From the Leaders of the Wahabi Armies to His Britannic Majesty's Consul, the
Italian Consul, the Representative of the [French) Republic, the Representa
tive of the King [sic] of Holland and the Persian Vice-Consul.
In the name of God the Merciful, the Compassionate!
Your letter has been received and noted. It is not hidden from you that we
Arabs have no designs on your property or your subjects. Our object is to fight him
who (or those who) stood between us and that house which God has created as a means
of reward and a place of sanctuary to the people. It is the honour of all Arabs, and
we will, D.V., devote our property and our lives to its protection. The people and the
residents of Mecca are safe from harm both in property and in person. We have
no intention to attack Jeddah and its neighbourhood. If any attack (or encroach
ment) should be made on any part of it, let us know and we will prevent [sm] it.
This is for your information.
The prayers of God be on Mahomet and on his family and his friends.
October 14, 1924.