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on 10th January. All 4 leaders were sent by air to Basrah and placed on a British,
warship.
llie remnants of the Mutair rebels (mainly Dooshan and Diyahin) and the
greater part of the Ajman tribe were instructed to move north to the Jarishan
Rothatain area of Kuwait state where they remained under guard of the Royal
Air Force armoured cars until finally handed over to Bin Saud. During the period
of their incarceration they suffered somewhat from attacks by the Dhafir and other
Iraq tribes, who thinking them fair game and in revenge for past raids and attacks
did their utmost to steal their camels and the remnant of their sheep.
On the 20th January it having been decided that a mission should proceed
to Bin Saud's camp (now at Khabari Watha, 90 miles South West of Kuwait) to
discuss ways and means of surrendering the rebel leaders and their followers, the
Hon'ble the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. accompanied by the Political
Agent Kuwait and the Chief Staff Officer^ Royal Air Force, left for the King's camp
by air. The rebel leaders in the meantime were brought to Kuwait on H. M. S.
" Lupin ".
On 22nd January, H. E. the Shaikh of Kuwait and members of the al-Subah
family proceeded by air to the King's camp to pay their respects. They returned
on the 23rd January. On 26th January^ after considerable bargaining, the
Hon ble the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. was able to extract the following terms from Bin
Baud in return for the surrender of the Rebel Leaders and their tribesmen.
(1) He would spare the lives of the leaders and their followers.
(2) Any punishment he might award would be tempered with kindness
and mercy, though he reserved the right to recover from the rebels,
any loot they might have taken from others.
(3) He promised categorically to prevent raids in future by the Ajman,
Mutair and other Nejd tribes on either 'Iraq or Kuwait. Should
such occur he would effect a settlement without delay, under the
provisions of the Bahra agreement in the case of 'Iraq, and in the
case of Kuwait, to restore immediately anything plundered in ac
cordance with customs aurrent between Nejd and Kuwait. He
was ready to negotiate any agreement with Kuwait on Bahra agree
ment lines, should the Shaikh desire.
(4) He promised to settle all past claims with 'Iraq under the terms of the
Bahra agreement, and with Kuwait in accordance with current
practice, provided that all Ajman and Mutair with their followers
and property in hands of the Royal Air Force were returned to Neid
territory. • '
(5) He agreed to pay £10,000 as compensation to tribes in Kuwait and
'Iraq, in anticipation of a final settlement of accounts.
(6) He would appoint representatives to a tribunal under the Bahra agree
ment at anytime, one month after receipt of a request to do so.
On 27th January the surrender terms having been duly signed by both Bin
Saud and the Hon'ble the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , the mission returned to Kuwait.
On 28th January the 3 rebel leaders were landed from H. M. S. " Lupin "
and taken by air to Bin Saud's camp under charge of Lieutenant-Colonel H. R. P.
Dickson, C.I.E., the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , and were there personally handed over to the
King.
On 29th January the Rebel forces were ordered to commence their return
journey to Nejd in accordance with the terms of the agreement. The Armoured
Car column of the Royal Air Force controlled their Southward movement along the
route selected shepherding them towards Manaqish.
r On 4th February, all rebels were handed over to Bin Saud's emissaries on the
border at Manaqish.
On 12th February Bin Saud moved to Hamaidat al Qata near Jarriya after
having arranged for the removal of the rebel leaders to Riath, and the confiscation
of some two-thirds of the rebel live-stock.