'File 53/7 D (D 7) Koweit [Kuwait] Affairs, January 1905 - December 1905' [‎37r] (80/366)

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^'.rs^riciSi "s lEb'rs irdi.Sijxs
l '' ® recent conflict, ani even now this version of the story finds a certain
WW er ?i, s , a PP orter ®- T ^ ls will not, perhaps, surprise you very much when I
tell you that I have knowledge of the receipt by two men of ZiMon h^re of
letters from Ihn Beshid, m both of which he claims to have been vlctorious.
I hear on good autbority that on a recent occasion the Mutessarif of thp
Hauran (Ahmed Aanfi Bey) told some Bedouin Sheikhs, whom he was try W
• 0 SU F P y H? amelS t ; tl the Government for the transport of ammunft on
and provis ons for the use of the Turkish troops who had been ordered^ march
to the assistance of Ibn Reshid, that British soldiers [sfcj were aiding the traitor
Ibn Saoud, m his conflict with the loyal Emir of the Npirl nnri fiiof '
their bounden duty to do all that lay in^ef^
machinations, the sole aim and object of which was to gain ultimate possession
of the sacred soil of Arabia. I hear that the Sheikhs, although thev sahl
ofrplTpf from e t^ ln T , s 1 J 1 . b ® e( l ueritl y expressed their satisfaction at the prosnect
of^relief ^om the Turkish yoke, be the conditions of such relief what thev
might. The language attributed to the Mutessarif was, it is alleged, used by
him during a session of the Idareh Mejliss at Sheikh Miskin fthe seat of
Government in the Hauran), but this is hardly crediblerthough it is Hkely
enough that some members of the Mejlias were present when the Bedouin
ron r nrt P nf th- 0; "i further inquiries, I am convinced that the
report of this incident is thoroughly well founded, I shall take the flrst oppor
tunity to speak of it to the Vah and protest against the employment by the
Mutessarif, in his official capacity, of language of such a mendacious, and
inflammatory character. I may add that the fact of British assistance bavin?
been rendered to Ibn Saond and his ally, Ibn Sabab, the Sheikh of Koweit,
is fully credited by many people in this city, even in certain official circles.
I have, etc.,
W. S. RICHARDS.
{Received on 33rd January 1905, with Political
6th January 1906.)
[Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter of 2nd January 1904,]
From M e. T ownley to Foreign Office.
Telegraphic.
j Constantinople,
2nd January 1905.
Pollowing from Consul at Basrah :—
"A battalion has left Basrah for Nejd via Bagdad and has been replaced
hereby Redif soldiers of Mosul
This news would appear to confirm most recent information I have
received to the effect that an expedition against Ibn Saoud has been decided
upon. Until a few days ago it has been resolved to accept his act of
submission.
The M aequess or L ansdownb.