File 2182/1913 Pt 7 'Arabia: Policy toward Ibn Saud' [‎83v] (162/420)

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request for them.
°5 Secondly, a letter was written by Ibn Sand, m the name of the three
chiefs to ’Aiaimi, Ibn Sa’ud urging upon him the Harm udnch he was
doino-’to the Arab cause by his present attitude, inviting him to entei into
communication with them and promising him Inendly consideration and an
opportunity for honourable submission.
26 Finally, with the co-operation of Shaikh Jabir of Kuwait and the
diplomatic skill of the Shaikh of Muhammarah, who was throughout of the
h ohest service to the Chief Political Officer, the uehcate problem raised by
hf presence of the ’Ajman among the friendly tribes reaehed a satisfactory
solution. For the period of the war a truce between Ibn Sa ud and the
> ^iman was agreed upon and instructions were drafted defining the position of
the fugitive Shaikhs with respect to all tribes under our protection On his
return to Basrah Sir Percy Cox called in the ’Ajman leaders Phey had been
nrofoundly disquieted by the advent, of Ibn.Sa ud, thinking that it augured ill
for themselves, hut the principal and more courageous headmen met the
Chief Political Officer at Zubair and accepted the proposed terms, m return
for which they were promised a monthly allowance similar to that received
by the other friendly Shaikhs of the Shamiyah. They evinced little doubt
that the remaining headmen of the ’Ajman, including the two who w-ere still
with ’Ajaimi, would come in as soon as they heard of the happy issue of
their own venture.
27. Letters have been written to Fahad Beg Ibn Hadhdhal informing him
of the Kuwait meeting and inviting him to join the league of Arab Chiefs in .
expelling the Turks. These have been sent through a man from Fahad
Beg’s tents who was in Basrah at the time of Ibn Sa’ud’s visit and went to
see him at Muhammarah, where he received advice and instructions from
Shaikh Khaz’al in full measure. He was entrusted also with letters from
the Sharif which have been waiting opportunity of despatcli to Fahad Beg,
Hachim al Muhaid, ’All Sulaiman of the Bulaim and others, and with
presents in money to guide Fahad Beg’s decision and to encourage the
amicable disposition of the Shaikh of the Dahamshalg Jaza’ ibn Mijlad.
Communications of the same nature are on their way to Atiyah al Qulal of
Flajaf and Muhammad ’Ali Kamunah of Karbala.
Basra,
12th January 1917.