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'File 5/C Boundary questions: attacks on Ikhwan; dispute between Shaikh Salim and Ibn Sa`ud' [‎84r] (167/230)

The record is made up of 1 volume (114 folios). It was created in 8 Feb 1919-17 Aug 1920. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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fou will, of course, understand that your unfriandly
actions had pone on previously for a long tine, and every
one, great and snail, had felt the effect, and they could
only he Imputed to the covetousness of the doer In the absence
of any conciliatory actions. This la the whole reason why the
harmful Incident too’: place and you sufferred a loan. I see no
way of bettering mattera than f r you to sign the aoconpanylng
dooment as a final settlement.
If you have anything to bring forward which I donot Imow
of f I rshall be glad to consider It. I may add that aa you have
vorbally coramimioatod through A1 Kaflril that tha Qaraiyah
^LUaation be stub nil t ted to the British Govern out # I aay # by all
Maana f let it be eo*
I shall know how to plead my oausa. X wish to aaoure you
tnat all I have staid in the beginning of thin letter is oorre#t
and truo # and I ji fully confident tijat in future we ;hall have
no trouble with each other, and everything will be aatlafhctorl-
ly arranged.
N\
tur friends Abdullah As Bur^xit. ai.u Abdul Asil^ bin uasan
heve delivered your mes tage to me and I have explained to them
all that was necessary*
You isay rest assured that I am quite willing to meet your
^3hes in every way, bo may It please God.
As regards restitutio' of cavnels and horses —tr^.aTiodfi-yy
X have sent out men to go round and collect them. As soon as
the points the points at variance are settled, every thing
will bo available, both what belongs to you and out of our own
property. I am sending with our friends (your deputation) ny
uncle T sn8ir bin Saud in the hope of gaining your good will as
I am anxious to come to an agreement, fay God put tilings right
between us both and prosper Muslims, help His faith and make
it glorious.
U :• : •• - -A

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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes from February 1919 to August 1920, mainly relating to boundary questions between Ibn Sa'ud and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Salim [Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ], as well as attacks on the Ikhwan and British relations with Ibn Sa'ud.

The volume includes an index (folio 115) to topics and people discussed in the file. The principal correspondents in the volume include: 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. , Kuwait (James Carmichael More); 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. , Bahrain (Harold Richard Patrick Dickson); Ibn Sa'ud; the Ruler of Kuwait; and the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.

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1 volume (114 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 115; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 5-114; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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