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'File 5/C Boundary questions: attacks on Ikhwan; dispute between Shaikh Salim and Ibn Sa`ud' [‎105r] (209/230)

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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Translation of a letter, dated 14th. July 1 2 2C # ' iTon t ' hc
31xc;ildi of Kuwait to ITm Sa'ud,
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After oonplenioits.
I have rcoeived your letter dated the 2tot. June \;>2o t and its
Bupplen«nt ; froa Ilaair aa-da’ud, and liave understood ^hat you
nean. ReGardinG Dawiah’s attaok, you say tiiat you had not wished
it to happen, hut that iBhen it did happen you were not sorry for
certain reasons hidden in your heart which you explain in your
letter and its supplement. I do not see any reason for hrin£inG
in all these events and writing this long explanationj if I an
to give reasons and you are to do the same, the explanation will 1
become long and protracted* That happened in the past between
us is not hidden, but every tiling is cleaj?* There was no senoe of
obligation between us, as we were formerly as it were one body,
and, please God, are now*
I never mentioned the question of boundaries and subjects in ny
letter tfhioh I sent you at the hand of ’Abdullah as-Sunait and
’Abdul 'Asia al-Hasan as this is perfectly clear; my subjects
are well known, and ny frontier was fixed by the two Governments,
and X hold papers to prove it.
I informed you through ny envoys regarding the disgraceful deed
which Dawiah and his followers had done, and requested you that
the "halal" should be returned and restitution made for the men
who had been unjustly killed, as I felt sure that, in view of
our friendship and union, a deed like this woulS displease you
even more than it did me, and I am sorry to see tliat you oppose
what I ask by putting forward these excuses and false tales. I
an sure that the reason you resist the Just claim which I have
against you for what Dawish has done is that you have been
listening to the lies of envious people who have been trying to
cause ill will betwem us. You say that if I do not accept your
terms and sign the paper, I must excuse you from making resti
tution. tty brother, I am surprised at your saying this, and can
hardly believe it, as it is Just what would please our enemies.
The question of our subjects and boundaries is understood, and
please God, I shall do nothing to harm or displease you, but

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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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