File 10/12 Desert news: defeat of Ikhwan by Ibn Sa`ud (Battle of Sibilla, 1929); operations against rebels [‎93r] (192/382)

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(5) All passensers who do not know to be warned U
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vby s. notice
at the control post or such other meads as may be considered
necessary) that & certain amount of danger is inevitable on a
desert road of this nature, and that they accept this risk
when they travel on it*
(6) All persons in charge of cars to be similarly warned
against approaching suspicious parties, and given to KR&axsixi
understand that in the event of the "Danger" signal being
exposed at Jahrah, they are not to proceed further without
permission*
I think that Y«Ep will agree that if some such rules as
these be brought into force, Y*E* need not hesitate to accept
the responsibility of again opening the road to all travellers
who wish to use it when once the conditions become Normal
again*
As regards the Mails: personally I consider human lives
of more value than mail bags, and I have no doubt that Y 0 E,
does too, and that when once conditions become Normal again
Y*So will have no hesitation in agreeing to the Mail being
despatched whenever the Post Office and the Kuwait - ’Iraq
Motor Transport Company wish to do so 8
During the present Abnormal condition however, I am not
sure whether Y»IC* will agree to this, without some restrict
ion* I would accordingly suggest for YsEo's consideration
the desirability of detailing a responsible man to accompany
the Mall Car to and from Zubair until Normal conditions are
restored* Y„E„, to say nothing of the Company and the Postal
Department, would then feel assured that there was a good
man in charge of the mail sxx arrangements, who knows the
desert thoroughly and could order the driver to return if he
saw anything suspicious* Inquiries could be made through the
Postmaster at Zubair to the Postmaster here who in turn
could inquire from me as to whether any disquieting news had
been received, and if it had, he would not start* With an
arrangement like this I think that Y*E* need have no hesita
tion in agreeing*
Y*E* will probable like to consider the whole question