[Un-numbered file] 'Diary of Colonel Hamilton's Visit to Nejd 1918' [‎38v] (76/206)

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Got names of towns in. Woshm :—
Shag rah ( ) •
Shaijar ( )
Tharmidah ( t^y )
Al-Qassab ( ) .
Marat ( )
Athaithiyah ( •‘AAc ) ,
Ghuslah ( a'-A ) .
Parana ( )
Waqf ( t-fl’j )
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Al-Haritij ( )
Al-Dahana ( )
Al-Mashash ( (jits.J
Al-Barrah ( *jV! )
Al-Jarifah ( ^yF*) )
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4.000 men.
1,500 „
1,500 „
1.000 „
800 „
600 „
500 „
500 „
401 „
400 „
300 „
300 „
200 „
200 „
Fighting men
12,000
In the afternoon went for a ride west of the town.
2lst November .—Picnic given by Bin Sand in my honour at a cave in
the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Hanifah south of Riadh. Rode through gardens. Following
present:—Turki, Salman ibn Muhammad, Saud ibn ‘ Abdul ‘ Aziz al Arafah S!
Abdullah ibn Arafah, Naif ibn Salman as Salih, Shibil, agent
Shibil, agent of Bin Sand
at Damascus, Dr. ‘ Abdullah, ‘ Abdul ‘ Aziz ibn Mirshid al _ Jaluwi, till quite
recently Amir of Buraidah, the sons of Sa’ad, brother of Bin Saud, killed by
Ajman at Hasah, Salih al Adhal from Rass, called “ Sahih Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ,J , Muhammad
and * Abdullah, sons of the Imam, ‘ Abdur Rahman ibn Saud, Faisal ibn Rashid,.
«Abdul ‘ Aziz al Rabayi, and Ibrahim bin Juamai. Returned in the afternoon.
22nd November. —Went to office of Bin Saud. Dr. ‘ Abdullah came to
see me. In afternoon went for ride with Bin Saud and his family to
Shamisiyah; returned at sundown. At 8 p.m. again went for 1 hour’s chat
with Bin Saud. He explained that his trouble_with Ihn Subah (Kuwait) was
not really connected with the question of taxation of the Awazim, for, though
he did claim the latter as his subjects really, he was content to leave them to-
Ibn Suhah ; the quarrel was really about the ‘ Ajman. After their going off,
contrary to their agreement, and joining with the Shammar to oppose him last
winter and spring he could not remain on any sort of terms with them. It was
unfriendly of Ibn Subah to harbour them now. He would not hear of any
further pardon. It was useless, as we knew, because their Shaikhs were
unrepentant. Dhaidan especially was a Turk of the Turks. Either they
must surrender some of their chief Shaikhs and go off to help the Ataibah
and Harb in Qasim or they should be told to go off to the ‘Anaizah country and
help Ibn Hadhdhal. Long discussion on world-politics followed before the
last drink of lebcm of camel’s milk was brought—Bin Sand's signal for bed.
24th November. —Rode in morning to Manfuhah. Some photography. Ibn
Thanaiyah came to discuss politics. Rode in morning with Fahad, Amar, and
Muhammad ; after breakfast went to coffee with the men in their two houses in
town ; looked for curios in Suq. Rode in the S. and W. of the town with Ibn
Rabayi; discussed the ‘A jman. Long conversation with the Amir chiefly regard
ing tne ‘ Ajman and Ahl-Murrah. Says the ‘Ajman out against him could not
possibly muster more than 1,500 men. The Ahl-Murrah are now well armed.
25th November. —Still no news of Philby and Ounliffe-Owen.
Attended mejhs this morning ; religious discussion. The Amir again hell forth
on heresies and infidelity of Turks. There seems to be a general assent to these
sentiments. In afternoon rode out to the north" to the rock archway on hill
called Al-Kkaruq ) wuth Ibrahim and Khudhayar.
SOthNcvember. —Philby and Cunliffe-Owen arrived. I w r as out 7
miles along the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Hanifah road
when the
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