'الملف E-8 VI. ابن سعود' [و‎‎٦‎٢] (٧٣٢/١٣٨)

4
^meaning
dou*bly
naughty.
He himself
tells me he
borrowed
this name
from a
slave of
theirs who
was very
naughty.
As a "boy he
adopted
this epi
thet out
of pride.
ft
^meaning
doubly
naughty.
He himself
tells me he
"borrowed
this name
from a
slave of
theirs who
was very
naughty.
As a boy he
adopted
this epi
thet out
of pride.
*
to try and retaliate the recent ghaau of 3aud Bu-Sharrain
Bin 3aud f s son at 3huaibah t and also in response to Salem
As»3abah f s requests and appeals for help : both were bent
upon mischief, ^Sharr* t he knew positively, and being fore
warned, he ou :ht to become fore-armed. Bin Baud went on
to say that it was Aqab bin Ajil t the maternal uncle of
Saud the late Emir of HAIL, who had usurped all authority
at Hail f and who was following this hostile policy to
wards him, Bin Baud, failing to realise that it would onl
only be suicidal to them, as he was more than a match for
them all put together, etc, etc.
At this juncture Bin Saud showed me an annonymous
letter (written in a good literary style, so rare now»a»
days in these parts) infoming Bin Saud (with the highest
imaginable compliments and many prayers quoted from the
Quran) that both Bin Baschid and Bin Babah had Just sent
letters to the Shareef ( King Hussein) through Salim 3ade
ravi, a big Arab merchant of Bombay, bitterly complaining
of Bin Saud^ acts etc. and asking for alliance and help.
The writer wondered what the Shareef oould do at all for
these "poor heggers" and cursed them for their folly in
making the request or appeal{ the anonymous writer must
he some well-read person or Alim in Koweit, I think). I
expressed surprise and said that such a thing request,
if made, could he of little avail, but was futile.
Bin iaud, who had hy this time returned to his
usual flow or volubility of speech, went on to say that
such were the habits of Arah Chiefs who would never rest
or let their neighbours rest, but must go on quarreling
a#d fighting robbing and killing. It was the duty of the
British Government as a friendly protecting power to
give serious attention to Arab affairs. He had expressed
his views at great length in the course of his meeting
with you ( Major Dick3on)and to late Captain Uhakespear
and Mr. P hiT hy previously, also to 3ir Percy Cox himself.
He had since been writing drawing His ajesty's Govern
ment's attention from time to time to the unsatisfactory