"ملف 61/14 III (D 47) العلاقات بين نجد والعراق (غارات مطير على بصية وغيرها" [و‎‎١‎٥] (٤٥٣/٣٧)

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Secretary of State for Colonies, London.
High Commissioner, Baghdad*
Political Resident, Bushire.
From
To
Repeated
No. 1.
Dated 2nd received 3rd January 1928.
ly telegram of 30th December. Akhwan raids.
Whole question has now "been further considered.
H.M's. Government are convinced that Whatever may be the
personal attitude of Ibn Saud towards raids, as to which
results of Haworth's conversation with Ibn Saud must be
awaited, it is essential that early steps should be taken to
make raiders understand that further aggression on their part
willnot be tolerated.
In view of the difficulty of catching raiders
red-handed, which would clearly be best and most effective
method, only practicable course appears to be to attack their
headquarters from the air. Selection of particular
villages etc. most suited for such attack must be left to
your decision in consultation with Air Officer Commanding.
Air Ministry suggest following objectives as possibly suitable
for purpose HAFAR AL BAT IN, JARIYAH AL ILYAH, JARIYAH AS
SIFLAH. Would no doubt consider what advanced bases
it would be necessary to establish in order to facilitate
attack.
Question of bombing main tribal headquarters
at ARTAWIYAH has also been raided but the place could presumab
~ly be reached only bases in Kuwait and political
objections to using Kuwait territory for such a purpose are
obvious. I shall be glad to have your views on this point.
You should send immediate message to Ibn Saud
infoiming him of latest raid and stating that we regard it as
'ScuJ. absolutely
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