ملف رقم ٢١٨٢ لسنة ١٩١٣، الجزء ٥، "منطقة نجد بالجزيرة العربية: سياسة ابن سعود" [و‎‎٢‎٩‎٤] (٣٠٨/١٦٣)

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FromJBasra, 24:th September 1910 (Signed ' l Arbur, 4896 ”).
(Addressed Uy Arhux, Cairo, repeated to Foreign and
Secretary of State )
lijtendecj amplification of my telegram, 4625, dated 12th. Originals of
intercepted documents therein quoted have now reached me. Following is
the purport of two of them : —
In first item writer states Jamal Pasha had telegraphed to Bin Rashid
calling on him to proceed to Hail and sending him an order for 2,000 bags
of rice, 1,000 Hour, 100 sugar, 100 coffee and 3,000 abba cloaks, all to be
delivered to him at Samawa. On receipt of a copy of this telegram Mahomed
Asaimi informed acting Wali that Bin Rashid had already left, that proposal
was impracticable as they (would not be ?) safe at Samawa, and owing to bad
relations between tribes of Iraq his caravans were liable to be looted.
I (transmit?) second item in exteuso : —
“ The reason which has prompted Turks to call upon Bin Rashid to
proceed to Hail and to give him these large presents and decorations and to
make him ‘ Commandant ’ of Nejd is on account of movements of Sherif,
They fear lest Bin Rashid should join him, and they are convinced that Hail
is an important point and that if they lose it whole Arabian Peninsula as far
as Damascus will unite. They have accordingly been driven to this
measure, and Sherif and all tribes of Hejaz have started a very serious
movement. The Government have nominated another Sherif, Hydar Pasha ;
and as far as can be seen in view of force at Medina they intend to leave
Hejaz until end of war.
“ They will only defend Medina and Hail in force. This is what seems
likely.”
In a third item he writes,: —
“The tribal situation from Mosul to (Samawa?) is not good, their
attitude has changed.
“In particular the Anazeh of Ibn Hazhzhal have joined Nejf and
Kerbela and Dilam in making trouble. In short, affairs are not satisfactory.
May God put things right and your Honour must take necessary steps to
strengthen your position on your side with Zayyad, for we do not know what
may happen.”
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