"ملف ٢٢\٢٣ II مؤتمر الكويت ١٩٢٤" [و‎‎٢‎٣‎٦] (٥٤٤/٤٧١)

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Bub hi re; re ideated to Baghdad, Jeruaaleyi ^ Knox
ill. (No. a5 to Jeruftalemi.
8 th Larcii 1^84;. (Received iCtli. iuirch .
lour tele^raci No.16 of 3r£ torch. See m tele&r&ao of today l a
date to Baghdad and Knox. A neaa&ge should be dec,patched
forthwith to Ifcn ba’ud.
The Secretary of State for the Colonies has received Xour
Highness 1 letter of 19th January and has also been informed
of the contents of your letter to Colonel Knox on the subject
of the matter now being discussed with the representatives
of 'Iraq and Trans-Jordania at Kuwait. KxMx&&* Ria tojeaty 1 ®
Ctovornsnent are taueh gratified at the spirit of cordial
friendahip which animates Your Highness and are confident
that you will do all In your power to ensure a'successful
outcome to the Kuwait negotiations. It Is their earnest
hope that these discussions may lay the foundations of a
permanent peace between Najd and the neighbouring Arab state*
They fully appreciate that It was Impossible for Xour
Highness to arrange for one of your sons to be at Kuwait by
the end of February and they are therefore arranging for -
the Conference to be confined for the present to the dis
cussion of tlioso questions which require settlement between
Najd and 'Imq and lrsnc~* Jordan la Q Coional Knox has be on
acquainted with their Yiews on these questions and will
explain them to your representatives. Inhere remains only tbs
question of.your relations with. King of HiJaz,which can in
their opinion only be defined by direct consultation between
plenipotentiaries. Your Highness will no doubt recognise
thet King Hu&t in for his. part h*a his. earnest wish^ to
rcs61ve any outstanding difficulties by agreeing to send his
son to Kuwait to discuss them. The Milr Said will leave
Baghdad as soon as hews reaches him. that one of your sons
will meet him at Kuwait. I am instructed to request tnnt you
will inform me and dolone1 Knox as soon as possible whether