"الملف ٥/ج مسائل حدودية: الهجمات على الإخوان؛ النزاع بين الشيخ سالم وابن سعود" [و‎‎٦‎٧] (٢٣٠/١٣٣)

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Telegram (?.£
From Political, '
To Civcom, B a g
No. 0.
Dated 5th July 1^20.
liy telegram No. 47 G. I am posting a copy of Ihn 3a 1 ud 1 s letter to
Baghdad. It is most dissappointing and seems quite opposed to
Clause VI of our treaty of 26th foecember 1915. Precis begins.
I did not tell or v/ish Duwaish to attack, but I can not blame him.
I am returning some of the loot and am collecting the rest. Uver
sinefc you became shaikh you have been constantly worryiiog me; rece]
for example by sending your men to JarAyah without letting me Icno.v
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by forbiddiii^ trade with ^ny ports, etc. If you say the British
gave Jariyah to you I know how to talk to them. In the old days
there was never any question of boundaries bet7,reen our respective
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families as yours stopped in Kuwait and'mine ran the tribes. It
was Mubarak who first started taking ”zakat M , at a time when our
power was weak. He conquered Hasa and gave it over to the Turks in
return for the M zakat” of the Awazin. Although he took over the
Mutair and other* tribes I said nothing. Jhen he died the tribes
came back to me of their own accord. It was you who first raised
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the boundary, question by claiming as your own-this and that tract
of land. I advise you to .accept my terms and sign the enclosed
paper, as'if you do not I will attack you on the next provocation,
dnds. Paper for Shaikh's signature begins: To Ibn Sa'ud. After
complements. (As was the case) before God forced these differences
betv/een us, there is no difference between ufly and I am to you as
were my ancestors. 'Jith regard to the frontiers and tribes I will
not encroach on your rights according to the old system. I write
this to ease youT'mind and.for the sake of friendship and peace.
uwait
dad, Repd. Politicals Bushire & Bahrain