ملف ١٩١٦/٤٩٣١ "الجزيرة العربية [نجد]: إعانة مالية لابن سعود. دفع إعانة مالية مصرح بها في ١ يناير ١٩١٧. التحقيق في واقعة. مدفوعات تمت من دون موافقة الخزينة" [و‎‎١‎٣‎٢] (٤١٨/٢٧٢)

Moreover I m&y also further state that I remain absol'
loyal in^the promises made to His Majesty*s Government, insha illah,
but. the object of the gharif is only to annoy and transgress by his
meaningless statements, which contain no truth. His Object being
Firstly he is like a man who is at the lowest bottom of earth
and desires to lay hands on the sky, and secondly he is ambitious
to be King of all the Arabs; but God forbid, insha Allah, this will
for as long as any of them are alive, for he is both leaving modesty
aside, and is following the Devils guidance.
His other misdeeds are that he collects falsehoods and the
causes which bring about disunity between the Arabs and their
Allies and friends the High British Government, and this policy
he learnt from those who brought him up, namely his predecessors
the (Durks. I request you kindly to communicate this statement of
mine to the Hon r ble Givil Commissioner at Baghdad and to deny all
that the Sharif has said about me. The Sharif 1 s action is like
unto a man who "dives underneath water and swallows the camel".
the roads, thus causing evil movements as reported to you in my
previous letter, and so making out Bin gaud to be a liar, and one
that is collecting taxes and blocking the road#
There is a clear proof, and you can form your conclusions from
this my statement, and his statements*
I hope, the High British Government will be on its guard
against the reports of ill-disposed and interested people.
I swear by Almighty Cod, that I am now hating the name of
"Arabs" which we and such people bear, as we have practically
become the laughing stock of Governments on account of repeated
Insha-Allah the High British Government is well aware of facts
and of the Arabs generally, of whom sane do guard the prestige of
twofold*
never happen, and he will never gain such an object from the Arabs,
He sends out his sons with horses and gets the people to block
disentions and lies*
the