ملف ٦٤٩٩/ ١٩٢٠ الجزء ١ "شؤون الكويت: النزاع الحدودي بين الكويت ونجد؛ عدم شعبية الشيخ محلّيًا" [و‎‎٥‎٩] (٢٩٤/١١١)

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agreement asked before doing so, but he told me last night
he nad decided to sign now*
He is much pertusbed at present by a report that Ibn
Jilawi has commissioned a »Jolly-boat" manned by 40 Bani
Hajir pirates to attack Koweit sailing vessels.
Addressed Baghdad repeated Bushire and Bahrain.
Telegram R.
From D* P. R., Bushire«
To P. A., Bahrain, Reptd. P.
No. nil.
A*> Koweit, & Civil Commis#
sianer, Baghdad.
Dated 24th Reed. 25th August 1920.
Your telegram No.261-C.
wisri b Commissioner has wired his general concurrence
and requested me to deal direct with you and Koweit on the
subject please therefore write Bin S$ud in the sen^e Civil
Commissioner telegram 9996 and in addition request him if
he (accepts) conditions laid down to submit in writing what
he considers his boundary mentioning landmarks and giving
grounds for his claim.
Addressed Bahrain Repeated Koweit with request that
he will take similar steps Sheikh of Salim, and to
Baghdad. I
Telegram P.
From D. P. R. , Bushire,
To Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.
No. 1545.
Dated 24th Reed. 25-8-1920.
Your telegram 9993.
I do not know much about Arab tribal customs in regard
to boundaries and in this connection independent Arabs if
they could be found would be most useful. Anyhow I would do
my best as Bin Saud and Salim seem to dislike each other so
cordially I think that it would be better to seeihem