ملف ٦٤٩٩/ ١٩٢٠ الجزء ١ "شؤون الكويت: النزاع الحدودي بين الكويت ونجد؛ عدم شعبية الشيخ محلّيًا" [و‎‎١‎٣‎٨] (٢٩٤/٢٦٩)

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story is that Bin Raschid’s family took offence at a recent
order of Bin Saud in which the latter informed Bin Raschid
that their ’’wejh” or ’’tisyar” (official safe conduct) wuuld
not he recognized in Kejd; and as a result had determined to
denounce the recently made treaty.
(4) Mahomed al Saud Brother of the Imam is reported to have
taken a force to Q,assim about 15 days ago.
Another small force under Abdullah al Saud another
brother is said to have moved up in the direction of Kuwait
as a precautionary measure. The first report is confirmed
by al Q,usaibi here who says Bin Saudis idea is to prevent
the discontented Hail party from intriguing anywhere Qassim
way, hence the demonstration.
The second report Al Qusaibi says is untrue.
( 5 ) During the week I sent Bin Saudis two sous a small
”Savage” rifle a piece with 600 rounds of ammunition, also
to Bin Jaloui Amir &f. Eassa a gold watch and to Ibn Shalhoob
. The above gift®
Bin Baud’s private Secretary a gold watch.
•being a small return for the hospitality shown to me whilst
in Hoffuf.
Copy to - D.P.R., Bushire.
P. A., Koweit.
Copy of a confidential memorandum Hoi 44/0 dated loth
June 1920, from Political Agent, Koweit, to the Civil
June
Commissioner, Baghdad.
1, Reference
from the Political Agent, Bahrain, f Gr
letter addressed to him by Ibn ja ud
Kutair incident. It is interesting to
to 'Abdul 'Aziz al-qusaibi, Ion .a ud
cal Agent, Bahrain, forwarding a copy of a
d to him by Ibn Sa'ud’s agent about’/ the
It is interesting to note that, according
al-Q,usaibi, Ibn Sa'ud maintains that
"boundaries are known to start from Al
Sutaihiyah or even
time I have seen any definite
Sa»ud actually dues claim. I am
n further northwards". This is the first
any definite statement as to what Ibn
further northwards”.
unable to trace any place