ملف ٦٤٩٩/ ١٩٢٠ الجزء ١ "شؤون الكويت: النزاع الحدودي بين الكويت ونجد؛ عدم شعبية الشيخ محلّيًا" [و‎‎١‎٤‎٢] (٢٩٤/٢٧٧)

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local one, it might in the mean while he interesting to
ask Ihn Sa'ud himself what his claims really are, and on
what he bases them.*
7. Khan Sahib -Abdul Latif, the Director of Customs, who
is more in the Shaikh's confidence than anyone except
possibly Khan Bahadur Mulla Salih, tells me that that
another regrettable incident nearly happened a few days
ago when the local tribes purposed looting a caravan on
its way to Ifajd a few miles outside Kuwait in retaliation
for the Jariyah affair. Luckily Shaikh Salim heard in
time and prevented this. He also tells me that Shaikh
Salim has received a letter from the Shaikh of Muhammarah,
offering to assist him to the utmost of his power in the
event of actual trouble arising between him and Ibn Sa'ud,
but advising him to send a letter to Ibn Sa'ud. Shaikh
Salim replied thanking him for his offer and saying that
he had already written to Ibn Sa'ud. The building of the
wall for the defence of Kuwait continues and Shaikh Salim
is prooably not going to allow the Kuwait pearling fleet tc
leave, as it normally would immediately after Ramadhan,
until the wall is completed.
Copy to:- D. P. R., Bushire. ,
P. A., Bahrain.
Telegram P. Pty.
Prom P. A. Koweit.
To Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, repeated Bushire and
Bahrain.
Ho. 46C•
Bated and reed. 27-6-1920.
Reported here that a large force of 12,000 men from
Q,usaibah attacked Shammar at Shuaibah 75 miles North-west
of Qusaibah about 18th June. Bin Rashid who was at Adwah
20 miles east of Hail received previous information and
told Shuaibah people to await attack but to send away
their tents. He took all bisjtroops to their assistance