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Aunexure V to Enclosure III.
Memorandum No. 12, dated the 31st July 1920.
From Khai Sahib Saiyid Siddiq Hasan , Indian Assistant, Bahrein (on deputa
tion, Riyadh),
To—The Political Agent, Bahrein.
I beg to report that just now, 6 a.m. a "bashir ^carrier of good news—arrived
and is received, as usual, with firing of rifles (about 20 shots). His good news is,
I gather, that the Ikhwan of the villages of Sufainah and Suwairiqiyah, " who had
been sent^out on a ghazu by the Imam " Bin Saud (my informer's words quoted)
against Bani Abdullah, a section of Mutair, have gained a victory. The Ikhwan
have captured the town, or village, of Bani Abdullah (Mutair) called Al-Harrah,
which is said to be near Medina, to the west of Medina.
Further particulars will be reported if given me by Bin Saud.
P.S.—Fiom this and previous reports I have submitted, it will be seen that
Bin Saud has at the present moment no less than three ghazus, expeditions, out
against Hejaz and 'Asir. I will submit fuller report as soon as I get sufficiently
clear and reliable information, which is by no means easy, as I notice every one is
so reticent and few are allowed near us.
Annexure VI to Enclosure III.
Memorandum No. U-C., dated 1st August 1920.
From— Kh in Sah : b Saiyid Siddiq Hasan , Indian Assistant, Bahrein (on deputa
tion to Riyadh),
To—The Political Agent, Bahrein.
I beg to report the following few facts which I hope will be found interesting
On the afternoon of Ist August, when I was calling with Farhan on Bin Saud,
I noticed unusual bustle in his maktab, office, where there were three clerks writ ing
what seemed lists of things, and several persons coming in and going out again and
again, some coming up to Bin Saud and whispering something into his "ear and
receiving replies and orders in the same fashion in whimper. I said (getting oppor
tunity of one quiet moment which is, as you know, so rare when you are sitting
with Bin Saud who goes on rattling one ^ thing or another without stopping to
breathe, so to say) I said that I hope he had received a reply, made up his mind and
was ordering preparations for Haj. Bin Saud replied that he was letting some
of his men to prepare to go out and was ordering necessary supplies for them as he
had received news that Bin Rashid had already left Hail for the south. Briefly
this means that Bin Saud is now preparing to send another ghazu, expedition,
against Ibn Rashid. It will probably be led by Faisal-ad-Dawaish. The pre
vious evening Farhan Beg was present when Bin Saud called up a Badu and gave
him a letter, spoke some words of encouragement and the like and told him to start
of immediately with the letter and deliver it to Ad-Dawaish with salaams. Bin
Saud was rather reserved this afternoon, but a few appropriate queries by me
elicited this much more : Ibn Rashid had cmie down to a place (I forget name)
where there is good water and grazing for camels, and Shammar Badus usually
congregate in summer : it is situated on the borders of Bin Sand's and Koweit
territory : the object is obviously to try and retaliate the recent ghazu of Saud*
•Meaning doubly naughty. He himself tells Bu -b harrain Bin Saud s son at Shuaibah,
me he borrowed this name from a slave of theirs and also in response to Salem P.S -Sabah's
£ :^:z::TX A ' a , " y he adopted : eq r t8 and a pp e . a1 / f ? r : ^
bent upon mischief, ' sharr, ' he knew
positively, and being forewarned, he ought to became fore-armed. Bin Saud
went on to say that it was Aqab bin Ajil, the maternal uncle of Saud the late Emir
of Hail, who had usurped all authority at Hail, and who was following this hostile
policy towards him. Bin Saud, failing to realize that it would only be suicidal to
them, as he was more than a match for them all put together, etc.. etc.
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