ملف رقم ٢١٨٢ لسنة ١٩١٣، الجزء ٤ "الخليج الفارسي: السياسة تجاه ابن سعود (بعثة النقيب شكسبير)" [و‎‎١‎١‎٨] (٤٢٦/٢٣٥)

j while 1 Ieel sure k-s PO'''er for mischier in the desert with
| B ~ :i ~ : ' ,ua ’ is ^ :r leBS t-hext it might ha,v^ oeen in Kuwait,
d. At the sane time in view of the t rent influence
of the Nnkib’s family in Basrah it would I think be good
o jIIci to treat it with soecirl consideration and if I m^v
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Venture to iggee ti ; we should| while ignoring Saiyid
1-no, invite the cooperation of his f ther, Baiyid Its.jab
the 1 vkib. Say id Re jab is n old . nn very favour bly dispos'u.’
as the British, i.e holds hoo.se property in B ,
strongly dis -pproves of his eldest son’s thocs, and 1 hear
on gooc. authority actually resisted the efforts of some of
tne younger memo or s of his family to make active prep am tie is
, -As ■"•ome at Br billy at against the Aritish a.dv nee, contenting
i himself with e shov r of preparation sufficient to save him
\ tvom Turkish reprisals. Overtures of the nature of those made
to 3ryid lib would, 1 think, not onl^ be welcomed but res mljbd
to vith sincerity. llesiw/hile Bay id T-lib c.n be left to
shift for himself until he chooses to come in ws he must even
tually do in the guise of the penitent prodigal son, when he
cun be dealt with as circumstances may require. Some recog
nition of fry id Ra jab* s position -s ii-kib of 3a sr is certain
to react f vour bly on native o inion and would help to
facilitate our advance on Basrah and beyond.
6. “Ith reg rd to lain Baud” I have little to add beyond
that Shaikh Sir liubarak-a,s-Subah seems corvi: .ced that he will
side "1th us end I personally do not think that Saiyid
1 lib’s glib tongue v ill make much i .press! m upon him* I
an still nnaitin a reply from "Bin Baud "and expect one within
a week* as the Amir was last reported to be at Buraidah.
7. A copy of this letter is being sent direct to Sir Percy
Cox for his information.
I have, etc,
Sd* V! .K.I. 3haltaspe t er,
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On Special Duty