ملف رقم ٢١٨٢ لسنة ١٩١٣، الجزء ٤ "الخليج الفارسي: السياسة تجاه ابن سعود (بعثة النقيب شكسبير)" [و‎‎١‎١‎٩] (٤٢٦/٢٣٧)

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A'Dciul Aziz bin AMur A: i^arji AL P^-isrl H BIK BAUDS
Ruler of AejcL ncl CAief of its Tribes.
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Af o sr COiA 1 iments,
I A ve to inform Your Honour on u I icave rrived
in Kuvu-it fnc. av/ nlt the repl v fro.a , ou as oo a place of
rneetin^ for hich I asked in i\. letter of the 19th Zu-al-Haj
16'6'd (8th i.oveuoer 19 In) 1 ritten fro.., 3 drain.
Anc verily I have heard in Kuwait that -A pic TaliD flea
iron the Turks at Basrah to Kuwait and after some days here fled
to you. And our esteemed friend hieikh hubarak-as-3ubah has
inf or nee me of his tricks rr mischief and I ? ) t ke the
opportunity of explaining to t ou win b curious things he has done.
And Your Excelle cy knows better than i wna'u sort of man he is;
please God you '111 be c reful in pour conversation with him.
In any ca.se you will oe in teres oecl to hear tna*'o 3 ay id la lib
askec fro., the British Government some .rent den ids nd received
a re pip from them with promises in which he was also informed
that their f vours would be according to his help to them
anc his efforts to estaolish peace and good order. And
Sayid T- lib did not accept these conditions whether from green
or from desire to make trouble or .uLtschief God knows. And.
v/e did . iQt re can ire his help but since he was of tne chief men
of Basrah and in viev of our friendship for his respected fattier
we were a-tree able? to the maintenance- of Ais position omong
the people on condition th t he should sincerely strive ’aith
us for the establishment of peace a.no good order ■■ mong ‘ohe
local population. This is what had to oe explained and verily
I am awaiting your noble reply intimating one appointed pxa.ee
(of neeting).
A A sal ? ; S to your revered fether no. ohe oe? i orotriers
nd May you be preserved.