ملف رقم ٢١٨٢ لسنة ١٩١٣، الجزء ٥، "منطقة نجد بالجزيرة العربية: سياسة ابن سعود" [و‎‎٢‎٦‎٢] (٣٠٨/٩٩)

that on account cf what the Turks perpetrated at Anal! anti
against the townsmen of Medina,the Hark (Beni Salim) and
the A1 F ah cl ah, wh o had previously sided with the Turks came
to an understanding with the Masruh who are co-oneratinc;
with the sons of the Sherif,and all of them joined forces
and became one. They ambushed the Turks and cut their
coromunications in and out of Medina,on account of the Turks
brutal proceedings. My informant also alleges that the Hark
sent to the sons of the Sherif asking them to advance
towards Medina and the surrounding places with a view to
cutting communications with the town and destroying the
Railway.This is the news which reaches
God knows whether it is true. Insallah
when it is confirmed.According to what
me while writing,but
,1 shall inform you
we learn about the
doings of the Turks,their oppression and tyranny of any one
who comes ±hx£ within their reach is such thet it is clear
and certain that they will never set their affairs aright
and will never succeed.
Then Your Honour spoke to me regarding Bin Rashid.
I have just heard news of his arrival at his dwelling place
Hail. Thank God he is certainly in evil plight.kith
reference to your hone that you would hear soon about the
doings of my men in that direction,! have explained to Your
Honour in my previous letter^the nrimary difficulty.Now I
beg to inform you that the difficulty in the way of
attacking Bin Rashid in the neighbourhood of Hail at nresent
is not due to any strength in him which prevents it,nor to
any weakness in me or my forces,but it arises from political
reasons which make it hx inexpedient to force hostilities on
them (sic) at present.But whether it be a question of
fighting with Bin Rashid or other Arabs in enmity with the
British Government or of co-operation and assistance to
people like the Sherif (problems concerning us in our
dealings