"الملف ٥/ج مسائل حدودية: الهجمات على الإخوان؛ النزاع بين الشيخ سالم وابن سعود" [و‎‎١‎٠‎٥] (٢٣٠/٢٠٩)

Translation of a letter, dated 14th. July 1 2 2C # ' iTon t ' hc
31xc;ildi of Kuwait to ITm Sa'ud,
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After oonplenioits.
I have rcoeived your letter dated the 2tot. June \;>2o t and its
Bupplen«nt ; froa Ilaair aa-da’ud, and liave understood ^hat you
nean. ReGardinG Dawiah’s attaok, you say tiiat you had not wished
it to happen, hut that iBhen it did happen you were not sorry for
certain reasons hidden in your heart which you explain in your
letter and its supplement. I do not see any reason for hrin£inG
in all these events and writing this long explanationj if I an
to give reasons and you are to do the same, the explanation will 1
become long and protracted* That happened in the past between
us is not hidden, but every tiling is cleaj?* There was no senoe of
obligation between us, as we were formerly as it were one body,
and, please God, are now*
I never mentioned the question of boundaries and subjects in ny
letter tfhioh I sent you at the hand of ’Abdullah as-Sunait and
’Abdul 'Asia al-Hasan as this is perfectly clear; my subjects
are well known, and ny frontier was fixed by the two Governments,
and X hold papers to prove it.
I informed you through ny envoys regarding the disgraceful deed
which Dawiah and his followers had done, and requested you that
the "halal" should be returned and restitution made for the men
who had been unjustly killed, as I felt sure that, in view of
our friendship and union, a deed like this woulS displease you
even more than it did me, and I am sorry to see tliat you oppose
what I ask by putting forward these excuses and false tales. I
an sure that the reason you resist the Just claim which I have
against you for what Dawish has done is that you have been
listening to the lies of envious people who have been trying to
cause ill will betwem us. You say that if I do not accept your
terms and sign the paper, I must excuse you from making resti
tution. tty brother, I am surprised at your saying this, and can
hardly believe it, as it is Just what would please our enemies.
The question of our subjects and boundaries is understood, and
please God, I shall do nothing to harm or displease you, but