'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [‎150v] (307/396)

annual eeport or the Persian gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. political residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
protection for the period of one year or until the end of the war on the conditionff
undermentioned—
U) That Dhaidan Bin Hethlain, Sultan bin Hethlain and all the Shaikhs of the
'Ajman tribe now fettled in Kuwait territories do subscribe in writing to this
undertaking.
(Ji\ That the 'Ajman tribe will move its encampment to within territories occupied or
administered by the British Forces and will settle in a locality appointed by the
British Political authorities.
(Hi) That the 'Ajman will not re-enter Kuwait territoiy or market in Kuwait (which
must be regarded as absolutely out of bounds for the tribe), without permissioa
of the British officer in political charge of them and after notice has been
previously given to His Excellency the Shaikh of Kuwait.
{iv) That immediately after the execution of this undertaking b? them, the 'Ajmau
tribe will move in the direction of Zabair and await orders as to their
destination.
{v) If and when these terms have been subscribed to by Shaikhs Dhaidan bin
Hethlain, Sultan bin Hethlain and other sectional chief of the tribe, the
British Government will extend to them the same measure of protection and
place them on exactly the same allowances as in the case of Ibn Suwait and the
i>hafir tribe.
N ote .-It Bhould be understood that these restrictionB do not refer to individuals of the Ajman trib®
such as Finawiya, pearlers, and others of the tribe engaged in Bimilir industries whose livelihood is obtained
in Kuwait. But the prohibition is absolutely in regard to the principal Shaikhs, sections and their tribal
followers.
After some delay the tribe took up their residence at Shuwaibdah north of Zubair, but since then much
raiding has taken pi ice between them ani the Mutair and Bani Hajir and they have also raided a namber
of Bin Saud's caravans in Kuwait territory. Until the acceptance by the British Government in July, 1918,
of certain friendly overt*res made by Shaikh Salim he did nothing to prevent this raiding in spite of the
agreement on ihe subject. Bin Sa 'ud strongly resented this and represented that in this and other matters
his interests were not being properly looked after by Government, and in August it was decided that a British
post should be established to guard the Safwan wells, that Shaikh Salim should guard Jaharah and other
Kuwait watering placas, while with his consent Bin Sa'ud was to be authorised to occupy Hafar on the
boundary of Kuwait territory. In addition, hostages were to be taken from the leadinz Shaikhs of the
'A]man (and also from certain friendly Shammar who were implicated in the raiding) and further raiding be
punished by stoppage of supplie-.
It was, however, subsequently decided not to occupy Safwan nor to take hostages but the'Ajman were
warned that if the raiding continued their small subsidies would be finally discontinued, they would be refused
supplies, and thrown open to Bin Sa'ud's vengeance. At the same time Bin Sa'ud was informed that he was
at liberty, so far as we were concomod, to take action against them provided the safety of the Basrah-Nasiriyab
Railway was not endangered and hostilities with Kuwait principality were not involved.