'File 53/57 I (D 35) Jariyah [Jahra] Affair and Boundary Dispute between Bin Saud and Shaikh of Kuwait' [‎50r] (112/660)

Translation of the suppliment to Bin Saud's letter
dated 4th ohawwal 1338 (Slat June f 19£0) to Shaikh Salim As-
Subah, Euler of JLoweit.
After oompliments
lou know that the affairs of this world depend upon
two things, the first and highest being Shariyah, the second
being perseverenoe and forethought, as the poet saysi-
"The most careful man is he who does not do anything
until he has fully looked into the consequences of
the intended action 1 * •
You, of course, realiae that these unfortunate matters
which have recently happened and the consequent disputes and
struggles about boundaries and subjects have not been started by
me at all. lou alone have been the cause though I hope now they
are as good as settled and our minds are at peaoe. Let every one
remain within his own boundaries, I say» I would, however, like
first to explain to you all I have in mind, and you are best aware
of what you have in your own mind^ I donot know if you have
different ideas on the subject.
lou know that from the day God created As-3aud and As-
iubah, never have they said, 11 This is our boundary, these are our
subjects"«
The As-Subah confined themselves to toweit while the
As-Saud looked after their own affairs,neither party having any
doubt or difficulty. In the past when misfortune came upon Hejd
it was split up into two parts, one going to the Turks and partly
Ajman domination (Hassa) and the other under Bin Rashid. In those
days any one who found himself pressed upon too hardly or tyriniz-
ed over by any of these three took refuge in Koweit, because it
was all one^Tarifah"(class)• Things went on in this way till
Muhammad bin Subah died. After Mubarak had succeeded to the
principality of Koweit I was at Koweit. He used to give "Zakah 11
(pecuniary help)to those of lorthern and Southern Arabs who used
to come down to him. They used to take refuge alternately with
him, with Bin lashid and Turks. When I occupied Easaa your
father was atllX paying ^600/- to the Turks in place of the