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monaco of Turkinh aggression only possible from the East by way of Hasa and
f rom the West by Mecca and Medina. To withstand the Turks from both
<11 rod ions they felt was beyond their strength, and to render secure their eastern
borders, thus making their full force available lor the defence of their western
bouudaries, was one of the reasons for their desire to evict the lurks trom Hasa
and Kalif. Another most important one was that possession of these rich
disl riots, wit h their ports, and especially Ojair, would furnish a valuable source
of revenue. Moreover, the As Sand had other grounds, and just ones, for their
claim to I lasa and Katif. One was that these districts formerly belonged to their
house; another was that the Turks themselves, in a document given to Abdulla
bin baiaal b\ Natiz Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , the General who commanded Midhat Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. 's
oxpodition to Katif in 1871, had agreed that the area should belong to and be
governed b\ Abdulla and his family. The Amir informed me that this document
had onh recentIv oomo into his possession, and on his return to Riyadh he would
send mo a oopv.' Another document of which he had heard, but so far had not
suoooeded in tracing, was one which purported to be an agreement made by
Colonel Sir Lewis Polly guaranteeing on behalf of the British Government that
the Vs Sand family would be recognised as the Sheikhs of the Katif District.
This dwumont, ho said, was the result of negotiations after the naval actional
Katif and Panunam ^in 1865), when four men named Muhammad bin Ma'ana.
Abdul \t\t bin I mr, Saloh A1 Widawi and Ibrahim bin Ghanim were sent by
Faisai Vs Sand as his representatives to the Resident. I have no archives with
which to test the aocunuv of the Amir's assertions, but I find a declaration
imnted on page 156 of Aitchison s Treaties. Vol. XII. as Xo. XXVIII. which
stvms u> hear on this transaction."
I >7, Captain Shakos pear in his report stated that while for want of early
\\\vi\is ho was unaware of ihe earlier relations of H.M. Government with the
Vs Ssuxd famih M I am aware, however, that we had frequently to take punitive
luvvsim^s agamsr the W aha bis for interference with the Trueial Chiefs and
bov! in this ixxni et rion now I am convinced that * Bin Sand would be
vv,'\ £.ad :o furr.ish us with an} undertaking we desired for the maintenance
of iho k x in the future/
5CvS Sir 1 Vrvv Cox. in forwarding this report, remarked: "As regards
Ca^:aiir S u s redfereiKVs to piist history and to certain putative
K v twtvn the Entisa Ciovermnent and :he Wahabi Amir. I think one
iXt Uv to w iu h he refers is prooaKy that addressed by CoIc«ie- Pelly to
ti!^ \iuir Oft • uuiarw in which he alladed to k Your Hi^imess's
C ototoot of Katit\ v * . .
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v . 3a o \ Ux :'.e vxi:uo^ kesident reported ft el ha«l
h^k without o^ositkna. On slst May the Viceroy reported that
sir f cvvt ftou^d oat that the draft Ang ^o- Turfdsh ConventioQ . whkh km
rev .• tatt'ie vv ^st . : .era :i;ovv s :. v .\* e ":vil wnh a view to regra/ating reLifiioik ? betwee
axv, h-m. i^^reffnwieot in- the Gulf Area , anvi which mtw ■dia dealt with
^ saftjakv aad the expuisiod of the turks frcm Xejd and Haay
y.^eiaocsetias and had su^esced the p»:-ss:' liity ^
tfee Twrfes to leofc. the facts in the face and ** with our help to amnse to
a satisfactory solution of the prdbfem. the bass?
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