File [10/4] British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: title of Sultan of Najd; surrender of Hail; payment of British subsidies; Ikhwan attacks on Iraq frontier and Kuwait; institution of Najd passport [‎63r] (125/560)

No,.7/4-5 date d'26th November 1 921 ,.
To
H .E.. Shaikh AhmacL al-Jatir aa-Su'oaJa, Buler or Euwai-i
A.C. ■ .
I had t»he honour to i^xform Y.E. verbally the day before
yesterday that I had received a telegram from H.B, the High
Commissioner in 'Iraq, in which he instructed me send a message
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to Ibn Sa’ud on his behalf congratulating him on ms success
at Hail, and saying that, now that he has brought this war
which has so long occupied his thoughts, to a successful ter
mination, he ho longer hesitates to urge K.K. to agree to a
very early meeting between himself, King Faisal and E C E,, as -
he feels sure that he will realise as much as he does the
necessity in the interests of both Najd and ’Iraq.? that a
that a clear ’understanding should be arrived at between the
two states, and that it was the earnest desire of the,British
Government the friend of both, and the very strong personal
wish of HJ£. their representative, that relations of firm
friendship should be established between the states of Najd
and 'Iraq, and also between their rulers personally which he
felt confident would be the result of a meeting between H.H.
and King Faisal. E.E, accordingly begs H.H* to agree to meet
King Faisal and himself at as early a date as possible in
Kuwait which is outside the territory of both rulers and is
the capital of his friend, Your Excellency, provided that Y.E
agreed to this course.
As Y.E. told me that you were willing that the meeting \
should take place in your town, I have accordingly written to
Ibn Sa'ud, and have the honour to enclose the letter herewith
with the request that--you will kindly forward it to K.H.
Y.E.vSaid that the men who brought the news of his
victory would be returning- in a few days. If, however, their
departure is likely to be delayed for long,-and neither
or Nafisi are sending any-other messenger in the mean time,^
I shall be glad if you will let me know, so that I can arrange
for a special messenger, as H.E. wishes the message to reach »