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defection of the lately severely wounded warrior greatly added to f
and prestige of the Hassa rebels. Duwish’s first act on arrhfing in Hasf 118 ^
to invite the Shaikh of Kuwait to throw in his lot with the rebels and r^n ^ &S
lost territories filched from Kuwait in Shaikh Salimi’s reign HefiilWprT 1 ’ ?- S
letter by requesting permission to camp at Subaihiyeh and come inf!
and explain his plans as well as obtain supplies. His Excellency thp -7 ait
immediately inatmeted by H. M. Government to place the Mntair in ft, 1 ' VaS
category as the Ajman, and forbid Faisal al-Dmvish or any of his neonk. f me
crossing the frontier. Should they do so, he was told, they would be bombed fr ° m
On 23rd June the Ajman-ibn Mashur combination who had emiP ^
attacked the Awazim at Ritha, close to Jubail. The Awazim were^^- + ? u h
the Amir of Hassa.’s troops and were prepared for the attack The rebels
received a sharp check, their losses being 54, the Awazim casualties numbered
only 15 killed including some women. No leaders were killed on either side w
the Ajman lost some warflags. The exaggerated accounts of the battle which ,
broadcast everywhere in Hassa and Hcdjaz as a might victory w^
how things are stage-managed in Arabia. Faisal al-Duwish on receiving *h
news of the discomfiture of the Ajman moved to Hamudh in Hassa nroner & a
upbraided ibn Mashur and the Ajman leaders for their lack of preparation and
method, and told them they deserved all they had got. P p ratlon and
On the 28th June Faisal-ai-Duwish made renewed etforts to get the Shaikh
of Kmvait to throw m his lot with the rebels, and sent various prominent
Akhwan leaders including his eldest son Azaiyiz to try and persuade 81 l?i i
Ahmad to take the strong line. The letters of al-Duwisi were etched h
lemarkable and picturesque language and his appeals made a deep impression
on the Ruler (0 f Kuwait and his people. Shaikh Ahmad was exhorted to plav
the role of a man and act as Mubarak would undoubtedly have acted
Supplies and ainmiimtion he said were all the rebells required, and if Kuwait
“ m ?, , lri . 1 ‘ e aiymnsh would do the rest. Fortunately for everyone concerned
Shaikh Ahmad remained loyal to the promises he made to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
though the temptation to lead a powerful attack against the Sand dynest/and
recover his lost Provinces in the South, and more especially his losUribes the
the “rebelt mid" had have , been f waI1 “g ? 1 irresistible. Had lie joined
ff N 7 -4 -V . Government stood aside and adopted a neutral
attitude it is highly probable that Bin Sand would have been overthrown
tor the lSe,]d fighting forces were on the side of the Rebels. ’
On the 15th July the rebel Ajman, Mutair and ibn Mashur continents
moed their families and camels South from Wafra. This was largel/due
o the untmng efforts of the Shaikh of Kuwait, whose object for wefks pre-
teXfiitio^o^Snh 0 ]^ 1 ^ 116 7 f b 1 els / wa ^ from the frontier, and the standing
temptation of Subaihiyeh and the fine grazing that existed in its vicinity.
far ns 1 Aim Tiffmwa^ C f m -r)-ll 10 nG T s 1 tbat P ar ties of rebels had penetrated as
1 Abu Jlffan cla se to Ritha and bad cut the Hoffuf-Ritha road.
and per . lod i a s . tr eam of prominent Nejd refugees resident in Traq
^rive in KttwhR 111 111 ieGepA ^f 'Stipends from the ’Iraq Government began to
emW~ th . G rebGls - ff became a matter of some
deal vRb thpli o- f S lai m of 5 uwait and tlla Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. to know how to
permit!pd hv H W’ ^ Pe . s ^OH^ one and all told was that they had been
But as Pv T1 V ' V111 ; G ’ ^ ai ^ a ^ ^o^ go and join the rebels and try their luck,
arrival arrl i ’ 1 8 a ^ eids ln Povaait kept the King informed of every fresh
everv In 118 eVe j ^ m ^ eme . nt ’ the matter became a most awkwmrd one for
to the H mEventually on the matter being represented
was nhtw d lG f ^ P °i ltlCa i Resideilt in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire, permission
snsnppfprf n? 0 arre st nnd send back any persons arriving from Traq and
Shuarihaf ( ° -i 01 , 11 .^ be re t ,e i arni v. One of these persons by name Ali bin
spci'pf o’m’n 1° i 1 alr , ori g l n) made himself, particularlv prominent by his
little COmin ih S berweei1 Baghdad and the Rebel camp. There is
e-i’Patlv p J & ^ A vas the bearer of much moral and material assistance and
of tnp encouraged the rebels to continue their resistance. Ubaiyid bin Humaid
•fi tAj-ivxh-vi ' 11 "li ^ 8 T U ' b P ers °n and acted as messemrer between Faisal
from Kp-n q nd ^ ait al " Hindl lbn ffnmaid the e.r-ebief of the Ataiba who fled
10 m JNejd 3 years ago and now resides in Baghbad.
receivpVlpw^^wv the Shaikh of Kuwait and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
kppn suori- letters from Bin Sand, thanking them for their efforts to
keep supplies from going to the rebels.