"ملف 61/6 مجلد 4 (D 34) ابن سعود وحركة الإخوان" [و‎‎٣‎٠] (٥٦٥/٥٩)

I have told you about this in detail before, I beg you to approacli His Majesty 's
ernment to increase my subsidy and allow me more financial help. 1 must
Government
have an answer in order to know how 1 stand. Usual ending.
Copy, together with copies of the enclosures, forwarded to
(1) The Deputy Political Resident, Bushire.
(2) The Political Agent, Koweit.
Enclosure III to Serial No. (37.)
Memorandum No. 256-C., dated Bahrein, the 17th August 1920.
From— Major H. P. R. Dickson , C .I .E., Political Agent, Bahrein, •
To—The Civil Commissioner, Baghdad,
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In continuation of my telegrams Nos. 240-C. and 245-C., dated the 14th and V
16th August 1920, respectively, I beg to forward herewith copies of the under-
* mentioned letters from Khan Sahib Saiyid Siddiq Hasan which he wrote from
Kiyadh.
They contain very interesting and valuable information—
(1) Memorandum No. 9, dated 29th July 1920.
(2) Memorandum No. 10, dated 30th July 1920.
(3) Demi-official letter, dated 31st July 1920.
(4) Demi-official letter, dated 2nd August 1920.
(5) Memorandum No. 12, dated 1st August 1920.
(6) Memorandum No. 14, dated 1st August 1920.
(7) Memorandum No. 15, dated 2nd August 1920.
Annexure I to Enclosure III.
No. 9, dated 29th July 1920.
From— Khan Sahib Saiyid Siddiq Hasan , Indian Assistant, Bahrein, (on deputation
at Riyadh),
To—The Political Agent, Bahrein.
I beg to report below the gist of Bin Saud's long conversation with me last
evening in his private majlis. Farhan Beg was also present.
Bin Saud started by saying that the world was still very much disturbed
« mU sharbak " and that the British Government had a very difficult task to perform
to restore peace and tranquillity, etc. There were troubles everywhere, India,
E^ypt, Iraq, Syria and even England itself. The Government were not following
a strong or correct policy such as is most essential for the peace and order especially
of Arabia and Arab countries. The Government were too lenient and considerate
to ensure respect and fear on Arabs' part. Their worst blunder was that really
good, respectable and useful men were ignored and cast away while upstarts and
mean whining impostors " aradhil wa mutamalliqin " were advanced, favoured
and pamperecf. This was what the Turk did and ruined himself for ever. He often
pondered over things and events and did not see that Government knew exactly
ft who was their friend and who was an enemy.
He went on to to say that, as he explained to you at length, it was not good
policy on Government's part to seek to conciliate Arabs by heaping favours and