"ملف X/١ ابن سعود وابن رشيد" [ظ‎‎٥‎٢] (٣٨٦/١٠٤)

of Amir of Nejd, and sent it through a special messenger. This messenger was
intercepted at Medina, ami was sent to Mecca under arrest. It is not "known
what treatment he received at Mecca, but it is rumoured that the Turkish Gov
ernment is taking steps to send troops to Nejd to support Bin Rashid and re
establish bis authority, but I have been informed by a reliable person that
Ahmed Ratib Pasha, the Vali of Hejaz, does not like Bin Rashid, and there
fore he would be disinclined to act vigorously on his behalf.
I have, etc.,
(Sd.) G. P. DEVEY.
KOWEIT.
CONEiDENTlAL.
[May 21-1
•ShCTION 1.
No. 1.
The Marquess of Lansdowne to Sir N. O'Conor.
(No. 95.)
(Telegraphic.) P.
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Foreign Office;
SI, 1904.
Fighting in Nejd. * 1 * * 4
I have repeated to you to-day a telegram from the Viceroy of India.
You should communicate at once with the Porte, and repeat in* urgent
terms the representations you have no doubt alreadv made on receipt of my
despatch No. 177 of the 10th instant.
To prevent the Turks from pursuing the action they apparently contemp
late is evidently of great importance.
Me shall not return a reply to the Viceroy until we have received your
answer.
My telegram No. 57 of the 17th March 1903 deals with the question of
Russian intervention. \
KOWEIT.
*o c T \
CONFIDENTIAL.
[Ma y 33.]
Section 1.
No. 1.
Sir N. O' Conor to the Marquess of Lansdowne.—(Received May 23.)
(No. 373.)
Constantinople ;
May 16, 1904.
My Lord,
I have the honour to report that, in obedience to Your Lordship’s
instructions, I called the Minister for Foreign Affairs’ attention yesterday to the
understanding arrived at between the two Governments in October 1901 in
regard to Koweit, and reminded His Excellency that His Majesty’s Government
had upon several occasions cautioned the Sheikh Mubarak to abstain from
interfering in the conflicts and disturbances which, unfortunately, existed in
relatively close proximity to his territory.
I said that His Majesty’s Government expected that, having adopted this
attitude towards the Sheikh of Koweit, they had a right to expect that the
Ottoman Government will do what they can to restrain the Amir of Nejd,
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