ملف [٤/١٠] العلاقات البريطانية مع بن سعود: لقب سلطان نجد؛ استسلام حائل؛ دفع الإعانات المالية البريطانية؛ عمليات هجوم الإخوان على الحدود العراقية والكويت؛ إنشاء جواز سفر نجد [و‎‎٤‎١] (٥٦٠/٨١)

Translation of a letter dated the 3rd Gafar 1340 (6th
October 1921) from Ibn Sa'ud to the Political Agent,
Kuwait.
After compliments.
I have received your letter in which you comuunioate
to me K.E. the High Commissioner's escape of the 13th
Muharram 1340 (16th Geptemher 1921) to the effect that
both King Faisal and His Excellency liad received separate*
i rom .luhaunad bin Talal ar» Rashid letters appealing for
their mediation with a view to terminating the present
hostilities between him and me, and that no reply was
being sent to him pending my reply as to whether I would
be prepared to accept the mediation of King Kaisal and
liis j-xce-lency is I ritish representative. Yes, regarding
Ibn Talal's appeal I would accept i is Excellency’s medi
ation, but thanks be to (k>d there is no need for it, for,
as you are aware, this country is a part of my Najd domi
nions - left for a long time in the belief that they were
worthy. In spite of that, however, they multiplied their
ill deeds towards their fellow countrymen and neighbours,
till everyone complains of the harm they have done in
both religious and worldly matters, and even the A1 Rashid
family itself complains of the bloodshed, murder and
robbery that they have done. This man whom we are talking
about too has nothing to do with the rule of the country
which belongs to Ibn LluVib, who has come in to me. Eor
them to remain would do great harm to my country and my
subjects, and, even if I wanted to let them - or any one
of them - remain, the people of :?ajd would not agree
xjvil followers are entirely cut off. All the people of
hands and under my rule • I am here in person in order to
prevent the Ikhwan from marching against the . attacking
Y because of the above harm which they have done. Besides,
\ they are besieged and helpless now and Ibn Talal and his
Jabal Shammar, both nomadic and settled, are now in my