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 [و‎‎١‎٠‎٨] (٥٦٠/٢١٥)

Telegram (P).
From General, Baghdad.
To Specials, Basrah, Samawah, Najaf 4 Ramadi; repeated to
Kuwait.
No. X *44?.
Dated 2 nd (received 4th) April ' 922 .
I 3/2. In continuation of my I 3/4 dated 26th March.
I. (a) It Is now reported that Dhaidan al-Hithiain is at
Sarrar, t 2 miles west of Anta 1 in Northern Hasa.
(b) Hamud as-Suwalt is still reported to be in the
Batin,either at Riqa’i or Ratk.
It is variously reported that Faisal ad-Dawish has
left Hafar and either gone west with his forces towards Jauf
,
or has gone south to Artawlyah, 150 miles N. of N.W. 0 f Riyadh
Three sources contradict the rumour of the northward move 0 f
the 'Utalbah and Harb contingents and Information tends to
show that these tribes have probably moved towards Jauf, but
it must not be forgotten that this is possibly a femt to
-ovei a § long detour against an objective on the 'Iraq side
Nurl ash-Sha'lan Is reported to have returned to Jauf.
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probable that the Ikhwan forces reported as being at Tail
Ghorah and Blr Lussuf (?) was part of Ibn Nunaiyir's following
II. Reliable informatbn is as follows:-
(a) Ibn da'ud has expressed sincere regret for the raid on the
camel oorps, and says that it was done without his orders.
fb ' H ° haS iSSUed orders that ^her attacks are t 0 be made
gainst Iraq tribes pending the conference regarding boundaries
0) HS 18 d 9 teri »i« e <i ^ possible to get hold of Jauf.
At the same time it must not be forgotten that there
18 " 8r9at dl8tan ° e b9tWes " ikhwan and Riyadh and that
Sawls* is somewhat of a firebrand and a powerful chief, and tmt
if o, fered provocation and opportunities of obtaining loot 0 r
carrying out his personal quarrels further raids win probably
result. y
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