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Telegrara (P).
Prom Highooma, Baghdad.
To Political, Kuwait; repeated to Bushire.
No. 178-S.
Dated 7th (Reed. 8 th) April *922.
Reference my telegram No. 4o2. In defining the temporary
frontier I started from the outer green line claimed by Kuwait ?
but Ibn Sa'ud has never accepted that. Do you think it would be
timely for me now to send a further telegram saying it is also
advisable to lay down a provisional Kuwait - Najd frontier in
continuation eastwards of the provisional 'Iraq - Najd frontier,
and that the line decided upon is the 29 th parallel of latitude
from Kharjah eastwards until it cuts the inner red zone already
accepted by Ibn Sa'ud as belonging to Kuwait?
Please consult Shaikh and give me your views.
Registered No. 78,
Telegram (P).
Prom Political, Kuwait.
To Highcoma, Baghdad; repeated to Bushire.
No. 74-S.
Dated 8 th April I 922 .
Your telegram No* t 78 -S. I have discussed matter with Shaikh
Ahmad and he says that although he sees no necessity from his
point of view he leaves matter entirely in our hands.
My own opinion is that (a) in the interests of Kuwait it is
preferable not to raise the Kuwait. - Najd frontier question
again until it can be finally settled and that that can only be
done when the conference eventually takes place; (b) from the
'Iraq point of view it hardly seems necessary now that Dawish
has retired to Artawiyah as I should say there is little fear
of Ibn Sa'ud ordering or allowing him to return to raid 'Iraq
tribes in the near future.
I have not seen Ibn Sa'ud's letter to which your No.4c2 is a
reply but I am assuming that there are hones of a final settien
ment being arrived at within the next f^months U n