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 [و‎‎١‎٥‎٢] (٥٦٠/٣٠٣)

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To H.E, Imam Sir 'Afci&ul 'Aziz Mn ’Abdur Rahman al~Faisal as-Sa'ud
Sultan of Najd and its Dependenaies.
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I have the honour to inform Your Highness that I have received
a telegram, dated the 22nd August 1922 which is equivalent to the
2bfch Dhil Hijjah 1340, from H. K, the High Commissioner for 'Iraq
in which he instructs me to send the following, message to Your
Highness:- > -
"I Inform Your Highness with great, pleasure and relief that a
telegram has been received from Jiddah, intimating the completely
successful termination of the Hajj, and the satisfactory relations
maintained between your subjects and the Authorities In the Hijaz. I n
informing you of this news, I am directed to taAe the opportunity to
convey to lour Highness an expression of the cordial appreciation of
the Rt. Hon. the Secretary of State for the Colonies of your-loyal and
friendly co-operation both In regard to this Pilgrimage, and in tlie
matter of the 'Iraq boundary. '
Your Highness’ letter dated the aeih Dhil -.a’dah on the situation
at Jauf, and the action of the authorities in Transjordanla in regard
thereto has just reached me. I trust you will have been reassured by
my telegram of 20th July, I.e. 25th Dhil lia’dah, which crossed it W
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must have reached you a few days later via Bahrain. XRKgXK
Meanwhile I regret to say that it Is reported from' Jerusalem that
a force of your followers has attacked Jauf. I, of course, understand
that this attack was carried out before you received my telegram, but
I am sure Your Highness will realise that this action on the part of
your followers can only serve to produce an acute situation and render
difficult my conversation with you. As I informed you, His Majesty's
Government wjere considering the Jauf question and I hoped to Inform
Your Highness of their views, and discuss the subject with jui you at
an early meeting. I regret still more to say that I have received
Information from Jerusalem that on the 10th August, that Is six days
ago, one bairaq of your subjects attacked two villages of the Ban!
Sakhr two miles west of the railway and twelve miles south of Amman,
and killed thirty five Individuals, including men, women and children,
. and that a l®ultAneouflly another bairaq attacked Amrl, one hour from
<4asr al-Azr&q.
I am directed to protest strongly against this raid into