ملف رقم ٢١٨٢ لسنة ١٩١٣، الجزء ٥، "منطقة نجد بالجزيرة العربية: سياسة ابن سعود" [و‎‎٢‎٣‎١] (٣٠٨/٣٧)

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Hostility of Ibn Ha *ud to the Gjilan*
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Viaikh :^da*iba Aagha'IKf) or t)MI -njs?* taction of the
arrived at Kuwait on October 4th seeking sanctuary fro®
ibn 3a* ud.* Iha &a ja 1 are the section to which feel on :s the
riithlsin family , the paraaotmi halkhly hmtaa of the ’Ajmsn*
i'hey are closely connected with the f if ran rho ore tha .^o st
redoubted section of the tribe. Shaikh Jabir i Uhimh. reftiaed
to allow Badu* and his people to tattle in Kuwait ^nd they rill
probably m to r»fw»n whore some of t ha Si f ran and Maja* are
already settled under tultan ibn hithisin*
It is difficult to see the outcome of Ibn Cn 1 td*s tuplecable
hostility towards the # A jean* Sine# the death of Ms brother
Se*u4 f who wta killed In battle against them In July 1915
under aof uf * ha has purim#d the ‘Ajj^ejn ."r^ikha v?i th hit enaiiy
and taken taibrage whan any asylum was afforded then in Kuwait*
Sheikh .ubarak openly disapproved of hie policy towards the
tribe and when the fugitive Shaikh# came up from the b#*# ha
allowed the® domicil# in Ms territory* Keither Hhaikh Jsbir
nor the Shaikh of fub^ir, thsugli they both look taken## on
this powerful and untrustworthy tribe, will consent to assist
Ibn 3a*ud in hi# avowed attempt to e*t#r«lnai# tbem and. his
attitude has resulted in a cooling down of th# friendly feelings
which to # certain extent still subsisted between hi as# If and.
Kuweit* -orcover both Subair and Kuwait recognise that while
ibn Sa’ud will not succeed destroying th® whole V^smn tribe,
he will probably ciMve the®, if he has his way, into the
ares of , Aj«t»i and ibn .teshid*
Sh#n answering Ibn Sa*ud in various •wnectienslcertain
instructions fro® Oovernment tr# awaited he!ore Jin a# ud
is addressed) C* f* Q# will endeavoiir to induce Bln S#*ud to
adopt a more reasonable attitude in this connection#