ملف رقم ٢١٨٢ لسنة ١٩١٣، الجزء ٥، "منطقة نجد بالجزيرة العربية: سياسة ابن سعود" [و‎‎٣‎٣‎٧] (٣٠٨/٢٤٩)

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the covert hostility of Hae dan ibn Zaid, a statement * ich
Shaikh Mubarak pronounced to be without founi ation. Ibn
Sa'ud was however correct in his anxiety about the , Araif /
who joined forces with the ’Ajman. He appealed to the
Shaikh of Kuwait for assistance, but before it eould
reach him, he attacked the 'Ajmah by night at Gunzan,
SO miles W. of Hofuf and was repulsed with lossy 1 is
brother Sa’«d being among the slain- 'Abdul Aziz himself
was slightly wounded. The 'Ajman and the 'Araif had on
their part asked Mubarak for his help, but he advised the
’Araif to come to terms with Ibn Sa'ud. On hearing of
the defeat at Gunzan he sent injunctions to his son
Shaikh Salim who was in command of the troops intended
to help Ibn Sa'ild, bidding him to proceed,but not to
give Ibn Sa'ud active support unless he obeyed the ms-
instructions with regard to militaryk strategy which
Shi kh Mubarak had given him by letter. The Ajman
failed to enlist support either from Mubarak,or from
Shaikh 'Isa, who advised them to make peace with Ibn
Sa'ud, or from Shaikh 'Abdullah ibn Than i of Qatau,who
told them he could do nothing for them as he was a
frisnd ^ of Ibn Sa, ud*
Nevertheless Ibn Sa’iTd was hard pressed until the
arrival of Shaikh Salim. He applied to Shaikh 'Isa
for ammunition, the despatch of which was facilitated
by us. In August we sttzed in B* rain eome cases of
ammunition which were being sent from Abu Dhabi to the
’Ajman. At that time the 'Ajman had the run of the
Hasa , they held all the roads,and Ibn Sa'ud was practi
cally a prisoner in HofGf. The arrival of Shikh Salim^
changed the balance in Ibn Sard's favour and the 'Ajman
were thoroughly beaten on September 24, 1915. Further
in a fight between them and the Bani Kbilid, Fahad al
’Araif was killed,and Sulaiaan al ’Araif was obliged
to take refugewith Abu Dhabi. The Shaikh of Abu Dhi i