"ملف X/٣ الاضطرابات والغارات قرب البصرة وفي المنطقة الداخلية للكويت" [و‎‎٩‎٠] (٣٠٣/١٧٩)

this and vrill also not deny my kindness to himself particular
ly. This his dealing with us does not hurt us but will hurt
his name and Honour, The causes which created this ill-feel
ing will be represented to Your .‘ionour according to justice
and with proofs. In the first instance Osman-el-Rashed,ix a
mercliant of TToweit sent his employees to the tribesmen with $
rice, clothes and coffee to be sold to the tribesmen who are
on the side of Nejd-from Snammur to Umtheir; and Osman’s em
ployees sold their goods and purchased camels and sheep and £
proceeded to our side. All the tribesmen, both Zhofeir and ste
others were our friends; and Saadoon was like a son of mine in
my estimation and was particularly good with me while he was
not good to all the forld.
Ibn-1-Hallaf, the Sneikh of the Saeed tribesmen seized from
the employees of the said Osman Rashed the camels send sheep
which they had bought together with the furnitures of their
houses as well as the sheep belonrriner to the people of Jahrah
They informed that these belonged to the people of Toweit and
explained this fact to him. He asked them to bring him a
letter from me as was the ordinary procedure with him and the
otner headmen of the or ibesmen; when ever there is any plunder
ed property belonging to my subjects with them I write to
tnem and they return the same. Ibn lallaf md nis tribesmen,
the Saeed, all took refuge with Saadoon because the Sheikh of
the Zofheir, lamood-es-Soweitii had banished them and gave Saa
doon a share of the camels and sheep belonging to the psople
of ^oweit. I wrote to Ibn lallaf to return them; but both he
and Saadoon were Inspired with covetousness. At uhe s’me time
Syed ^Oialaf Kaqibzadah happened to be with Saadoon on a visit
because he is a great friend of his; -and Saadoon starter to ^
the
proceed on a Journey with/Saeed s^and a party of the Mumtaf ik
herdsmen and halted near my tribesmen. My son Jaber happened
to be with the tribesmen on an excursion to pass the spring
and Saadoon warned the tribesmen who were with him saying
that they have reached near toe Yb we it tribesmen and as they
were thieves and would rob the furniture of the houses, he
wianed to prevent them from doing so. Syed Khalaf left Saadoon
and
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