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No. 2344 , dated Bushire, the 6 th (received 15 th) October 1906 .
i From— Major P. Z. Cox, C.I.E., Political Resident in the Persian Gulf,
To— Sir Louis W. Dane, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., Secretary to the Government of India
in the Foreign Department, Simla.
In continuation of the communications marginally noted, I have the honour
to forward, for the information of Govern
ment of India, extracts from news-letters*
since received from Captain S. G. Knox }
I.A., Political Agent, Koweit, regarding the
outlook in Nejd,
Letter No. ai8i, dated 16th September 1906,
from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to
the Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign
Department, Simla.
Telegram No. 378, dated 2nd October 1906,
from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to
the Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign
Department, Simla.
* Dated 18th and 26th September 1906.
Extract from a news letter> dated 18 th September igo 6 , from Captain S» G.
Knox, I. A,, Politic at Agent, Koweit, to Major P. Z. Cox, C.I.E., Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf.
I write to let you know that Mubarak was again talking about Nejd and
repeating how anxious Bin Saood was for protection.
He assured me that, whether helped by us or not, Bin Saood would certainly
fight before submitting to the Turkish demands and that the people of Nejd
would fight too. This is probably true as long as their side is winning but
Abdul Aziz bin Saood has many enemies who would of course turn against him
without hesitation at the first reverse.
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Extract from a news-letter, dated 26 th September igo 6 , from Captain S. G.
Knox, I.A., Political Agent, Koweit, to Major P. Z. Cox, C.I.E.y Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf
The following news has reached me with reference to the situation in Nejd
and seems to me to have its own significance.
The Turkish authorities are said to have addressed ^ letter to Meta’ab bin
Rashid enquiring why he made peace with Abdul Aziz bin Saood and informing
him that he had no authority to do so.
The Fariq, who passed through Koweit the other day, is said to have
addressed the people of El Kassim in the following terms
" I do not wish to offer you advice and I admit that the soldiers we have
here are not sufficient to take El Kassim and that you are more numerous and
as well armed as we are. But, if 5°° of us are kllled and we kll ! T 2 P° of
we can replace our 500 , but whence will you replace your 200 ? Nejd is a bit 0
string: whereas the Turkish Government is like a bit of elastic and the Turkish
Government must have El Kassim. Would it not be as well for you to put up
with the light burden it is now sought to impose on you, rather than go througb
the process I have described ? ”
From the way this story was told and came into the conversation, I do not
think that it was made up for my benefit.
G, C. Press, Simla.— No. C-348 F. D.-24-10 06-57.—R- s « w -