ملف ٢٢\٢٣ III مؤتمر الكويت [و‎‎٢‎٨] (٢٠٠/٥٥)

fcand and foot,by these inetructiont that there will not be the
slightest chance of meeting .ajd half way.
b. One finds it difficult to resist the conclusion that
the Hashimites resent British interference;feel that they cannot
do without it altogetiitr; are prepared to go to any length to
destroy Ion Sa f ud; «re convinced that they will prevail very
shortly out desire to do so in their own way. «hen they get
hurt, they come back to us to complain of what & villain I bn
Ba’ud is. ihurt is no doubt that the Bulian of Uajd is a most
unpleasant person, an inveterate intriguer,and his myrmidons,
the lkhuan,even worse. Xhe tales that 1 hear of iheir Conduct
during their forays axe revolting in the extreme. hey spare
ntitner man,woman nor child and are as destr^c ive as a horde
of locusts.
6. At the same time, throughout these n gotiations,with
the one exception of the time when they fell foul of ®t by their
duplicity in denying that they had bound themselves to the
decision of Sir rercy Cox in the matter of condensation for raid*^
I cannot refrain from contrasting the scrupulously correct
attitude,on the surlaco, of the Buitan of tfajd and his delegates
.
their apparently earnest desire for peace and the sacrifices
that they are prepared to suomit to to secure it,with the
childish and uncompromising attitude of the H shim!tas. nd
the more H^jd shows its desire for peace,the more the ashimites
harden their hearts.
7. here are other considerations which 1 feel it my duty
to bring to your not ice,although I leel considerably embarrassed
in doing so in view ol telegraphic correspondence coramencing
with my personal telegram of the 7th of -arch to your address
and the extremely courteous and considerate reply -- for which
I trust X may here be permitted to express the deepest and most
respectful gratitude -- contained in the closing lines of your
fto.llb dated the ' th of b rch 1&2 • There are unmistakable