"ملفات 61/12 و 61/16 (D 80) معاهدة بين بان سعود والحكومة البريطانية" [و‎‎١‎٤‎٢] (٤٠٨/٢٩٠)

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igg then raised in the Jonisrence
toe question of the beat tactical reetnod of couimuin^
tiA0 di8cu»nion wita iun ui, suggested th it ould
be undesirable to run any seriou?! risk of a d finite
breakdown on tne fi>ot« ie viewed with vppreurnjaoD the
pros ect of the usiRpion beinr sent out a second time to
Xbn iiaud only o return without concluding an a^reara'jnt.
Such a result could not iuut hare a d!:ma ^n.. effect upon
uriti»h prestige, ae referred in tain connection to tne
lat ®i osion o the wruch had tiO r^ ? urn ^ iriy
handed, lie su eeted tnat in the«e circuast ncer., it
.ri.jit be v»eii 9 before ft3a iii% b ck tne . in^ion, to inform
ion £>aud in writin, of tne conditions on whicn alone we
were prepared to resume negotiations and on which alone
ne^p iation? could be resumed with any prospect of
succeBS, ihe two really vital auestions appeared to bia
to be (1) tne slavery question and (2) th^ . )- kaba
frontier. to (1) ion Baud sight be ; nforned that
we Souli not recede frora our ; round; but th> t we siiould
be prepared^ if it would aeet hi? difficult! to
confine the article in the i^Teeaeat to a jaere expression
of mutuol desire brin the si ive tr de to an ^nd #
provided it wac aade clear by an exchange of notes (to
be puulished with the Treaty) that we proposed to
continue tne practice of manuaslsfcioo as in the past,
and tnat Ibu baud acquiesced in our bo ioin. • is to (2)
Ibn Baud t Mi t ht told that we adhered to our position,
but were prepared not to ores? for an immediate
settlesjent, on the r'isiinct under nte^dim that, v:r, iri l , a
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