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66 ANNUAL REPORT OF TIIE PERSIAN GULF POLITICAL RESIDENCY
protection for the period of ono year or until the end of the war on the condition®
undermentioned—
(t) That Dhuidan Bin Hethlain, Sultan bin llethlain and all tho Shaikhs of the
'Ajinun tribe now fettled in Kuwait territories do subscribe in writing to this
undertaking.
(ill That tho ’Ajinan tribe will move its encampment to within territories occupied or
administered by the British Forces and will settle in .a locality appointed by the’
British Political authorities.
(hi) That tho 'Ajman will not re-enter Kuwait territory or market in Kuwait (which
must be regarded as absolutely out of bounds for the tribe), without permissi on
of tho British ollicer in political charge of them and after notice has been
previously given to His Excellency the Shaikh of Kuwait.
(tii) That immediately after the execution of this undertaking bv them, the 'Aj man
tribe will raovo in tho direction of Zabair and await orders as to their
destination.
(v) If nnd when these terms have been subscribed to by Shaikhs Dhaidan bin
Hethlain, Sultan bin Hethlain and other sectional ohief of the tribe, the
British Government will extend to them tho same measure of protection and
place them on exactly the same allowances as in the oase of Ibn Suwait aud the
ilhafir tribe.
Note.—It should be understood that these restrictions do not refer to individuals of tho Ajman trib®
each as Finawiya, pearlers, and othors of the tribe engaged in similar industries whoso livelihood is obtained
in Kuwait. But the prohibition is absolute)/ in regard to tho prinoipal Shaikhs, sections and their tribal
followers.
Aftor some delay the tribe took up (heir residence at Shuwaibdah north of Zubair, but since then muoh
raiding has taken pi ice between thorn and tho JIutair and Bani Hnjir and thoy have also ra:dod a number
of Bin Sand's oaravansin Kuwait territory. Until tho aooeptance by tho British Government in July, 1918,
of oertain friendly overtires raado by Shaikh Salim he did nothing to prevent this raiding in spite of tho
agreement on ihe subject. Bin Sa'ud strongly resented this and ropreeoutod that in this and otner matters
his interests were not being properly looked after by Government, and in August it was docidod that a British
post should be established to guard the S&fwau woIIh, that Shaikh Salim should guard Jaharah and other
Kuwait watering placss, whilo with his consent Bin Sa'ud was to be authorised to occupy Hafar on the
boundary of Kuwait territory. In addition, hostages wero to be taken from tho leading Shaikhs of the
'Ajrnan (and also from certain friondly Shammar who were implicated in the raiding) and furthor raiding be
punished by stoppage of supplie-.
It was, however, subsequently deoided not to oocupy 8afwan nor to toko hostages but tho 'Ajinan were
warned that if the raiding continued their small subsidies would be finally discontinued, they would be refused
suppliei, and thrown open to Bin Sa’ud's vengoanoe. At the same timo Bin Sa'ud was informed that he was
at liberty, so far as we were uonoornod, to tako action against them provided tho safety of the Basrah-Nasiriyah
Railway was not endangered and hostilities with Kuwait principality were not involved.

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