‘File 16/2 Correspondence between the Hon. the P.R. and H.E. the H.C. for Iraq and King Ibn Saud’

Content

Correspondence between British Government officials, and between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain (Captain Charles Geoffrey Prior) and the King of Nejd and Hejaz (Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]), concerning territorial transgressions and treaties associated with the borders between Nejd and Kuwait, Iraq and Trans Jordania [Jordan].

Reference is made in the correspondence to: the presence of ‘rebellious subjects’ (associated with the Ikhwan), including Shaikh Faisal ed Dawish [Fayṣal al-Duwaysh], in Kuwait in late 1929; raids made by Ibn Mesaad in Trans Jordania in early 1930; arrangements for the signing of a Bon Voisinage An agreement or treaty based on principles of 'good neighbourliness', often signed between countries which share borders. (good neighbourly relations) treaty between the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz and Iraq at Baghdad in March 1930, following the meeting of King of Iraq [Fayṣal al-Awwal ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alī al-Hāshimī] and Ibn Saud, on board the British vessel HMS Lupin in February 1930.

Other correspondents in the file, to which reference is made in the file’s title, are: the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Vincent Biscoe, referred to as ‘the P.R.’), and his Excellency (‘H.E.’) the High Commissioner (‘H.C.’) for Iraq (Sir Francis Henry Humphrys).

Extent and format

1 file (38 folios)

Arrangement

The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 40; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/1495

Former external reference(s)

English Office: File 16/2

History of this record

Date(s)

3 Dec 1929-4 Mar 1930 (CE, Gregorian)

Places

JordanIraqNejdKuwait

People & organisations

Ikhwan, military and religious brotherhoodKing of IraqKing of Hejaz and Najd

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‘File 16/2 Correspondence between the Hon. the P.R. and H.E. the H.C. for Iraq and King Ibn Saud’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1495, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0000e6> [accessed 18 April 2024]

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