'Middle East Committee. Note Prepared for Meeting of 12 January 1918. Policy in regard to Bin Saud'

IOR/L/PS/18/B279

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The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 10 Jan 1918. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .

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Content: This printed memorandum is a note, dated 10 January 1918, prepared by John Evelyn Shuckburgh, Political Department of the 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. , for a meeting of the Middle East Committee on 12 January 1918, concerning British policy towards Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)], the Emir of Nejd [Amir of Najd]. The note includes an overview of Ibn Saud's importance and status in the Arabian Peninsula vis-à-vis British policy and other Arabian leaders, including King Husain [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī] of the Hedjaz [al-Ḥijāz,] and Bin Rashid [Ibn Rashīd]; Harry St John Bridger Philby's mission to Ibn Saud at Riadh [Riyadh]; arms, ammunition and monetary allowances given to Ibn Saud; and the opinion of Sir Reginald Wingate against arming Ibn Saud.
Extent and format: 3 folios
Physical characteristics: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 41, and terminates at folio 43, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between folios 11-158; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
Written in: English in Latin script
Type: Archival file

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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/L/PS/18/B279
Former external reference(s): B279
Date(s): 10 Jan 1918 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: International relations
Places: Arabian Peninsula
People & organisations: India Office, Secretary to the Political and Secret DepartmentKing of Hejaz'Abd al-'Azīz bin 'Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa'ūd, King of Saudi ArabiaSaʿūd bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Rashīd, Emir of Jabal Shammar

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/18/B279
Title: 'Middle East Committee. Note Prepared for Meeting of 12 January 1918. Policy in regard to Bin Saud'
Pages: 41r:43v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence