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Miscellaneous reports and correspondence relating to Kuwait [29v] (58/87)
The record is made up of 1 file (41 folios). It was created in [1 Mar 1918]-13 Mar 1920. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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18
Bin Saud is certain. Nor can lie be brought over to onr side because it is
the fundamental policy of Hail and the Shammar to lean on the Turks so as to
remain independent of Najd.
loth JVoym&er.—Attended mejlis in Bin Spud's office. Sat next to
^ Faisal ibn Kashid, the fugitive: beyond
W-x-MO'. ^ him was Ibn Farun ( J) fAbu
Hamdi ) as he is called ] ; and his nephew, Musa ( ); another
nephew, Sabri ( ), is also in Riadh. Sabri has a fair board and is very
German-looking. Ibn Farun is a small, fat man of about 40, with a limp.
Musa is tall and dark. Ibn Farun used to be a great friend of Bin Sand's. The
latter now keeps him as a prisoner, but allows him some liberty. Many people
say that the old friendship between them still continues, stib rosa, and the
confinement of Ibn Farun is a mere pretence. The Amir was not keen on my
seeing him in my rooms. Had a long talk with 'Abdullah al Hakim and
Ahmad ibn Thaniayan. At 2-30 p. m . went for a ride with Bin S^ud and most ^
of the As-Saud family, including half a dozen little boys. Bin Sand led a sort
of war-dance on horseback and, after galloping round for about half an hour,
we went and sat under a mud wall in the sun while the horses were off-
saddled and allowed to roll in the sand. Bin Saud fired 2 shots with a revolver
and 10 with a rifle without hitting the mark, except once. A stone was stuck
up at a distance of 150 yards. We then came back to the town in procession.
After dinner, at 8 p. m ., went to the Amir as usual and heard a torrent of talk,
mostly against Salim (Shaikh of Kuwait ), till 10-30 p. m ., when we retired.
Bin Saud seems worried and never gets easily carried away by the exuberance
of his word-flow.
16th November.—Mejlis at 8-80 this morning. Found the Amir alone.
Letters brought from Hasah;Bin Saud very depressed about Italian re verses;
description of situation by Eeuter as capable of resulting in a Bumanian
debacle has given him a fright. Our success at Bir-Sheba did not make up for
it. After breakfast Ahmad ibn Thanaiyan came and discussed politics.
Went for gallop round Eiadh—which ih a small place—rode out to village of
Manfuhah—riverbed of
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Hanifah—is very rocky here. Returned to supper,
which I still continue to eat with my Bedouin companions. Must discuss camp
for mission. Biadh cannot be larger than Shagrah though they say that it is.
17th November. —Had a little fever last night ; am sweating it out to-day.
. rn T? 91K/Y Went for a ride on camel at I-45 (Arabic);
Early morning —Temp. 73 , Bar. 2,150, . y ,. . x. j
returned m time to attend mejhs at
3-10 (Arabic). Met the Amir ; several other members of the As-Saud family
present, also Ibn Farun aadhis nephew, Musa, and Faisal ibn Rashid. After
breakfast came 4 Abdullah al Hakim and endeavoured to persuade me to put my
ideas of what Bin Saud should do on paper. I said that I must wait for the
arrival of these two officers from Hasah and eee any instructions they might be
bringing with them, but that our preliminary conversations had been of
great value. I had quite a good general notion of what the Amir's ideas were
and what he ^as able to attempt. The capture of Hail is the first, in fact, the
only, problem we have at present to face. The fall of Hail wouM mean, in all /-v
probability, the collapse of Madinah. Bin Sdud's main idea is his position in
Central Arabia (now and after the war). The question now was a twofold
one:—"Was he to maintain his present attitude and carry out his part of the
baiigain made at Kuwait in November 1916 {vide page 11 of precis regarding
the relations of the British Government with Bin Sdud), i.e., maintain a force in
Qasim of 4,000 men to hold Ibn Rashid in check and attack him, if opportunity
occurred, or to take a more active line ? In either case his finances must be
bolstered up, but, in the latter case, he would require munitions and money
far in excess of his present allowances and on par with the subsidies granted
to the Sherif. In fact, we should regard and equip him as a British division.
It is obvious that taking a more active part means attacking the Shammar
and endeavouiing to capture Hail. It would be suicidal to make the attempt
without adequate means in money, supplies, armed forces, and war material
" There cannot be ", he went on saying, " the least doubt that but for his atti
tude and for his keeping in check not only his own tribes, but those of Ib n
Rashid alone made it possible for the Sherif to act with any freedom against
the Turks now ".
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Correspondence of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain relating to Kuwait, and reports concerning Kuwait circulated to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
The papers include:
- report entitled 'Situation in Kuwait' by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Edward Archibald Hamilton, 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. , Kuwait, [March 1918];
- 'Report on Institution and Working of the Blockade at Kuwait', by Captain Percy Gordon Loch, 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. , Kuwait, September 1918;
- printed copy of Diary of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Edward Archibald Hamilton, 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. , Kuwait, of his journey to Najd and back, February 1918;
- copies of telegrams 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. Koweit [Kuwait], 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. Bahrein [Bahrain], and 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. , Bushire concerning the movements of caravans containing foodstuffs from Bahrein that had been turned away from the blockade of Kuwait, April - May 1918;
- memorandum of 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. , Bahrain to the Deputy 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. requesting the periodical visit of a British warship to Bahrain in order to prevent possible smuggling of tea or ammunition from Bahrain and Qatar to the Persian Littoral, and to act as a reminder of the British presence in Bahrain, March 1920.
The Arabic language content of this file consists of a few Arabic versions of personal and place names that occur in the official print in folios 21-33.
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