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'File E-8 VII. Bin Saud' [76r] (166/732)
The record is made up of 1 file (356 folios). It was created in 1 Aug 1920-27 Mar 1921. 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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I
is fast gottin** out of hand control of even oo atrong and per
fect an Arab rular aa Abdul Aziz bin aaud hiraaelf*
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(4) There is a surprisingly lar^e number of men ooirjing to
Bin Baud daily from all sides. These visitors really mean a
great deal of expense,as, according to the Arab Oustorn,they
are all guests, not excluding litigents, who come to fight
their own cases or answer charrres, and are not only fed,but
given "Kiswah 1 * (robes) and other "Ikram 1 * (cash present,anns,3:o*)
One of these is a Abbas al FallaJ from Syria,arrived
10 days ago, is said to have brought letters (whe'^ther from
ISxair Faisal or other leading men,it cannot be ascertained#Bin
i >aud,however, mentioned to me in the course of his conversations
that in addition to the,pressure laid by R. ,? .Govt, he knew that
much pressure was brought to bear upon the Shareef from Syria,
urging him to try and make peace with him. Bin Saud.)# This man
is said to have come here twice before# Re is camping out near
the Imam , s garden,North of the town, and armeirs to be of some
importance, as he has 5 horses and several attendants with him
Some of these daily visitors come with oases and complaints of
a serious nature,or inter-tribal disputes, other for mere
"Wajah" (seeing) Imam,which means a begging visit, to get money
or help. But a large proportion is evidently news-letters-car-
ri9rs,who come from far and near# Fine, though evidently ex
pensive, intelligence system is thus created and maintained by
the Imanu As soon as a man *Kawwakh* (dismounts from his camel)
he is reported by means of a little $lip, which is written ani
sent up by a clerk, always present at the gate (of which I am
If4 ?ce jfenclosing two samples herein) and i-i immediately called up and
seen by Bin 3aud himself,though for a couple of minutes# Hie
; . ' , . ' - V • • ^ " r\. ■
verbal news, or message or letter, as the case may be, is re
ceived, and he is sent off to the ,l Mudhif ,, ,guest-house. Ordinary
visitors are sent away after a day or two of their arrival with
"Ikram*,while others remain according to their business or ob-
Jeot of visit, are granted private interviews or received in
: , , r ; ...V p'. \ ■
audience in a bip well-furnished hall and eventually sent back
i. ■ • - v. ' , ,
with suitable presents of cash, olothes, arms etc# All this
■ de - i
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This file contains correspondence between British officials at Bahrain, Baghdad, Bushire, Kuwait, Sharjah and the Government of India, as well as correspondence with ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd), Ḥamūd bin Suwayṭ, headman of the Dhafir (Āl Ẓafīr) tribe, and Hāyif bin Shuqayr, Amir of Qaraiyah.
Throughout the file there are details of Ibn Sa‘ūd's subsidy arrangements and his relations with Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ, Ibn Rashīd of Ḥā’il, the Imam Yahyá Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn and Sharīf Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī of Mecca and his sons, ‘Abdullāh and Fayṣal. In addition, there are details throughout regarding Britain and France's involvement in Syria, Palestine, Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan and Iraq (for example, folios 2-6).
Much of the file concerns the 1920 mission of Khan Sahib Syed Siddiq Hasan, Indian assistant of the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , visiting Ibn Sa‘ūd at Riyadh, accompanying Najd pilgrims on hajj and negotiating between the representatives of Ibn Sa‘ūd and Sharīf Ḥusayn. There are 'Instructions to Khan Sahib Syed Siddiq Hasan (Proceeding to Riyadh)', dated 21/23 July 1920 (folios 144-148); various memoranda and demi-official correspondence from Siddiq Hasan at Riyadh in July and August 1920 (folios 9-10, 45-67, 69-83, 324-325); reports regarding the agreement reached on 5 September 1920 (folios 123, 198-204 and 218-250); and correspondence between Ibn Sa‘ūd and Aḥmad Thāniyān and the suggestion that he should be awarded the CIE (Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire) for his role in the Najd Mission to Mecca (folios 337-339).
In addition, there are details of rising tensions between Ibn Sa‘ūd's Ikhwān forces and the subjects of Shaikh Sālim on Kuwait-Najd border and at al-Jahrā’ (folios 153, 160, 177-186); thanks conveyed by Ibn Sa‘ūd for the congratulations offered to his son, Fayṣal, on the occasion of his wedding (folios 27-29); a discussion of practicalities of buoying at al-Uqayr (folios 187, 216 and 274), a possible survey of al-Qaṭīf harbour (folio 215) and a steamer service to Hasa (al-Aḥsā’) (folio 273); the donation of an Arabian Oryx by Ibn Sa‘ūd to King George V (folios 205-210); and the protection of Ibn Sa‘ūd's subjects in Sharjah and Dubai (folios 294-300).
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- Title
- 'File E-8 VII. Bin Saud'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1av, 2r:8v, 8ar:8av, 9r, 9r, 10r:26v, 28r:32v, 34r:34v, 36r:43v, 45r:62r, 62r, 63r:87v, 89r:99v, 101r:108v, 110r:113v, 115r:135v, 137r:163v, 165r:166v, 168r:170v, 172r:173v, 175r:176r, 178r:180v, 183r:183v, 185r:191v, 193r:232v, 233ar:233bv, 234r:245v, 251r:251v, 253r:258v, 260r:263v, 266r:277v, 277ar:277av, 278r:286v, 288r:290v, 292r:295v, 297r:302v, 304r:318v, 321r:329v, 331r:335v, 337r:339v, 341r:341v, 344r:352v, 352ar:352av, 353r:354v, back-i
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