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'File 61/11 X (D 170) Nejd-Hejaz Miscellaneous' [‎79r] (170/554)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (270 folios). It was created in 20 Jan 1942-26 Jun 1945. 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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'1'V 7^
VISIT TO RIYADH iViAY 24t3a, 1942. ^
I left Kuwait at 5 a.m. on May tlie 28th in my Stat
ion Waggon accompanied by a new ,f Dodge Jf lorry with the
overflow in the way of servants and kit. My two Aden ser
vants Nasar and his brother Mohammad were with me in my
car as also was Nassar bin Gawan of the Ajman tribe, a
guide of remown and one leg the other having been amputated
as a result of a gun shot wound received in the Ikhwan
troubles. In the lorry were the driver and his assistant^
and Adas bin Saleh of the Rashaida a retainer of the
Shaikh of Kuwait who joined the party as it was but fitting
that I as 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, should on such an im
portant expedition be accompanied by one of His Highness*
personal retainers, incidentally his inclusion was not
without value to both His Highness and myself for His High
ness thereby became associated with my visit to Ibn Saud
whom he fears and reveers, and I should have found him very
useful in any dealings that might have been necessary with
the less civilised tribesmen in the event of a breakdown
of our transport for they all know of both Ibn Saud and
the Shaikh of Kuwait but not all by any means know any
thing of the might of the British government.
The journey as far as Jariyah al Iliyah was unevent
ful and hot but on arrival at the square fort of the Amir
which houses the Saudi Government wireless station I found
we were expected, and the Amir came down from his room over
the gate to meet me and the guard presented arms as I
drove my car into the fort. I was led up to the room over
the gate and coffee and tea were duly produced and water
brought, by his express command, for my consumption from his
private well a little distance from the town. It was a
pleasant fluid fairly cool and milky in colour due to
solids of some description in suspension which luckily
did not effect the flavour.
I decided to wait some time at Jariya and go on
when it was a little cooler so I was glad to accept the
Amir ♦ s/

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The volume consists of telegrams, letters, and reports relating to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Most of the correspondence is between the British Legation in Jeddah, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire, the Political Agencies in Bahrain and Kuwait, 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. and the Foreign Office in London, and the Government of India.

Much of the volume covers Saudi-US relations, including:

Other subjects covered are:

Also notable within the volume are:

At the end of the volume (ff 249-264) are internal office notes.

Extent and format
1 volume (270 folios)
Arrangement

The volume is arranged chronologically. There is an alphabetical subject index to the contents, at the front of the volume (folio 2).

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the sequence starts on the first folio and continues through to the inside back cover. The numbering is written in pencil, circled and 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. There are the following irregularities: 1A, 1B, and 1C; 28A and 28B; 154A, 154B, and 154C; 216A and 216B.

Condition: the broken spine cover is detached from the volume and enclosed in a plastic sleeve numbered folio 265, at the back of the volume. The plastic sleeve may cause some loss of sharpness to the digital image of the spine cover.

There is a second sequence that is inconsistent. It is also written in pencil but is not circled.

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