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'File 61/20 I (D 75) Meeting between Kings of Iraq and Nejd' [190r] (389/418)
The record is made up of 1 volume (208 folios). It was created in 7 Jan 1930-28 Nov 1930. It was written in English, Arabic and French. 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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83
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result I wirelessd to ttie
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.
for instructions. The reply
was to accede to His Majesty's wishes if possible. Under the circun^
rQodation. 51006 ^ 0f ^ resp0Ilsible for lack of boat accom-
• J be r°® eersalld m y sclf were invited to dine with His Maiestv that
night. Tables were laid on the Starboard side of the de^ with side
screens lowered, and the place was made as comfortable as possible.
On the 21st February 1930, during the run towards the Rendezvous
His Majesty inspected the ship and took a great interest in everything
going everywhere even to the Engine room and boiler room and asked man v
questions about the rumung and maintenance of the ship. He informed
me that he would probably get a ship for his own use.
+i snf 22nd February 1930, at O&'-OO hours I arrived off the mouth of
ae Shatt-el-Araband took upthe anchor Stetion 2 Cables astern of
. i. o. Jjupm ihe Nearchus with His Maiestv Kin^
being anchored ahead of the " Lupin " all ships were beflaggel
« t hours H's Majesty left to attend the Conference on board the
by Z Sloo? ^ beillg aS 116 left tllc " ^trick Stewart "
was nel^rv 0 ^ 1 rpfi, ha T illg T ^ en Postponed several times, it
Political Resfdent Sat^s^ilid
AO-SI iumrs proceeded to oil
16-09 hours returned to Station.
Director s Cabin and the Mess was screened with canvas on the ton and
*£tpis£ zr&si s ffijjs- p—
^•— s that I w„ a., ta, .'""5
on b^tL 2 " Lu^r 7 1930 ' ^ ^ ll0Ur8 His Ma j est y Proceeded
weather 00 ^ 1 a signal to l ,roe6ed to ^ r ds Fao owing to the
13-06 hours anchored below Fao.
14-00 hours Lunch party on " Nearchus ".
16-30 hours His Majesty returned to the " Patrick Stewart. "
24tJi February 1930,
0M0 hours. ^ „ a., ^ ^
20-00 hours, I dtseovered tt.ot. Itm Saud ha<I made arrangement
to call on Sheikh Essa and Sheik Hamid of Bah-
qm and realism^ that this would not be wel-
Pditfraf TVp 6 '?"]: 1 ? G ? ve 1 rnment 1 inf omied the
to Ml wt m 11 - £ wi^ess, who instructed me
i i Majesty that no arrangements had
o , on, made for hlm t0 land at Bahrein
21-30 hours. I inunediately asked for an interview with His Majesty
Est'nfTr ^ lm sileikil Hamid and Sheildi
rak tW^f • W0U • £ bly not be at Mubar-
tl:lat was impossible at such short notice to
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The volume contains correspondence relating to a meeting between King Faisal of Iraq and King Ibn Sa‘ud of Najd and Hejaz, overseen by the British. The main correspondents are Sidney Webb, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Francis Humphrys, High Commissioner of Iraq, Harold Dickson, 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 Kuwait, Hugh Biscoe, 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. at Bushire, the Government of India, British Chargé d'Affaires at Jeddah, Charles Prior, 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, Robert Clive, British Minister at Tehran, Captain Boyes, Commander of the Triad (at one point Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ), Captain Marr, Commander of the Patrick Stewart , Captain J. M. Alleyne, Commander of the Lupin (also at one point Senior Naval Officer), members of the Iraqi Government, and Ibn Sa‘ud.
The documents cover the following matters:
- the planning and preparations for the meeting, including transporting attendees overland and by sea;
- the costs of the meeting and who will bear them;
- what subjects are suitable for discussion during the meeting, in particular the repatriation of a rebel leader, Ibn Mashhur;
- the outcome of the meeting;
- an unplanned visit to Bahrain by Ibn Sa‘ud, against British wishes.
Notable within the volume are the following documents:
- a report by Alleyne, Senior Naval Officer, on the meeting (folios 164-172);
- Humphrys' report on the meeting (folios 182-84);
- a translation of an article in the Najd and Hejaz newspaper Umm al-Qura, dated 28 November 1930, that contains a detailed account of the meeting (folios 192-98).
Folios 199-201 are internal office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (208 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence runs from front to back (excluding covers), with encircled, pencilled numbers written in the top right corner of each folio. Foliation anomalies: 1, 1A, 1B, 1C; 104, 104A. An earlier and intermittent foliation sequence appears in the same position, in which the numbers are not circled.
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- English, Arabic and French in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File 61/20 I (D 75) Meeting between Kings of Iraq and Nejd'
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- front, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1cv, 2r:18v, 21r:29v, 30v:51v, 52v:104v, 104ar:104av, 105v:201v, i-r:ii-v, back-i, back
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