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'File 61/14 XIII (D 60) Relations Between Nejd and Iraq' [‎91r] (196/434)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (214 folios). It was created in 1 Nov 1929-4 Dec 1929. 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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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
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. , Bushlre
High Gommissioner, Baghdad.
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In continuation of my Ho.628^ Bheikh^
who visited me again yesterday about this matter^ asked
me to represent to you that (quotiBg) while he in no way
desires to go "back on his permission to allow police cars
to enter his territory he would like to know why •Iraq
camel tribes in question cannot be made to graze due west
of Safwan and inside ^raq territory where grazing is as
plentiful as across his border. Should there be objec
tion to this which s unaware of^ he suggest^ to ensure
order ^nd to avoid possible cause of friction and unplea
santness^ the Dhafir and Shammar now grazing in his territory
and watering at Safwan be transferred to some of many wells
existing south of railroad, for instance, Shajra, Baswa,
Abu Ghar, Nabha or Chabda, the last named in particular
having a supply of water for any number of camels with an
inexhaustiole supply of graz^in the vicinity. Sheikh
rather pertinently asks why his territory^which he wants
for his own people^should be selected for the grazing of
•Iraq camels in, iihen »Iraq has superb grazing available
near at hand. Sheikh adds his above remarks are not in
tended to apply to the special migration of the Muntafiq
shepherds tribes into Kuwait which is of advantage to him
self as well as to shepherds %ing to the wool and ghi
they bring in. (unquote)
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The volume contains letters, telegrams, reports and memoranda relating to affairs between Najd, Iraq, and Kuwait. The majority of the correspondence is between Harold Dickson, 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. in Kuwait, Cyril Barrett, 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. in Bushire, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, Hubert Young, the acting High Commissioner in Baghdad, Ibn Sa'ud, the King of Najd and Hejaz, Faisal al-Dawish, the leader of the Ikhwan , the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Jeddah, and the Foreign and Colonial Offices in London.

The majority of the volume relates to the continuing rebellion against Ibn Sa'ud's rule by the Ikhwan. Issues and events discussed are:

  • the final movements of the rebellious Ikhwan, including Dawish's attempts to initiate communications with Britain and his tentative submission to Ibn Sa'ud;
  • Ibn Sa'ud's complaints of Kuwaiti and Iraqi assistance to the rebels and Britain's response to them;
  • Ibn Sa'ud's request to station his forces near the frontier in case of attack and to be able to pursue rebels into Kuwaiti territory;
  • intelligence on tribal movements and activities, especially those considered to be rebels;
  • the question of the deployment of a Special Service Officer in Kuwait;
  • the delivery of Italian ammunition to Hasa;
  • the Awazim tribe entering Kuwait seeking refuge from the rebels;
  • intelligence and opinion on Ibn Sa'ud's thoughts and activities;
  • the visit to Kuwait of Sheikh Hafiz Wahba, an advisor to Ibn Sa'ud;
  • the planned response to a possible mass influx of rebel refugees into Kuwait;
  • Iraqi police cars entering Kuwait to protect the migrating shepherd tribes;
  • the correct channels of communication with Ibn Sa'ud.

At the back of the volume (folios 198-206) are office notes.

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1 volume (214 folios)
Arrangement

The volume is arranged chronologically. There is an alphabetical subject index to the contents, at the front of the volume (folios 1D, 2). The index entries include the folio numbers of relevant documents, to help identify and locate them within the volume.

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 found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. There are the following anomalies: 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D; 143 and 143A.

There is a second, incomplete and inconsistent sequence that is also written in pencil but is uncircled.

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