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'File 61/14 IV (D 48) Nejd and 'Iraq, relations between' [‎44r] (104/520)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (257 folios). It was created in 3 Feb 1928-5 Mar 1928. 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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Z'?? February 28
2).0. Ho.
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1 despair of 'Iraq. heir^policy is child!eh
I use the word ao a simile and not as a metaphor.
Our main concern is with Xhn Baud. he out-
-break of the Mutair is a local side issue. Its only
importance is the effect it has on the frontier tribes
belonging to 'Iraq and our only policy should have been to
protect the tribes up to our frontier until we were certain
of what Ibn aud could accomplish.
We have now dropped some bombs on the other siue
of the frontier. Fe have done very little damage.
Poes anybody imagine that bombs can do much damage to
tribes fighting on camels in scattered formation ?
W« now talk of bombing nejd tribes to teach them
they cannot raid the tribes on the 'Iraq frontier. what
we are really doing is bombing Ibn baud's influence anongst
his tribes, an influence upon which we have been building
and on which we have made a treaty with him: now he is
faced either with losing this or with dropping his projects.
It was up to us to wait and see what he could do
especially as we have arranged a meeting with him —
but in any case to let him show if he had the power or not.
It now transpires that he had the power, and presumably
the effect of our bombs would be to make his tribes, who
are in the main fanatics, ask why they should get a 'fatwa^
against the Mutair for a raid across the frontier when
•Iraq
D. de S. Bray. K.G.I.E.. C.S.I., C.B.r..,
Foreign Secretary to the Government of India •
in the foreign and Political Department.
f4ew "Delhi.

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The volume contains telegrams, letters, and reports relating to affairs between Najd, Kuwait, and Iraq. Most of the correspondence is between Lionel Haworth, 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, Henry Dobbs, the High Commissioner in Baghdad, Ibn Sa'ud, the King of the Hejaz and Najd, Leo Amery, the Secretary of State for the Colonies in London, James More, 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 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 Bahrain, Edward Ellington, the Air Officer Commanding in Iraq, and the Government of India.

The majority of the volume covers the British response to the crisis following the Ikhwan rebellion and the threat of attack on Kuwaiti and Iraqi territory. The volume contains telegrams, letters, and reports relating to affairs between Najd, Kuwait, and Iraq. The documents reflect the differences in opinion and policy between the High Commissioner in Baghdad, the Colonial Office, 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, and the Government of India; Iraq taking a more warlike approach towards Ibn Sa'ud, while 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. is more cautious and conciliatory.

Matters covered by the documents include:

  • the military response to the crisis, including the sending of ships HMS Emerald , Crocus , and Lupin to Kuwait, and air operations in Iraq, Kuwait, and Najd, including a bombing raid on Safah;
  • Ibn Sa'ud's complaints about bombing raids on his territory as breaches of the treaties and agreements the British are bound by;
  • the posting of an Intelligence Officer in Kuwait;
  • the protection of Americans and other Europeans in the area;
  • King Faisal of Iraq's proposal of counter raids against the Ikhwan;
  • the expulsion of Hindu merchants from Qatif and the possible religious reasons for it.
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1 volume (257 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the sequence begins on the first folio and ends on the inside back cover. The numbers are 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'. side of each folio. There are the following irregularities: 1A and 1B; 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, and 2E.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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