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'File 61/14 IV (D 48) Nejd and 'Iraq, relations between' [208r] (432/520)
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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\ B lwee , No. lll -S ( C okfl) in the peiisian
' •)? dated the 4th March 1928
FoKrarded to the Government of India in T? •
Departmeht, for information, in continuation J ti ■ ore if n and B^Ktioal
No. 94-S., dii^ed the 26th February 1928 fSeriil "NTr. 9^ 0 en <j^rsement
1. Translation of letter from IbnSand ^ .
2. KuwaSsteJegram No. 164, dated the 27tli ^^ ary 1928 -
3. Senior NS^al Officer's telegram i^n!,5v P eb ruary 1928.
ruary 192,8. g a m unnumbered, da^ the 26th Feb-
4. Kuwait telegram No. 166, dated the 27th F^ruarv IQPS
''\! re te egraS^o. 244, dated the 27th Pebruarv I9 n S
6. Bushire telegram No. 47-249 dated f-V. e ^ u y 8 -
7. Senior Naval Officer^ tele^am ^ 1928 -
ruary 1928. \ g ""numbered, dated the 27th Feb-
8. Colonial Office telegram'Ub. 92 97+i,
11. Kuw.it t=fe£™ i'l "g
12. Kuwait telegram No. 174, dated the 28th Febrvarv T Q99
13. Baghdad telegram Nd. 39-S., dated'tee 28th February 1928
14. Kuwait telegram No. 179, dated the\9th February 1928
k ' en ' telegram "nnu^ered, dated the 29th Feb-
16. Senior Navgl Officer's telegram No. 1510, \ted the 1st March 1928
17. Baghdad tdegram No. 41-S., dated the 2nd March 1928.
Pn Snffi 06 telegram No. 101, dated the 2nd March 1928.
19. Colonial Office telegram No. 102, dated the 2nd March 1928
20. Baghdad Circular, dated the 2nd March 1928A
oi* te | e g ram No. 184, dated the 2nd March 1928
Hv5 Ushire tele g rani No ' 289, dated the 2nd March 1928.'
2 J k Kuwait telegram No. 185, dated the 3rd March 19^8,
Enclosure 1 of Serial No. (230),
Translation of a letter No. M.-3-27, dated the 26th Sha'ban 1346
(18th February 1928), from His Majesty 'Abdul Aziz bin 'Abdur
Rahman al-Faisal as-Sa'ud, to His Britannic Majesty's Political
Agent, Bahrain.
After compliments,.
^ ^^knowledge the receipt of your letter No. 54-C., dated the
lt)th Sha ban 1346 (8th February 1928), which contained the telegram vou
received from the Hon'ble 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 the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. We
request you to send the following to his honour for conveyance to the Central
British Government by the quickest route. It was our desire to get a similar
reply to that of His Excellency the High Commissioner regarding the refusal
oi the criminals, before the despatch of the aeroplanes, with His Excellency's
orders which were an aggression against our independence and despised our
national authority within our country ; thereby they trampled over the treaties
upon which we with the British and 'Iraq Governments consented to observe
wiem (see Article VI of Bahra Treaty and X of Jiddah Treaty).
His Excellency after he had ordered and permitted all these aggressions
ana after breaching those undertakings informs us that the 'Iraq Government
will not give shelter to Dawish and his followers.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (257 folios)
- Arrangement
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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- 'File 61/14 IV (D 48) Nejd and 'Iraq, relations between'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1bv, 2ar:2ev, 3r:59v, 61v:62v, 63v:94v, 95v:209v, 211v:251v, back-i
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