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'P G India Office Memorandum No B.437, P.Z.5620/1934, Historical Memorandum on the Relations of the Wahabi Amirs and Ibn Saud with Eastern Arabia and the British Government, 1800-1934' [‎20v] (51/82)

The record is made up of 1 volume (37 folios). It was created in 26 Sep 1934. 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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(c) agreed that the eastern boundary of the Turkish Sanjak of Nejd should
be represented by a line, shown in blue on a map appended to the
Convention, running due south from the head of the Gulf opposite
Zaknuniyeh Island, which formed part of the said Sanjak, to the
20th parallel of latitude in the Rub al Khali.
Ibn Saud and Qatar; Afprehensions of the Trucial Sheikhs, July 1913.
P 3082/13 166. On 1st August the Government of India reported the death on 17th July
of the'Sheikh of Qatar, and stated that 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. , Bahrein, had
Vic. to S. of informed the Resident that while at Katif Ibn b?aud had addressed the Sheikh
S., 2 .8. ) 13, of Q atar and demanded the expulsion of the Turkish garrison from Al Bidaa.
p. 3083 /1;. t( Resiclenc y Agent, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , reports that Sheikhs of Debai and Abu
Dhabi, who are of the same tribe, have had a conference, and latter, who
since the Wahabi evacuation has achieved a paramount position in Baraimi
and neighbourhood, is convinced that Ibn Saud will now turn his activities
in that direction. In this fear the two Sheikhs have decided to mobilise their
Bedouins in the Sabakhat el Matti {vide page 1200, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer)
and take the initiative against Ibn Saud. There having been nothing
unfriendly in our reply to Ibn Saud, I [Sir P. Cox] should not imagine that
he would think it worth while to hostilize us by such action, but of course
the state of Oman generally at present offers him a very favourable oppor
tunity, if he be so disposed. I am warning Sheikhs of the improbability of
such a development, and deterring them from provoking hostilities, but I
should be glad to give them, if possible, something reassuring as to the
attitude of the British Government towards a possible enterprise of this kind
on the part of Ibn Saud."
British Guarantees to Qatar, 1913.
167. The Resident was instructed in reply that the new Sheikh of Qatar
" and, if necessary, Ibn Saud, should be informed that H.M. Government would
allow no outside interference in the peninsula. Latter should clearly understand
that if he attempts it, he will be forcibly resisted. Former may be told that he
has nothing to fear from Turks."
H.M. Government and Ihn Saud as a Potential Danger in the
Trucial Area, 1913.
168. On 7th August 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. telegraphed to the Government
inter alia that—
" At any rate for a long time to come the Porte can exercise no control
whatever over Ibn Saud and that meanwhile he is in a position to give a
varying deal of inconvenience alike in regard to Oman, the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
and Katr, which inconvenience an innocuous modus vivendi, arranged if
necessary with the knowledge of the Porte, would obviate. It is not a
question of any desire to interfere in the politics of Central Arabia. Ibn
Saud is now at the coast, and for us it is a question of a new menace to our
interests in the Gulf sphere which we need either to sterilise or protect
ourselves against."
Views of Government of India, August 1913.
p. 3234/13. 169. The Viceroy on 10th August in a telegram commenting on the general
situation, and urging a modification in the policy hitherto adopted by H.M.
Government, said that—
" It is clear from his [Ibn Sand's] relations with the Sheikh of Katr and
the recent reports as to the apprehensions of the Trucial Chiefs that Ibn
Saud is becoming a more and more prominent factor in the politics of the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. littoral, and has thus brought himself within the sphere of
our interests and influence. As long as Ibn Saud confined himself to Al
Hasa he could be ignored with impunity. Such a policy, however, cannot in
our opinion safely be pursued now that there is a possibility of his inter
ference in El Katr, with the Trucial Chiefs, and possibly in Oman, where
the rebellion may give him an opportunity for encroachment on Muscat
territory Unless we come to some mutual and amicable under-
S. of S. to
Vic., 6.8.13,
P. 3157/13.

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The memorandum traces the first development of the Wahabi [Wahhabi] sect, 1745-1800; the first expansion of the Wahabis in eastern Arabia to the fall of Baraimi and the Turkish occupation of Hasa, 1800-71; the period from the Turkish conquest of Hasa to the capture of Riyadh by Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥman bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd)], 1870-1901; the period from the capture of Riyadh by Ibn Saud to the outbreak of World War One, 1901-14; and the period from the outbreak of World War One to the opening of the Blue Line discussions, 1914-34; and also contains a conclusion and appendices.

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1 volume (37 folios)
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There is an index at the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 36 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Foliation anomalies: ff. 2, 2A, 2B, 2C. The following folio needs to be folded out: f. 31. An original printed pagination sequence is also present in the volume.

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