'File 61/14 V (D 49) Nejd and 'Iraq, Relations between' [‎3r] (20/588)

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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, George Ambrose Lloyd, High Commissioner in Cairo, Herbert Plumer, High Commissioner in Jerusalem, H. G. C. Franklin, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bertram Thesiger, Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station, and the Government of India.

The volume covers the British response to the crisis following the Ikhwan rebellion and the threat of attack on Kuwaiti and Iraqi territory. Documents relate to:

• military measures taken to defend Kuwait and Iraq and counter the Ikhwan threat, including air reconnaissance and attacks, naval deployments (HMS Emerald, HMS Lupin, HMS Crocus, the Triad, HMS Enterprise, HMS Patrick Stewart, and the Bandra are all mentioned) frontier forts, and the supply of armoured cars and guns to Kuwait;
• rumours and reports of tribal movements in the region, usually coming from shepherds, merchants, travellers and other local sources;
• the thoughts and actions of Ibn Sa'ud himself, including his relations with the Ikhwan leadership;
• the endeavour to arrange a meeting between Ibn Sa'ud and either Gilbert Clayton or the Agent at Sharjah (a Muslim).

Other subjects that emerge from the file are:

• a concern about the large amount of cypher work that needs to be done and the need for a cypher clerk from India;
• the situation in Yemen, including a rumoured meeting between Ibn Sa'ud and Imam Yahya, and the measures taken by the British to prevent further incursions into the Aden Protectorate by the Imam's forces;
• the official objection to a proposed visit by the Basra Times correspondent to Riyadh to meet Ibn Sa'ud.

Notable within the volume are the following documents:

• a series of intelligence reports by Gerald de Gaury, who was appointed to gather such information, including information on a Mutair informant, the topography of the Batin frontier, and the Roqah division of the 'Ataibah (‘Utaiba) tribe (folios 249-269);
• Report by Barrett on Ibn Sa'ud's position, frame of mind, and actions (folios 268-274).

Extent and format

1 volume (291 folios)

Arrangement

The volume is arranged chronologically

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The sequence runs from the first folio through to the inside back cover (ff 1A-287). 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, 1B, 1C, 1D, and 1E. There is a second sequence that runs from 20 through to 286 (ff 19-283) but is inconsistent. The numbers are also written in pencil in the same place, but are not circled. Some early numbers are crossed out.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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