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'Ibn Sa'ud. Notes by Colonel Hamilton, Political Agent, Koweit, based on conversations at Riyadh in November 1917' [‎73r] (3/6)

The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in Jul 1918. 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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III.
Q uestion of C apitre of JI atl.
"w-* xj - ssar sfs
S ' ?"! i r S ul1 "' 1 ''' 1 1 s 1 ln ', P01 ' tai ' t t0 le,nel " b "'- 'J'o begin u-itl, they me ■» s inX
." ' • SPC0 ^ J y. ll "' '^aslikl is Itself a ShamM.a. Slunkl. • .1^Ha.l ^n
• cteul X ' V Z!uT^ "' e T ;" kisl ,'which is always
lose .11 I mii I. II u Kashi.l lias receive,I uitich encoiira^eiiient from the Turks dnriiie-
he war, am nmc h money ami arms ami even soldiers Hail As long af
ine I inks lioM Ale.iinah ami the raihvay, Ihn Kashid's position must ahvav« he
, l l1 ' lms '"' p '- V hcen With Faklnr Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. in Aledinah and has prohahlv received
rc^ v't T- IT ,hcSham "' ar " r * stiff fighters and are always
■mtagon^t' \ml f j'n'ViiM 1 ,0IS . ollnlXf l < ' Najd clans. They are redoubtable
nootr hi it is vj 1 f' as thf; {. n,l 8 ht be "ere any serious attempt made
oil or near I aim I SI '' '' ay. combination of tribes could defeat, them, at least
ii nea ./ahaI ,shanimar. And fadiuga roup there would probably ensue
a desultory siege of town and bills. The Turks .might render relief, .01^.1,2^
nnsupi«)it( cl bj legnlar troops, it is sure that a looselv held-together fleduin
confederal ion would soon tire of the job and break up, " ■
Urn Ni ml ilnnks that the economic lever applied by means of a strict blockade
M 0 ill I be the mosl eflectnal means of bringing the Shanimar over. This, however, he
ealisi s, U II 1 Ibe Aslam and other sections being exempt themselves and engaged all
Ibe time in blockade nuimng, is scarcely practicable. If we treated all the Ibammar
as a c oi poiate boii\, and relnsed to have any further relations with Jbn Tnwalah and
..tner sections now posing as friendly until the whole tribe submitted, there is not the
s glrtesl donbt that the Shammar would be isolated to such an extent that they would
have no alternative to surrender. I be screw must, similarly, be put on the 'Anizah
tbej must be treated not by sections but as a corporate whole. Ibn Sa'nd
suggests that a larger share in the control of Central Arabian traffic should be in his
bands; that be should have agents at each of the chief market towns under British
occupation or suzerainty; and that these agents should be consnlted before anyexpor
passes are granted. J 1
IV.
Attitude towards Kino Husain.
ll)n Sa'ud is consumed with jealousy of Sharif Husain, King of the Hijaz, and
Hns jealousy has late y been fanned to a white heat by the hitter's assumption of the
title of King of Arabia (Malak al diyar, or, bilad al Arab). The Sharif has been
■ ecemng iaige. subsidies Irom us, and lias gathered round him not only all the clans
ot the llijaz and neighbouring districts, but has also drawn to his side all the
Ataibali and harl). tribes which Ibn Sa'iul claims as belonging to him. Latterly
ai^o iiiun icrs o( Aqail or Najd townsmen attracted by high pay have levanted to
k J; 11 110111 Anaizah, ihiraidah, Sharah, and Midhnib. These 'Aqail represent
some of the best fighting stock in the country. The Amirs of 'Anaizah and Midhnib
assmcl me lhat 110 less than 4,(H)0 of them had joined the Sharif's forces from
Qasim alone, and these do not include Heduin.
In thfcoi 1 rso ol (conversation Ibn Sa'ud has frequently appealed for equalitv of
tieatment vith the Sliaril". lie hints that we have left him in the cold while doing
evei^thing lor his rival, lie complains that Ave have not given him due credit for
ii-. (^po 11^11 of our cause and uncompromising hostility towards the Turks; he even
(• aims ci(' < lii for the lact that, but for his benevolent attitude toward the Sharif and
ii> hoMin.i; tne Shammar in check, the former's rebellion would have had nochanceof
hik ce^s. Me said that he had resisted many tempting offers from the Turks who were
always altemptin^ to reopen negotiations with him. As proof of this latter statement
lies.lowed mo a tetter Irom I'akhri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , Commandantat Afedinah, asking him why he
had not replied to his friendly letter of the year previous. I saw also the letter
lelened to. hoiii appeared to be quite genuine. If he has been carrying on any
l^' 11 " 11 ' 11 ' ias ''^en with Pakhri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. 's superiors at Damascus or elsewhere. Tt
is lumoiired and universally believed that he has received subsidies from the Turks.

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This printed memorandum is a report by Colonel Robert Edward Hamilton, 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. at Kuwait, received through the Arab Bureau, Iraq Section, concerning ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd. The report, based on conversations the author had in Riyadh in November 1917, is split into five sections concerning Ibn Sa‘ūd's title, his relations with the tribes (including the Ajman), the question of the capture of Hail [Ḥā’il], his attitude towards King Husain [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī], King of the Hijaz, and Ibn Sa‘ūd's desiderata.

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Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 72, and terminates at folio 74, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between folios 11-158; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.

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