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'File 61/14 VIII (D 55) Relations Between Nejd And Iraq' [230v] (466/782)
The record is made up of 1 volume (389 folios). It was created in 22 Dec 1928-29 Apr 1929. 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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5. The charge that Nejdian tribes have been illegally threatened with expulsion
while camped in Iraq (see Mr. Bird's telegram j\o. 20 oi the 10th February and ruad
Hamza's note of the 5th February enclosed in Mr. Birds despatch No. 46 ot the
10th February) is in complete contradiction with the complaint that Captain Glubb
was seducing the Nejdian Shammar from their allegiance to Ibn Saud, put torward
in Fuad Hamza's note of the 31st December last, of which a copy was enclosed in
your despatch No. 17 of the 8th January. The attitude of the Iraqi authorities m
regard to the movements of Nejdian tribesmen across the irontier, and their anxiety
to fulfil the obligations which they have undertaken towards Ibn Saud in this respect,
were explained in Sir H. Dobbs s letter of the 5th January to King Ibn Saud, of
which a copy was forwarded to you direct in Mr. Bourdillon's letter No. S O. 24 ol the
same date, and in Mr. Bourdillon's telegrams Nos. 74 and 75 of the 20th lebruary to
the Colonial Office, referred to above. In view of the explanations already given to
King Ibn Saud and the Hejazi Government on this point. Sir Austen ( hamberlain
considers that"little would be gained by continuing this correspondence and returning ^
detailed replies to the recent series of complaints. You may, however, communicate
to the Hejazi Government, orally, the substance of Mr. Bourdillon's telegrams
Nos. 74 and 75 to the Colonial Office, if you think it desirable to do so, and you should
in any case inform the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs in writing that full
oPzplanations have already been given to the Hejazi (lovernment on this subject, and
that, after close investigation, His Majesty's Government are satisfied that there is
no foundation for the allegations which have been made against Captain Glubb s
activities, which are clearly based upon inaccurate reports. You should add that the
continued presentation of baseless protests can only further complicate an already
difficult situation, and you may point out the obvious interest which such admittedly
recalcitrant tribes as the Mutair must have, in representing their delinquencies as the
result of Iraqi provocation. If the Hejazi (Government prefer to give greater
credence to their own sources of information than to the official assurances of His
Majesty's Government, their action can only remain a matter of regret to His
Majesty's Government.
6. You should at the same time request Sheikh Fuad Hamza orally, with
reference to his note of the 31st December, to produce, in original, the documents
alleged to be in Captain Glubb's handwriting and stated to prove his interference in
the affairs of Nejdi tribes. You should, in making this request, explain that His
Majesty's Government had no previous knowledge of the existence of these documents
and clearly cannot accept them as genuine without close examination of the originals,
said to be in the hands of the Hejazi Government.
7. As regards article 6 of the Bahra Agreement, the Secretary of State
approves the language held on this subject by Mr. Bird, as reported in paragraph 5
of his despatch No. 48 of the 10th February. The Secretary of State realises that
Ibn Saud is unlikely to acquiesce in the attitude adopted by His Majesty's Govern
ment in this matter, but the obligations of His Majesty's Government render it
indispensable that that attitude should be maintained. You should accordingly
address a separate written communication to the Hejazi Government on this question,
confirming the statements made by Mr. Bird, as reported in paragraph 5 (but not the
other paragraphs) of his despatch No. 48, and explaining, in reply to Ibn Sand's
letter of the 23rd January, that the statement made by His Majesty in that letter, to
the effect that His Majesty's Government are now attemping to attach a condition
to their undertaking to be bound by the article, does not correctly represent the
position. On the contrary. His Majesty's Government have assured the Hejazi
Government that they intend to observe the provisions of that article, and they
recognise that British'forces in Iraq, as well as Iraqi forces, are covered by its terms.
The^position is, indeed, that His Majesty's Government have every intention and
desire to observe the provisions of the article, and will naturally continue to do so, so
long as a normal situation exists. They have, however, thought it only fair to warn
thelHejazi Government that, in the event of a situation of grave danger to Iraq being
brought about by the actual occurrence of a serious attack on a large scale against a
township in Iraq, or of continuous raiding by Nejdian tribes, which the Hejazi
Government prove unable to prevent or punish, His Majesty's Government must
reserve their liberty of action and their right to take the necessary measures against
those guilty of the'attack, if this should prove, in their opinion, the only means of
defending the Iraqi tribes, for whose safety they are responsible, from further
aggression. If, however, the Hejazi Government would establish the same degree of
control over their tribes as has recently been enforced by the Iraqi Government, who
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The volume consists of letters, telegrams, and reports relating to affairs between the British Mandate of Iraq and the Kingdom of Najd. The majority of the correspondence is between Leo Amery, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary (both in London), Henry Dobbs, High Commissioner in Iraq (later Gilbert Clayton, Acting Hich Commissioner in Iraq), Lionel Haworth, 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, Cyril Barrett, 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, James More, 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, Ibn Sa'ud, King of Hejaz-Najd and its Dependencies, John Glubb, Administrative Inspector in Iraq, Gerald De Gaury, Special Service Officer in Kuwait, the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Jeddah, and the Government of India.
The volume covers the period of unrest after a revolt by the Ikhwan , including a number of raids on Kuwait and the Battle of Sabila, which effectively brought the crisis to an end. Subjects raised are:
- a raid on Kuwait by the Ikhwan;
- an attack on a car on the Kuwait-Basra road in which an American Missionary, Henry Bilkert, is killed;
- intelligence of tribal movements and activities, particularly those of the Ikhwan tribes of Mutair, 'Ajman, and 'Utaibah, and the threat and occurrence of cross-border raids, all gathered from reports by John Glubb, Flight Lieutenant Howes (Special Service Officer in Kuwait), as well as local rumour and reports;
- issues concerning the defence of Kuwait;
- the failure of Gilbert Clayton and Ibn Sa'ud to come to an agreement over the legitimacy of the desert 'police posts' in Iraq;
- the thoughts, motivations, and capabilities of Ibn Sa'ud;
- a second meeting between Ibn Sa'ud and Ikhwan leaders in Riyadh to try and resolve the crisis;
- the idea of a blockade of Hasa ports to force the Najdi tribes into submission;
- the Battle of Sabila and its aftermath.
Other subjects included are:
- the imprisonment of Nuhaitar ibn Juraiyid of the Dhafir tribe in Hail;
- the channels through which communication with Ibn Sa'ud should be made (i.e. through Bushire or through Jeddah).
Notable within the volume is a sketch map and extensive notes by Harold Dickson on the seasonal migrations of the shepherd tribes of the Lower Euphrates.
At the end of the volume (folios 378-382) are office notes.
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- 1 volume (389 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically. There is an alphabetical subject index to the contents, at the front of the volume (folios 3, 4). The index entries include the folio numbers of relevant documents, to help identify and locate them within the volume.
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Main foliation: the sequence starts on the first page and continues through until the inside back cover. The numbering is written in pencil, circled, and positioned 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: there is no folio numbered 2, instead, the second, third, and fourth folios have been numbered respectively 2A, 2B, and 2C.
Secondary, earlier foliation sequence: the numbers1 to 341 are written in pencil, but not circled, on folios that were subsequently renumbered 5 to 377.
Condition: the top left corner of folio 47 has been torn away, obscuring some text.
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