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'File E 8 Vol III. Bin Sa'ud' [‎7r] (17/544)

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The record is made up of 1 file (269 folios). It was created in 12 Dec 1916-Mar 1918. 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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To Bin Sa'ud
Dated 18.12.16
No, 1096
I have the honour to inform Y.E. that I have received a
telegram from the Hon'ble Sir Percy Cox informing me that
a steamer will arrive here from Basrah about Dec. ?4th
bringing
(1) 4 machine guns complete
(2) 500 .305 magazine Lee-Snfield fifles
(3) 260 ,000 cartridges
for Y.E.
He also informs me that 9000 Mag azine Lee-Enfield
carbines are being sent later from India.
I have informed 1 Abd-al-' A.ziz al Qasaibi who says that
he will make arrangements for sending these things to T.E.

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This file contains correspondence between British officials at Bahrain and Basrah, Baghdad Bushire and Kuwait, as well as with ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd); 'Abdullāh bin Jilūwī, Amir of Hasa; Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, ruler of Qatar; and ‘Abd al-‘Azīz al-Quṣaybī, Ibn Sa‘ūd's agent at Bahrain.

The file mainly concerns British relations with Ibn Sa‘ūd, including: procedures in the Bahrain 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. 's court for Ibn Sa‘ūd's subjects (folio 3); the provision of arms, ammunition and subsidy payments to Ibn Sa‘ūd via his Bahrain agent (for example, folios 7, 20 and 106), including delivery receipts (folios 32, 41 and 50-54); and correspondence following Ibn Sa‘ūd's November 1916 visit to Kuwait to meet 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. (folios 11-14). Included within the file is a detailed report prepared by Arnold Talbot Wilson, Chief Political Officer of the Arab Bureau in Iraq, dated 12 January 1917, entitled 'Relations with Ibn Sa'ud' (folios 116-125). In 1917 there is correspondence concerning preparations for St John Philby's 1917-1918 mission to Ibn Sa‘ūd at Riyadh (folio 222 onwards).

In addition, there are details throughout the file concerning Ibn Sa‘ūd's ongoing conflict with Ibn Rashīd of Ḥā’il, and the support given to the latter by the Turks and the Āl ‘Ajmān and Shammar tribes (folios 88-93). There are details regarding relations between Ibn Sa‘ūd and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh of Qatar following the beheading of an Āl ‘Ajmān tribesman by the Amir of Hasa (folios 136-137, 165-166), as well as relations with Kuwait following the death of Shaikh Jābir al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ in February 1917, including reports of attacks by "Sbei" [Subay‘] tribesmen near to the Najd-Kuwait border in February 1918 (folio 243). In May 1918, there is a report of the beginning the Khurmah Dispute between Ibn Sa‘ād and Sharif Ḥusayn of Mecca following the Hashemite occupation of Wādī al-Khurmah (folio 265).

In addition, various correspondence with Ibn Sa‘ūd provides updates on the progress of the First World War, both in Europe and the Mesopotamian campaign, for example the Battle of Kut (folios 61-68, 79 and 95-97) and the British occupation of Baghdad (folios 113-114). Also included within the file is a number of correspondence from and to Dr Paul Wilberforce Harrison of the Arabian Mission who was providing medical assistance at Riyadh following an influenza epidemic in August 1917 (folios 175-176 and 179-182).

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1 file (269 folios)
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This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.

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Foliation: This file has two foliation numbers in the top right hand corner of each folio. The primary number is uncircled and begins on the first page of text. The secondary number is also uncircled, and appears on the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. and the top left hand corner of the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the folio where there is text.

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