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'File 61/14 XVII (D 76) Nejd-Iraq Relations' [11r] (30/440)
The record is made up of 1 volume (216 folios). It was created in 30 Apr 1930-25 Jan 1932. 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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RESIDENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
.
-Pplitical
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Kuwait♦
Dated the 13tli May 1930 •
Not very long ago it was ruled by the High
Coimnissioner in ^raq that I should not address the Royal
Air Porce in Baghdad direct. It was also ruled by the
Hon , ble 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.
that I should not address
the High Commissioner's office unless the matter was of
extreme urgency.
I am now a bit puzzled to know what to do in
matters of "Intelligence Reports" pure and simple, such as
my report Ho.227 dated the 8th.
3. Such reports^I believe^are of interest to the
Ro^al Air Force but I am refraining from sending copies to
them, believing that you do this and forward ms. one of my
spare copies to them.
4. Am I correct in my assumption^and am I doing
right to send no Intelligence reports to any one but you.
You might let me know at your Insure.
5. Behind my above question is of course my desire
to have no Special Service Officers knocking about in Kuwait
and I do not want the Royal Air Force to say one fine day
that because I do not send them sufficient news, they think
it necessary to plant one of their owm men on me.
Major
Secretary to
the Hon'ble the p olitical Resident
in,the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bushire.
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- Content
The volume contains correspondence pertaining to relations between Najd and Iraq. It is mostly between Harold Dickson, 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, Hugh Biscoe, 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, Andrew Ryan, British Minister in Jeddah, Francis Humphrys, High Commissioner in Iraq, the Lord Passfield, Secretary of State for the Colonies in London, Arthur Henderson, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in London, the Government of India, Ibn Sa'ud, King of Najd and the Hejaz, Sheikh Hafiz Wahba, advisor to Ibn Sa'ud, Ja'far al-'Askari, Minister for Foreign Affairs in Iraq, and Nuri al-Said, Prime Minister of Iraq.
The volume covers the months following the collapse of the Ikhwan rebellion and is mostly concerned with the payment of £10,000 compensation to Iraq and Kuwait by Ibn Sa'ud. Other issues include:
- the extradition of rebel leader Ibn Mashhur from Iraq back to Najd;
- meetings between representatives from both Iraq and Najd in order to come to a ' bon voisinage An agreement or treaty based on principles of 'good neighbourliness', often signed between countries which share borders. ' agreement and to settle all claims of compensation for past raids and damages;
- the channels of communication to be used by 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;
- reports of Najd agents crossing the border into Iraq;
- the death of Faisal al-Dawish.
Documents of note are the intelligence reports (folios 8-10, 13-16, 110-112) by Dickson on tribal movements, including a genealogical map of the Mutair tribe (folios 66-67), and summaries and translations of articles (folio 31 and folios 117-147) appearing in the Saudi newspaper Umm al-Qura that cover the recent affairs of the region and mention Britain. This was part of press monitoring carried out at Jeddah.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (216 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main sequence starts on the front cover (f 1A) and ends on the last folio at the back of the volume (f 214). All numbering is in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio and mainly consists of a black ink stamped number: 3-25, 27-42, 44, 46-51, 53-214. Several numbers in the sequence are written in pencil and encircled: 1A, 1b, 1c, 2, 25b, 52. One number is written in pencil but not encircled: 43. The black ink stamped number 26 has been changed to 26A and encircled, in pencil. The folio between 44 and 46 has not been renumbered 45. It is identified instead by the earlier pencilled number 45/50, written in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of the folio. There are other earlier and inconsistent foliation sequences, consisting mainly of pencilled numbers that are not circled.
Fold-out folio: 67.
There is a second sequence that is written in pencil and uncircled in the same place, but it is inconsistent.
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- IOR/R/15/1/593
- Title
- 'File 61/14 XVII (D 76) Nejd-Iraq Relations'
- Pages
- front, back, edge, spine, head, tail, front-i, 1br:1cv, 2r:5v, 6v:25v, 26ar:26bv, 27r:56v, 58v:91v, 92v:114v, 115v:117v, 124v:125v, 130v:131v, 133v:134v, 139v:141v, 147v:155v, 156v, 157v, 159v:175v, 176v:179r, 183v:191v, 195v:197v, 199v:214v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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