'File 61/14 XVII (D 76) Nejd-Iraq Relations' [14r] (36/440)
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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including the following Shaikhs
Ibn Jarbuh
Ibn Muhailib
Ibn Ashv/an
Ali ibn Shuwairibat
^ At Qaraa (wells midvmy between Eaba and Safa)
were camped the majority of Mutair
(Ilwa) including Shaikhs
Hazza
Majid al-Abdullah
Abdullah al-MaJi^
Bandar ibn al-Duwish ) with their mother*
Humaidi ibn tt i
At Safa were camped Shaikh ITaisal al-Shiblan
with the Mutair (Jiblan), also
Ibn Shuwaish an official of His Majesty
King ibn Saud who was in charge of some
of the King's priTate camels thereo
(d) At Jarriya was camped Shaikh ibn Shuqair with
his people, and some Ajman detailso
(e) At Artawiyeh > now in charge of Naif ibn Maziad,
the following ladies had arriTed and
taken up their abode#
Amsha wife of Faisal al-Duwish
Ghalia sister of -do-
Has sa daughter of -do-
also,
Hassa al-Swaira as lady companiono
This confirms paragraph 16 of despatch
referred to above#
(f) At Riathc Mohamed ibn ^aid had been left in
charge of the Town during the K:ing r s
absence©
(g) W A1 Mamak n was the name given to the lort in
which Faisal al-Duwish and his companions
were cofined, and their present case was
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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.
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- 1 volume (216 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
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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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- 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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