'File 61/14 XVII (D 76) Nejd-Iraq Relations' [132r] (274/440)
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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ROUG-H TlUFSUWm- ix ^ l 09
FROM "UKM-^URA 7^1^1950.
" NSJD W
The Meeting at Khabari and Dnha «
On Monday, 20th Sha'ban, (January 20) six aeroplanes
arrived in the afternoon bKlnging the Chief political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Colonel Biscoe, the Political
Agent in Kowait, Colonel Dickon, the assistant Commander of
the Air Force in # Iraq., Commander (sic) Burnett, accompanied
"by some translators, clerks and servants# They were also
accompanied by Sheikh Hafiz ¥ahba who had heen to Kowait and
received instructions fwaa His Majesty the King to accompany
the British Mission hy aeroplane.
The Mission encamped in a place near His Majesty's Camp#
All possible arrangements for the comfort of the mission were
made in camp. Kegotiations then took place from EOth Shaman
( 20th January) to the g^th Sha'han (27th January) between the
British onn one side and Sheikh Hafiz Wahba and Yusuf Yasin
under the guidance of His Majesty on the other side# Many
questions were raised for discussion and the results were
successful* The British Government fulfilled their promise
as to the handing over of the interned criminals and returning
the imprisoned rebels. It was agreed that an aeroplane should
fly on 28th Sha'ban (January 28th) td bring Ad~Dawidlj, Ibn
Hithlain and Ibn Lami from Kowait to the camp, and that
aeroplanes and tanks would drive along Al-Ujman and Mutair
with their property until they entered Hejd frontiers.
His Majesty sent at once some cars to carry some of the
women end children of Ujman and Mutair from Kowait.
On 28th Sha'ban (January 28) at 11 a.m. an aeroplane
came to the camp bringing Colonel Dickson and the Captain of
the ship in which the criminals were. It also brought Faisal
Al-Dawish, Naif Abu al-Kilab and Jaser Ibn Lamio Colonel
Dickson and the Captain of the ship were honoured by seeing
His Majesty. Then permission was asked for the three criminal
to
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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)
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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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