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'15/2 NOTE ON WAHABI PORTS - SAUDI ARABIA - SAUDI TRANSPORT.' [12r] (23/38)
The record is made up of 1 file (19 folios). It was created in 9 Jun 1930-9 Aug 1942. It was written in English. 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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* IM
II
Telegram 3.
From Britconsul, Bushire.
To Britconsul, Khorramshahr.
No.1454•
Despatched 25th (received 26th) July 1942.
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Follovving for
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.
.
Addressed
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 Persian
Gulf
Repeated Kuwait.
Following is repetition of Government of
India telegram No.5761 of July 24th. Begins.
Following from llinstate Cairo No. 118
dated July 21st. Begins.
We are looking, for a civil expert to organise
and control transport system of Saudi Arabia; about 10CC
trucks involved.
2. Prevailing conditions are an autocracy (gr. corrupt)
Ibn Baud a single main artery of 1C00 miles ignorant drivers
and ignorant Khajuris along a road of great political and
possibly strategical importance.
3. Have you available an energetic man experienced
in these conditions and now not so employed elsewhere who
might be interested in (say) a six months contract with Ibn
Saud. Dnds.
Have you suggestions? It will be seen that knowledge
of Arabic or of Arab countries is not postulated but would
presumably be valuable. In that case would not one of CASCC
men be best if obtainable? Possibly Hickinbotham would know
man from KCC or elsewhere. Bnds.
Britconsul.
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The file contains the following:
- a note (ff 2-5) from June 1930 assesses the geographical characteristics of 'three Wahabi ports': Ojair [Al-ʻUqayr], Qatif [Al-Qaṭīf] and Jubail and assesses the feasibility of establishing and maintaining a blockade;
- a letter from Alan Charles Trott, British Legation Jedda, to Viscount Halifax, Foreign Secretary, with an enclosure of a letter from Captain de Gaury describing the track from Riyadh to Dhahran (ff 7-9);
- correspondence between Edward Birbeck Wakefield, 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. Bahrain, and C.E. Davis, Resident Manager, California Arabian Standard Oil Company, Dhahran, concerning the recruitment to organise the transport system of Saudi Arabia (ff 12-15).
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- 1 file (19 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the back of the file. There are file notes ff 17-18.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-16; these numbers are also written in pencil, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence, but they are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/543
- Title
- '15/2 NOTE ON WAHABI PORTS - SAUDI ARABIA - SAUDI TRANSPORT.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:13v, 15r:18v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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