'File X/2 Bin Saood, Koweit [Kuwait] & Ibn Rashid' [‎98v] (198/1058)

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This file contains correspondence concerning the British Government's relationship with Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and his conflict with the Al Rashid rulers of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar (or Emirate of Ha'il) as well as his relations with the Ottoman Empire and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubarak Al Sabah. The impact of the First World War is also discussed.

The file also contains correspondence related to a trip to the region made by Captain Leachman of the Royal Sussex Regiment in 1912 (folios 164-178).

The primary British correspondents in the file include 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, Captain William Shakespear (and to a lesser extent, his successor, Lieutenant-Colonel William George Grey); John Gordon Lorimer, 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 Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. and Consul General in Baghdad; 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 Bahrain, Captain Terence Humphrey Keyes; 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. , Major Percy Zachariah Cox.

The file also contains a significant amount of Arabic language correspondence (with English translations), principally from Ibn Sa'ud as well as a limited amount from other regional figures including the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubarak al-Sabah.

In addition to correspondence, the file contains several extracts from the diary of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait related to political developments concerning Ibn Sa'ud and the following documents:

• a report by Captain Shakespear on a meeting with Ibn Saud in 1911 (folios 105-107);
• an account of the Idrisi rebellion in Asir extracted from the Soudan Intelligence Report, June 1912 (folios 161-163);
• an English translation of a treaty agreed between the British Government and Ibn Saud that was signed on 26 December, 1915 (folios 321-324);
• a memorandum on relations between Ibn Saud and the 'Ajman tribe written in 1916 (folios 380:385);
• a note on the political situation in Nejd written in 1920 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 Bahrain, Harold Patrick Dickson (folios 474-486).

Extent and format

1 file (527 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 527; 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. The file has two foliation anomalies, f 52A, and f 433A. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 3-86, and ff 487-522; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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