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File [10/4] British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: title of Sultan of Najd; surrender of Hail; payment of British subsidies; Ikhwan attacks on Iraq frontier and Kuwait; institution of Najd passport [41r] (81/560)
The record is made up of 1 file (278 folios). It was created in 29 May 1921-25 Sep 1924. 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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Translation of a letter dated the 3rd Gafar 1340 (6th
October 1921) from Ibn Sa'ud to 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.
,
Kuwait.
After compliments.
I have received your letter in which you comuunioate
to me K.E. the High Commissioner's escape of the 13th
Muharram 1340 (16th Geptemher 1921) to the effect that
both King Faisal and His Excellency liad received separate*
i rom .luhaunad bin Talal ar» Rashid letters appealing for
their mediation with a view to terminating the present
hostilities between him and me, and that no reply was
being sent to him pending my reply as to whether I would
be prepared to accept the mediation of King Kaisal and
liis j-xce-lency is I ritish representative. Yes, regarding
Ibn Talal's appeal I would accept i is Excellency’s medi
ation, but thanks be to (k>d there is no need for it, for,
as you are aware, this country is a part of my Najd domi
nions - left for a long time in the belief that they were
worthy. In spite of that, however, they multiplied their
ill deeds towards their fellow countrymen and neighbours,
till everyone complains of the harm they have done in
both religious and worldly matters, and even the A1 Rashid
family itself complains of the bloodshed, murder and
robbery that they have done. This man whom we are talking
about too has nothing to do with the rule of the country
which belongs to Ibn LluVib, who has come in to me. Eor
them to remain would do great harm to my country and my
subjects, and, even if I wanted to let them - or any one
of them - remain, the people of :?ajd would not agree
xjvil followers are entirely cut off. All the people of
hands and under my rule • I am here in person in order to
prevent the Ikhwan from marching against the . attacking
Y because of the above harm which they have done. Besides,
\ they are besieged and helpless now and Ibn Talal and his
Jabal Shammar, both nomadic and settled, are now in my
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This file contains correspondence related to the British Government's relationship with Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd].
Specifically, the correspondence in the file relates to Ibn Sa'ud's adoption of the title Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies, his capture of Ha'il, raids by his Ikhwan forces into Southern Iraq and Kuwait, and the creation of the Sultanate of Najd passport.
On folio 194 the file contains a sample of the newly created Sultanate of Najd passport.
A significant portion of the correspondence in the file is between British officials and Ibn Sa'ud, in both Arabic and English translation. It also contains correspondence between British officials and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, and a number of tribal figures from the south of Iraq.
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- 1 file (278 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
An index of topics discussed is contained at the rear of the file (on folio 280); the folios used in this index relate to an earlier incomplete foliation system that is in uncircled pencil 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.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 280; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-280, and ff 4-280; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/5/28
- Title
- File [10/4] British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: title of Sultan of Najd; surrender of Hail; payment of British subsidies; Ikhwan attacks on Iraq frontier and Kuwait; institution of Najd passport
- Pages
- 11r:11v, 16r:16v, 19r:20v, 35r:37v, 41r:43v, 78r:80v, 156r:156v, 160r:160v, 168r:174v, 178r:178v, 203r:207v, 252r, 254r:256v,
- Author
- Āl Sa‘ūd, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal (xx Ibn Saud)
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- Public Domain