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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 [105r] (209/560)
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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Telegram (p).
From General, Baghdad.
To Advlaer, Ramadi for Special,Specials, Hillah St Basrah;
repeated to Political, Kuwait.
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No, X 4425
Dated 26th (Reed half on 27 th St half on 2Bth) March I 922 .
I 3334.
Paragraph I .- The following is the most recent information of
the Ikhwan and other elements now associated with them:-
(1) . Dhaidan al-Hithlain, with 4000 men of the 'Ajman,
Mutair, Bani Abdullah and Hasa tribes,is at Subaihiyah.
(2) - Hamud as-Suwait, with tQOO Dhafir is at Ratk.
(3) Faisal ad-Dawish, with Mutair, 'Ajman and Shammar,
also Sultan bin Qumald and Ibn Rubai*an with ‘Utaibah and Harb
- total t0,000 - are at Hafar al-Batin,
(*) A small party of Shammar and ^wazim is at Bir
Shubaikah (south of Najaf).
(5) Nadar bin Nuhaiyir with 5,000 men, mostly Shammar, is
at Manathlr (loo miles west of Najaf).
Paragraph II.-
Nuri ash-Sha^an, who was on the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Abu Ghar with
3,000 Ruwaliah and Bani Kutar, is now reported to have returned
to Jauf, but this lacks confirmation. A raid on the ‘Amarat
more probably by him and Ibn Nuhaiyir for geographical reasons.
gumming up. - It appears from Basrah reports that (t) and (3)
intend to raid the Shamiyah. It was more definitely reported by
Raraadi on the 26th March that 'Utaibah and Harb shaikhs have
moved to attack the 1 Amarat. This is also reported independently
in Baghdad. 200 camel men are believed to have gone north from
Hafar on a reconnaissance on the 13th. On 24th March Hillah
reported 1000 men 30 miles west of Samawah.
There are many exaggerated rumours and the situation
wants watching. Please wire details St comments, St try to obtain
accurate details, intentions, objectives, strength & movements
also tribal composition St number of horsemen and camel.
^ Special,Basrah, to send Maclean to Samawah at once.
- /V2 7/
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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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- 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
- front, front-i, 2r:8v, 10r:10v, 12r:14v, 17r:18v, 21r:30v, 32r:34v, 38r:40v, 44r:72v, 73v:75v, 76v:77v, 81r:92v, 93v:95v, 97r:100v, 101v:117v, 119r:122v, 124r:129v, 132r:153v, 155r:155v, 157r:159v, 161r:167v, 175r:177v, 179r:188v, 190r:202v, 208r:251v, 252v:253v, 257r:280v
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