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File 2182/1913 Pt 5 'Arabia Nejd: Policy Bin Saud' [227r] (29/308)
The record is made up of 1 item (154 folios). It was created in 26 Dec 1915-12 Dec 1916. 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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Great Britain had no wish to go to war with Turkey; but it
became necessary simply because Turkey fell under the control
of Germany who thrust her Into hostilities with us.
But when by decree of fate a state of war arose, the
British Government said to themselves *How that the Turks
have gratuitously plunged into war with us, we will have
no more of them, and we will do our beet to expel them
from Iraq and Arabia, so that in future we uay be lursime
fro® the results of their Intrigues and maladministration
and in order that the rulers and the tribes of the Arabs
may sain freedom from such a tyrannical Government, and
achieve a prosperous future® *
Tou will seo therefore that it is the object and
interest of the British Government- to expel the Turks from
Arabia* You will agree also that It is to the vital interest
of your Excellency, and of the Sharif, and of the other
great leaders of the Arab countries and tribes to excel the
Turks* Thue the object of the British Government and the
object of the Chiefs of the Arab states are one and the ©am©;
and it is therefore In the interest of us all that there
should be oo-oneration between all, so that the common - -
object may be realised* It is for thee© reasons that the
British Government greatly desire the success of the Sharif,
and regard it as highly desirable and most Important tn&t
you should co-operate with him to the utmost of your power*
It is not hidden from you that your name carries a
great prestige among the Arabs, and, according to ssy informa
tion, many of the Shaikhs are only waiting to so© what your
attitude is before deciding upon their own* If tuey near
that Bin 3 a f ud|fa openly supporting and helping t&ie Sharif,
they will quickly take ur arms in his behalf; but if, on
the other hand, they hear t .at Sin Sa*ud is stand lug aloof,
they also will stand aloof* iou will see tuerefore how
important it is that you should make it ol?&r to the Arab
public that you, the Euler of Hajd, are in sympathy with the
Sharif,
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Part 5 concerns Britain's relations with Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], and, to a lesser extent, Britain's relations with the Grand Sherif [Sharif] of Mecca [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī]. It includes the following:
- a copy of a treaty between the British government and Bin Saud, dated 26 December 1915, plus a copy of the ratified treaty, dated 18 July 1918;
- reports of an agreement between Bin Saud and Bin Rashid [Saʿūd bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Rashīd];
- details of munitions that are to be given by the British to Bin Saud;
- translated copies of correspondence between the High Commissioner, Cairo, and the Grand Sherif of Mecca;
- discussion as to whether the British should press Bin Saud to take specific action to assist both the British and the recently deposed Grand Sherif of Mecca;
- details of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Zachariah Cox's meetings with Bin Saud.
The principal correspondents are the following:
- Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Zachariah Cox (as both 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Chief Political Officer, Indian Expeditionary Force D);
- Bin Saud;
- Viceroy of India [Charles Hardinge, succeeded by Frederic John Napier Thesiger];
- Secretary of State for India [Joseph Austen Chamberlain];
- High Commissioner, Cairo (Sir Arthur Henry McMahon);
- Grand Sherif of Mecca [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī];
- Foreign Office;
- Secretary to the 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. 's Political Department (Arthur Hirtzel).
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- File 2182/1913 Pt 5 'Arabia Nejd: Policy Bin Saud'
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- 213r:331v, 333r:362v
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