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File [10/4] British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: aid given to rebels by King Faisal; removal of Al Duwish from Kuwait territory [‎8r] (15/560)

The record is made up of 1 file (278 folios). It was created in 25 Oct 1929-30 Nov 1929. 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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Secret.
m he Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ,
Baghdad, dated 21st October 1929.
lEy Lord,
I have the honour to refer to Your Lordahip’s
telegram ITo. 313, dated the 16th of October, 1929, in
which Your Lordship invited my observations on despatches
Nos. 546 and. 549, dated the 24th and 26th of September,
192 9, respectively, from 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. at Kuwait.
2. I have Already in my telegram No. 350 (No.
90/S to Bushire} dated the 5th Of October, 1929, given an
indication of the attitude adopted by His Majesty King
Yaisal in regard to the Najd rebellion. His Majesty
makes no secret of his sympathy for the rebels, who,
he thinlcs, are certain to succeed in overthrowing King
Tbn baud’s rule in the near future. King Yalsal main
tains that in his opinion His Britannic Majesty’s Govern
ment are making a profound mistake in attempting to
bolster up King Ibn Gaud’s tottering throne, not merely ■
because its collapse is inevitable, but because the con
tinued rule of King Tbn Gaud over central Arabia based as
it is on constant military aggression is contrary to the
interests of Iraq, and '’’ransJordan and so to the interests
of His Britannic Majesty’s Government.
3. In these circumstances it ^is impossible to
eivpiect that a man of King Faisal’s character could
refrain from taking more than an academic interest in
the fortunes of the rebel Akhwan . There is no doubt
in my mind that he has been sending agents to the
rebels with messages of eniouragernent and in some cases
wi Hi
The Bight Fon’ble,
Lord Hassfield, B.C.,
Secretary of State for the Colonies,
Downing Street, London, S.W.L.

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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 concerns the evacuation of the Ikhwan leader, Faisal al-Duwaish [Faysal al-Duwaysh] and his followers from Kuwait, King Faisal of Iraq's support for the Ikhwan, the delivery of British planes and armaments to Ibn Sa'ud, the aftermath of the Battle of Injair (also spelt Inqayr) and a visit made to Kuwait by one of Ibn Sa'ud's representatives, Hafiz Wahba.

Much of the correspondence in the file is between British officials at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire and the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Jeddah, but the file also contains copies of letters, in Arabic with English translations, from the following: Ibn Sa'ud; the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah; officials of the Government of Iraq and Faisal al-Duwaish.

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1 file (278 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-278; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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File [10/4] British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: aid given to rebels by King Faisal; removal of Al Duwish from Kuwait territory [‎8r] (15/560), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/34, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100034862795.0x000010> [accessed 4 June 2024]

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