File [10/4] British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: aid given to rebels by King Faisal; removal of Al Duwish from Kuwait territory [‎10v] (20/560)

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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.

Extent and format

1 file (278 folios)

Arrangement

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

Physical characteristics

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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