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File 1855/1904 Pt 8 'Koweit:- Arabia Chiefs' attitude towards tribes of the interior (Nejd etc.)' [6v] (10/336)
The record is made up of 170 folios. It was created in 4 Feb 1904-30 Jan 1908. 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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O’Conor, who had been consulted and had
recommended in a despatch dated the 20th March,
1906, that any such warning should he conveyed
direct to Bin Saoud, and not through the
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
of the Sheikh of Koweit or the Sultan of Muscat.
Sir N. O’Conor further suggested that Bin
Saoud, in the event of his visiting the coast,
should be met by a British vessel of war at one
of the places which he proposed to visit, and
told that no tampering with the engagements
and Conventions of the Trucial Chiefs would he
permitted.
In conveying the decision of His Majesty’s Mr. Morle/s
Government to the Government of India, the JpnU^’igoe
Secretary of State wrote as follows in a despatch
dated the 13th April, 1906 :—
“ His Majesty’s Government accept the view
that a warning to the Amir would he necessary
if he were to carry out his reported intention.
They consider, however, that it would be better
that such warning should he conveyed to him
only in the event of his appearing upon the
coast, and that it should then he conveyed to him
directly as proposed by Sir N. O’Conor.”
Bin Saoud’s reply to Mubarak’s letter of
advice was communicated 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.
,
Koweit, on the 25th February, 1906. Major Major Cox to
Cox described it as a very courteous response.” India 1 Ument C
The terms of Bin Saoud’s letter, as translated April 5, 1906.
from the vernacular, are obscure, hut his
In April 1906 news was received of the defeat
and death of Bin liashid at the hands of his
rival, Bin Saoud,
On the 16th September, 1906, Major Cox Major Cox
attention to £he. overtures that had been made by
and on behalf of Bin Saoud with a view to the
establishment of a closer connection between
himself and the British Government, and recom
mended that the opportunity should be taken to
come to terms with the Wahabee Chief on the
following grounds:—
1. That overtures had been made at various
imes by Bin Saoud himself, and by Sheikhjjf
apparent object was to disclaim any intention
of objectionable action. As a matter of fact,
Bin Saoud did not yet visit the Pirate Coast.
again raised the question of entering into closer j^°Y® rilinent
relations with the interior of Arabia. He drew September 16,
again raised the question of entering into closer
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The papers concern the attitudes of Shaikh Mubarak [Mubārak bin Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] of Koweit [Kuwait] and rulers of other Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. coast states toward the political activities of Bin Saood (also referred to as Ibn Saood) [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd, (Ibn Sa‘ūd)] in Nejd [Najd].
The principal correspondents are the 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. (Major Percy Zachariah Cox); 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 (Major Stuart George Knox); HBM's Consul, Basrah (also referred to as Bussorah) [Basra] (Francis Edward Crow); the British Ambassador at Constantinople (Sir Nicholas Roderick O'Conor); and senior officials of the Government of India, the Foreign Office, and 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. .
The papers cover: papers concerning a proposed visit by Ibn Sa‘ūd to the Pirate Coast [ Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ] and Oman, including discussion of whether, in the event of his gaining ascendancy in the region, an approach should be made to him through the Shaikh of Kuwait or the Sultan of Muscat to safeguard the rights of British subjects residing in his territories and to ensure that there was no interference with Arab tribes in alliance with the British Government, October 1905 - February 1906 (including copies of treaties with chiefs of the Pirate Coast, 1862-92, folios 159-162) (folios 144-170); the decision of the Government of India, with Foreign Office approval, to authorise the 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. to issue a warning to the chiefs of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. not to engage in 'intrigues' with Ibn Sa‘ūd, so as to avoid unrest that would be damaging to British commercial interests in the area, March-April 1906 (folios 121-143); papers concerning Ibn Sa‘ūd's relations with the Turkish [Ottoman] and British Governments, August-October 1906 (folios 108-120); papers concerning a possible Arab confederacy, November 1906 (folios 103-107); reports of fighting between Turkish troops and Arab tribesmen in Hassa [Al Hasa], overtures by Ibn Sa‘ūd to the British, and correspondence concerning the passage of Turkish troops through Kuwait, December 1906- April 1907 (including enclosures dated 1904) (folios 41-102); papers concerning Najd affairs, and the decision of the Government of India, with the agreement of 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. and the Foreign Office, that it was inadvisable to issue further warnings to Shaikh Mubarak not to interfere in Najd, as this might tend to weaken British influence over him, January-July 1907 (folios 11-40); and a memorandum concerning British relations with the Wahabees [Wahhabis], January 1908 (folios 4-10).
The date range gives the main covering dates of all the documents; however, the papers also include copies of treaties dated 1862-92 (folios 159-162). The date range of the Secret Department minute papers given on the subject divider on folio 1 is 1906-07.
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