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File 2182/1913 Pt 6 'Arabia Relations with Bin Saud' [‎190r] (387/547)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (270 folios). It was created in 3 Dec 1916-30 Dec 1917. It was written in English and French. 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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Copy of c. letter No. S. 16 dated Camp XXIII Central
Arabia 19tb January 1915 from Captain ¥. H. I. Shakeaoear,
I.A*, Political Officer on Special Duty ; to the Political
E©silent in the Persian G-ulf Basrah,
In continuation of my previous reports and with particu
lar reference to A .arus 3 and 10 of my letter No. S-13 dated
4th JaiiUc ry 1915^ I have the honour to rep ort that on the
night of the 17th instant a messenger arrived at this
camp with letters from the Sharif of Mecca and his son
Abdulla enquiring from Bin Saud as to their future attitude
towards the Turks and British.
2, Bin Saud read to me the letter from Abdullah, who
owing to his father’s age, leads the tribes - its purport
Was to the effect that he had reached Medina in response to
urgent and reiterated requests from the Turkish authorities
who desired him to call up his tribes and proclaim a
l
M Jihad” and that he was temporizing pending a reply from
Bin Saud as to his own attitude. Bin Saud enquired from
mt what he should reply and what reply would he most
advantageous to His Majesty ’ s Government*,
3. A ” Jihad” especially if proclaimed at Mecca by one of
the Sfcarif’s standing in Islam, is c, contingency of which
the consequences are unforeseeable and incalculable such
a proclamation would at least raise the whole iirao world
and Bin Saud himself would he compelled by the circumstances
of his faith, his prestige and position as an Arab Chief
to follow with all his tribes, ihis contingency -- a
* Jihad 1 ' proclaimed by the acknowledged and accepted
descendant of the Prophet at Mecca -- I venture to submit
needs the must serious consideration and to be constantly
kept in mind at the present critical time in all our deal
ings with Arab Chiefs in general and Bin Baud in particular.
Fortunately

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This volume contains part 6 of the subject 'Persia Gulf'. It concerns British relations with Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]. Much of the volume's correspondence discusses whether the British should offer Bin Saud inducements (in the form of money, titles, arms or personnel) to take action against both Shaikh Saud bin Abdul Aziz bin Rashid, Amir of Hail [Saʿūd bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Rashīd, Emir of Ha'il, also referred to by the British as Bin Rashid and Ibn Rashid] and the Turks. The volume includes the following:

The volume features the following principal correspondents:

The volume also contains copies of correspondence between 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. , Aden (Major General James Marshall Stewart) and both Saiyid Mohamed bin Ali bin Idris, the Idrisi [Sayyid Muḥammad bin ‘Alī Āl al-Idrīsi] and Imam Mahomed Yahya bin Hamid-ul-Din [Yaḥyā Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn].

The part includes a divider that gives the subject and part number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in the part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (270 folios)
Arrangement

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

The subject 2182 (Persia Gulf) consists of 8 volumes: IOR/L/PS/10/384-391. The volumes are divided into 12 parts with part 1 comprising the first volume, part 2 comprising the second volume, part 3 comprising the third volume, parts 4-5 comprising the fourth volume, part 6 comprising the fifth volume, parts 7-8 comprising the sixth volume, parts 9-10 comprising the seventh volume, and parts 11-12 comprising the eighth volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 269; 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.

The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the one leading flyleaf.

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