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File 2182/1913 Pt 6 'Arabia Relations with Bin Saud' [200v] (408/547)
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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Mb n, n in the hehh ^ -e
Mecca ae a sign of goodwill, if the Sharif would make a special
request for them.
pr Secondly a letter was written by Ibn Sa’ud, in the name of the three
. -?■ cecon ) ’ ,, nro .; 11 „ UT) on him the harm which he was
^n^’to* the Arab'cause hv his present attitude, inviting him to enter into
communication with them and promising him friendly consideration and an
opportunity for honourable submission.
20 Finally, with the co-operation of Shaikh Jabir of Kuwait and the
dinlomatic skill of the Shaikh of Muhammarah, who was throughout of the
h fhe“t seryice to the Chief Political Officer, the delicate problem raised by
the presence of the ’Ajman among the friendly tribes reached a satislactoiy
solution For the period of the war a truce between Ibn Sa ml and the
"bman was agreed upon and instructions were drafted defining the position of
the fugitive Shaikhs with respect to all tribes under our protection On his
return to Basrah Sir Percy Cox called in the Ajman leaders. Ihey had been
profoundly disquieted by'the advent of IbirSa’ud, thinking that it augured i ^
for themselves, but the principal and more courageous headmen met the
Chief Political Officer at Zubair and accepted the proposed terms, m letum
for which they were promised a monthly allowance similar to that received
by the other friendly P Shaikhs of the Shamiyah They evinced little doub
that the remaining headmen of the ’Ajman including the two who were still
with ’Ajaimi, would come in as soon as they heard of the happy issue of
their own venture.
27. Letters have been written to Fahad Beg Ibn Ifadhdhal infornhng him
of the Kuwait meeting and inviting him to join the league of Aral) Cine s m
expellino- the Turks. These have been sent through a man from. Fahad
Item’s tents who was in Basrah at the time of Ibn gaud’s visit and went to
see him at Muhammarah, where he received advice and instructions Lorn
Shaikh Khaz’al in full measure. He was entrusted also with letters from
the Sharif which have been waiting opportunity of despatch to k abaci Beg,
Hachim al Muhaid, ’All Sulaiman of the Dulaim and others, and with
presents in money to guide Fahad Beg’s decision and to encourage the
amicable disposition of the Shaikh of the Dahamshah, Jaza ibn Mijlad
Communications of the same nature are on their way to Atiyah al Qnlal of
Hajaf and Muhammad ’Ali Kamunah of Karbala.
Basra,
12th January 1917.
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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:
- a copy of an article on Bin Saud by Gertrude Bell;
- copies of translations of correspondence between Bin Saud and Bin Rashid, and a copy of a translation of an agreement between the two men, dated 10 June 1915, in which they agree to respect each other's territories;
- a note entitled 'Relations With Ibn Sa'ud', prepared by the Arab Bureau's Iraq section, which provides a British perspective on Britain's relations with Bin Saud from 1899 onwards;
- copies of reports sent to 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. in January 1915 from the late Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, regarding his meetings with Bin Saud;
- reports of Harry St John Bridger Philby's meetings with Bin Saud in December 1917, as part of a political mission.
The volume features the following principal correspondents:
- Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, corresponding both as 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. and as the Chief Political Officer, Indian Expeditionary Force D;
- 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 (Sir Arthur Hirtzel, succeeded by John Evelyn Shuckburgh);
- Bin Saud;
- High Commissioner, Egypt (Sir Francis Reginald Wingate);
- Viceroy of India [Frederic John Napier Thesiger];
- Foreign Office.
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.
- Extent and format
- 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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- File 2182/1913 Pt 6 'Arabia Relations with Bin Saud'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:187r, 188r:226v, 228r:268v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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