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File 2182/1913 Pt 2 'Persian Gulf Situation in El Katr Policy towards Bin Saud' [‎63r] (130/543)

The record is made up of 1 volume (269 folios). It was created in 18 Nov 1913-22 Nov 1916. 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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undent alee any sxpedltions in Arabia, nor indeed for many
years to come* it must also be remembered tbat any future
campaign against one ShelKh is exceedingly lively to raise
the whole of Arabia against the Turks* It may be argued
that the Arab tribes have not the necessary cohesion to ^
maintain for any length of time a united front against the
Porte. To a certain extent this is true but at the present
moment years of falsehood. Intrigue and oppression on the
part of Turkish officials combined with the disastrous loss
of Turkish prestige resuitling from the Tripoli and Balkan
wars have had their effect. Moreover the Arabs have now
found a leader (Bin Saud) who stands head and shoulders
above any other chief and in whose star all have implicit
faith. The other sheikhs of the Arab alliance refer all
kinds of matters to Bin Saud for his advice, more especial-
-ly those affecting their relations with the Porte.
I am convinced that present Turkish methods in
Arabia, if persisted in,will end in disaster— Turkey has
not the power to coerce Arabia and should matters, with Bln
Saud in regard to the Hasa province for instance^ come to a
head, the probable result will be a combination of all the
Arab tribes , the expulsion of Turkish troops and officials
from the Hedjaz, Yemen and Asir and the establishment of aa
independent Arabia with a loose form of confederation of
which Bin Saud will be the head, while the holy cities of
Mecca and Medina will pass under the absolute rule of the
Sharif^ family with the consent of Bin Saud. I admit that
it is always rash to prophesy but I have hoard the subject
discussed so often in Arabia on these lines and by so many
widely separated Chiefs that I cannot avoid the conclusion
that the Turkish Government is at present riding for a veiy
bad fall in its present Arabian policy.
If the British policy of a strong Turkey is ever
to be realized in Asia the Porte must be convinced of its
mistake#, however unpalatable the process may be. The only
solution

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This volume contains part 2 of the subject 'Persia Gulf'. It primarily concerns British policy towards Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] following the latter's occupation of Ottoman-ruled El Hassa [Al Hasa]. Included in the volume are the following:

Correspondents include the following:

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 (269 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 main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 271; 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 6-270; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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