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'File 8/C Philby's Mission to Ibn Sa`ud; Friction between Najd and Kuwait because of British Blockade of Land Trade' [‎102r] (199/382)

The record is made up of 1 volume (191 folios). It was created in 19 Apr 1918-2 Aug 1918. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Dat^d June 2fth # 1910*
Your M 68 and M 69 were sent on on June 2^th,
1918.
I have ‘ your packet of films and the letter
to your brother as he has gone hone, I believe, and I do not
like to deal with such valuable films without your Instruc
tions. By this time you have no doubt 70 t your tobacco etc*
I do all correspondence through !*afiai but thcjre is no pukka
qasid service as there is from Bahrain and one has rreat
difficulty in getting any really rapid communication with
I am dealing with your letter to Sir Peroy Cox
as you request*
You must have had a more than interesting trip -
1 envy you very much indeed.
Yours sincerely
Captain*,
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*
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, for the period April 1918 to August 1918 relating to the main topics:

  • Harry St John Bridger Philby's Mission to Ibn Sa`ud.
  • Friction between Najd and Kuwait because of the British blockade of land trade.

The volume also includes an index (folio 192) listing key individuals and subjects mentioned in the correspondence including: the blockade; King Husain [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī]; Ibn Rashid [Saʿūd bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Rashīd]; an alleged Turkish agreement with Ibn Sa'ud; Imam Yahya [Yaḥyá Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn].

The principal correspondents in the volume include: 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 (Gordon Percy Loch); Ibn Sa'ud; the Office of the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad; the Viceroy; King Husain of the Hijaz.

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1 volume (191 folios)
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 193; 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.

Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 2-192; 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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'File 8/C Philby's Mission to Ibn Sa`ud; Friction between Najd and Kuwait because of British Blockade of Land Trade' [‎102r] (199/382), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/101, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100042852442.0x0000c8> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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