File 10/4 British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: Ibn Sa`ud's Najd Conference of Chiefs (Riyadh Conference), 1928; Ikhwan raids on Iraq; rebellion of Faisal Al Duwish [50r] (99/574)
The record is made up of 1 file (285 folios). It was created in 6 Sep 1928-9 Jul 1929. 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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Tke import of tobacco is mainly from Uman cind its
re-export amounting to about its, 50,000 in value is in-
cons iderable.
The export of sugar, though mail? manifested for
Arabia, probably finds its way mainly to non Arab ports.
On the other hand the Customs returns make no mention of
kerosene oil, as this is shipped by Yusuf Kanoo, agent of
the Anglo-Persi an Oil Company, direct from the Company’s
steamer to diupws which carry it to the Arab ports without
landing at Bahrain. Jr'iece goods and rice are brought
from England and Japan via Bombay. Bugar comes from the
East and Antwerp largely through Bombay. Both are shipped
to the Hasa and to the other Arab ports approximately in
the proportion of 2 to 1 .
Rice and piece goods are occasionally shipped
between Bahrain, Kuwait and Dubai to balance the market,
but the total value of such transactions is small.
1 consider it would be a fair rough estimate to
value Bahrain’s export to Jubail, Q,atif ana uqair at Rs,
45,00,000 odt of which Rs. 42,00,000 would be staple
articles^- of food and clothing.
The total imports of the three ports from all
sources should approximate ks, 50,000,000.
4* A. blockade of these ports should at first have
a considerable effect on the Bedouins living in the east
ern districts of Bejd, who would find their wonted supplies
of rice and cloth cut off. The effect woula however be
considerably mitigated if, as i believe, there are reserves
in store on the mainland. Bahrain itself is overstocked
with rice and prices are very low.
If the Hasa blockade were(long continued I anti
cipate that Kuwait,and even Iraq merchants, woula see an
opportunity for enriching themselves that they could not
resist. in addition to Dubai and Abu Dhabi about which
1 have no details , Dohah and Wakrah under C^atar would
derive considerable benefit at the expense of Bahrain.
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This file contains correspondence related to the British Government's relationship with Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]. Specifically, the correspondence concerns hostilities between the forces of Ibn Sa'ud and the Ikhwan during the rebellion led by Faisal al-Duwaish [Faysal al-Duwaysh], a conference of Nejd tribal chiefs that was held in Riyadh by Ibn Sa'ud, and Ikhwan raids into Southern Iraq.
Much of this correspondence is between British officials at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire and the High Commission in Iraq, but the file also contains copies of correspondence, in Arabic with English translations, that were sent by al-Duwaish to the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber, in which al-Duwaish offered leadership of the Ikhwan to Shaikh Ahmad (folios 208-212).
It also contains an account of a visit made by al-Duwaish and other Ikhwan leaders to Kuwait in July 1929 in which they proposed an alliance with the British Government against Ibn Sa'ud (folios 262-267).
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- 1 file (285 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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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 287; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 70-74, and ff 157-285; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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