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File 10/12 Desert news: defeat of Ikhwan by Ibn Sa`ud (Battle of Sibilla, 1929); operations against rebels [156r] (318/382)
The record is made up of 1 file (187 folios). It was created in 31 Mar 1929-5 Aug 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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Mr Staff Intelligence,
Air Headquarters,
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A caravan from part of the Sa’id (Dhafir) who are
camped with I bn Ashwan (Braih-hutairi some 5 miles 321
Dhanaib ad-Dhib (in the Batlh) arrived in Kuwait this
noon, having left their camp on 2 nd instant.
They state that Hizab Aba Bhra' (Dhar’an-Bhafir)
camped with Ibn Ashwan, returned about 1 st inst. from a visit
to Ibn Saud at Riyadh, He stated that he personally had seen
many war banners collected 021 the outskirts of the town and
a large force in process of collection,
Ibn Baud, he said, had left Riyadh about the 18 th Feb
by car for £}asim, and the force was to follow him. The popu
lar opinion in Riyadh that Ibn baud intended to attack
Ibn Humald. Hie had with him in Riyadh before he left Huhsin
al Firm (Harbj, Al Haiuhal ^vtalbah), A1 Humaldani Ulutair)
and - though informants were 'not sure - ibn Rubai’an {Ataibal
and Ibn Busaiyis (Mutair) , . vv
Hisab and his followers.Were given a cold reception -
nresumably because they rer* campling with the I'.ut; ir - ^nd
were dismissed with a present of Rs.20/- each.
The informants confirm previous information that Aaeliiz,
son of Da wish reached the Neutral Area with a party of raid
ers, said to be 400 strong. His scouts are reported to have
sighted the campfires of the Zayyad at Samah, and the raid
on arrival there found traces of a hasty flight by the shep
herds and fresh car tracks. They are understood to have com
menced their return Journey from this point rna to have been
met at Duiaimiyah br a messenger from Dawlsh recalling his
son, with the intention,it is believed of rallying in suppori
of Ibn Humaido Informants stated that .^alyis, having oi^oken
his oath of allegiance to Ibn Baud, could expect no ^lei-ieucy
from the Sultan, and the Mutair therefore have no option
but to join with Ibn HumaicU
It is stated that Ibn Dbuwaihi ^Buwait-nhao.xrj was m~
vltet. by this party to Join them In the »-.nd so,
though Involunti rily,through fear of reprisals.-nfora—its,
not agreed on this point
* the sir attack on Ibn Shuqair s raid, I.or.
■k.j ♦ «\- rs m o canned near ITmm al-An nr ah asn-bhuuR w 1 tiiur e w
As E direction to a point between Rlqal & t'usannst riige
?Ae%-vt*lr are sale to have been observing very carem-
the movements of our car patrole end now say that * £ tne
wlthuraw it noon, lateimin* raiders should arrange their
be well inside Mutair territory before noon &,
& fast afterwards to surprise the gracing
tribes at dawn the followung morning.
^ r0 m another source comes the report that Ion Jiluwl,
acting on instructions from Ibn Saud, is raieint a large trib
ml force in H-.sa to be commanded by one of his sons «.na has
arnouno^c 3 js s 5 meeting p3.ace Safah. The date Oo. concentrt-tion
is not known to informant but it is hoped to obtain further
information relative to this aur -nib u he nex^ ee days®
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Sc./ E„ C , Howes, Flight Lieut. ,
Special Service Offleer,Kuwait
Copy
to Political A t en^, Kuwait
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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] and related political developments.
Specifically, the correspondence in the file relates to tribal movements and disturbances in and around the Iraq-Kuwait border, the closure of the road between Kuwait and Zubair and the killing of an American missionary named Henry Bilkert.
The majority of the correspondence in the file is internal correspondence between British officials but letters exchanged between 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. in Kuwait, Major James Carmichael More, and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (in Arabic with English translations), also appear throughout the file.
In addition to correspondence, the file also contains a report on the situation in the Southern Desert of Iraq and Ibn Sa'ud's territory of Najd that was written by the Special Service Officer in Basra (folios 37-41).
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- 1 file (187 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 first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 187; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 5-186; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- File 10/12 Desert news: defeat of Ikhwan by Ibn Sa`ud (Battle of Sibilla, 1929); operations against rebels
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:5v, 6v:19v, 20v:48v, 49v, 50v:81v, 84r:109v, 110v:118v, 119v:121v, 125r:136v, 137v:146v, 149r:158v, 159v:161v, 164r:179v, 180v:186v, 187v, back-i
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