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'1/C Volume IV Miscellaneous' [204r] (416/632)
The record is made up of 1 volume (312 folios). It was created in 7 Dec 1923-22 Jul 1924. 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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HOTE ON A POSSIBLE FLIGHT TO RIYADH FROM BAHRAIN OR KUWAIT.
sitassaasssc^aasjjcscie
OW* app^r to be three cases m which It night be
deelredf to wake a flight to Riyadh:-
U) In the event of hostilities with Ibn Sa'ud.
ib) At Ibn ^a'ud’a wiefe.
<0) At OUr 6 »S^estlon find with Ibn Sa'iJa's pemission
For all of the above Bahrain would appear to be the
more suitable starting point U.an Kuwait, as not only is it
at least a hundred wiles shorter frow there, but there in
the Additional advantage of passing over the unmistakable
landmark of Hasa at approximately a third of the way. Used
extensively as it ir, too, there would be at least a possibility
of following the road for part of the way between Hasa and
RiySdh, whereas there would be no tracks of any value on th e
route from Kuwait.
In the case of hostilities with Ibn Sa’ud, it would be a n
additional advantage to pass over Hasa, as it is the place 1 n
Najd where disaffection towards Itn Ba'dd would be most likely
to break out. an a nrntter of fact, in this caoe Kuwait might
be ruled out at once on account of ita extra distance, as the
aeroplanes would have to return without landing
I find it difficult to conceive any conditions under which
Ibn Sa'ud wqaiq desire aeroplanes to visit RiySdh, as he would
naturally not wish such a powerful weapon, of which he himself
has none, to be paraded before his people.
I assume therefore that a flight from Kuwait to Riyadh
would on 1 / be attempted if Ibn SaSid had been previously per*
suaded * probably against his wishes - to grant his perm is *
sion, to warn all tribes along the route, and to have the most
suitable landing ground at Riyadh marked out. Even so f aviators
if* forced lo / C rrzcl en
Diight not be well received, though in that case Ibn Sa*ud would
\
no doubt express the keenest regret afterwards. In any case
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- Content
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to a variety of miscellaneous topics in the period December 1923 to July 1924.
The principal topics discussed are:
- A proposal to replace the Iraq Post Office in Kuwait, 1924.
- Purchase of land in Iraq by Kuwait subjects, 1924.
- The visit of Naif Al Hithlain, 1924.
- `Ajman and Mutair raid, 1924.
- Internal Kuwait situation, 1924.
- Ikhwan movements, 1924.
- RAF flights Baghdad-Bahrain-Kuwait, 1924.
The volume contains an index (folio 4) which lists items including: American Mission; Armenian Woman; Clerical Establishment; Embezzlement and Fraud, Prevention of; Germans not allowed in Kuwait; 'Government Telegraph Code'; Hijaz steamers; Hospital Bum; Ibn Sa'ud; Index to Summaries of Intelligence; Khuwair (also referred to as Khor az-Zubair) [Khawr az Zubayr] Postal Service; King Husain proclaimed Khalifah at Basrah; Naval Reporting; Pearling Loans; ' Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot'; Petrol; Presents; Publications; Purchase of land in Iraq by Kuwait subjects; Rifles, Storage of; Slave Trade; Smuggling.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (312 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 307; 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 five leading and ending flyleaves.
Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 5-307; these numbers are also written in pencil but, where circled, are crossed through.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- '1/C Volume IV Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:307v, ii-r:v-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence