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[Un-numbered file] 'Diary of Colonel Hamilton's Visit to Nejd 1918' [82r] (163/206)
The record is made up of 1 volume (102 folios). It was created in 19 Sep 1917-28 Dec 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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-41-
^ (fl)
is til so in Riadh. Babri has a lair beaid and is
very German-looking, Ibn Raroon is a small fat
man of about 40 with a limp. Musa is tall and
dark. Ibn Raroon used to be a great friend of
Bin Bauds. The latter now keeps him as a prison
er but allow him some liberty. Many people say
that the old friendship between them still contim*
nues, sub rosa, and the confinement of Ibn laroon
is a mere pretence. The Ameer was not keen on my
seeing him in my rooms. Had a long talk with Abdu
-11ah al-Hakim and Ahmad Bin Thamaiyan. At 2.30
p.m. went for a ride with Bin Baud and most of
the As Baud family,including half a dozen little
boys,Bin Baud led a sort of war-dance on horse
back and after galloping round for about half an
hour we v r ent and sat under a mud v r all in che sun,
while the horses were off-saddled and allowed to
roll in the sand* Bin Baud fired two shots with
a revolver and 10 with a rifle without hitting
the mark, except once. A stone v r as stuck up at a
distance of 150 yards. We then came back to the
town in procession. After dinner at 8 p.m. went
to the Ameer as usual and heard a torrent of talk
mostly against Salim (Shaikh of Koweit) till
10.30 p.m. when we retired. Bin Baud seems
■worried and neavy-gets easily carxied away by
the exuberance of his word-flow.
Friday.November 16th . Majlis at 8.30 this morn
ing. Found Ameer alone. Letters brought from
Hassa - Bin Baud very depressed about Italian
reverses description situation by Reutei
capable of resulting in a Rumanian debacle has
given him a fright. Our success at Beer-Sheba
did not make up for it. After breakfast Ahmad
Bin Thanaiyan came and discussed politics. Went
for gallop round Riadh,which is a small place -
rode out to village of Manfuha - River bed of
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The file includes a printed copy (folios 16-41) of the diary of Colonel Robert Edward Hamilton's ( 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. at Kuwait) visit to Najd in 1918 on a mission to Ibn Sa'ud. The file also includes the original typed copy (folios 43-102) of the diary.
The diary describes his trip from Kuwait to Najd and records the topography, distance travelled each day, temperature and barometric pressure and people encountered. 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. at Kuwait (Robert Edward Hamilton); the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad (Percy Zachariah Cox); the Chief Political Officer, Baghdad; and the Ruler of Najd (Ibn Sa'ud).
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- 1 volume (102 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 103; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/104
- Title
- [Un-numbered file] 'Diary of Colonel Hamilton's Visit to Nejd 1918'
- Pages
- 1r:2v, front, front-i, 4r:102v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence