File 4931/1916 'Arabia [Nejd]: Bin Saud's subsidy. Payment of subsidy authorised on 1 Jan. 1917. Question of incidence. Payments made without Treasury authority' [68r] (144/418)
The record is made up of 1 volume (202 folios). It was created in 6 Oct 1916-5 Apr 1922. It was written in English. 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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l im to enquire whether the subsidy was paid
even during t-he period during which 2 bn i 5 aH<i was
engaged in hostilities with the uedjass. they
^ould be glad to receive copies ©i the comiauni cat ions
^hich have passed at different dates between the India
Office and the Civil Coomieeioner relative to this
subsidy, 1 ars to request that ^arl Curson of
hedleston will c use ay Lords to be iniorraed whether
the euia oi il8 # 443*IB* 6 represents the maximum
amount for which His ^jeety 1 s Government are
responsible under the terras of the (reasury sanction
35047/16 of 1st January, Ly Lords are of opinion
that the remainder oi the sum claimed by the India
effice should be charged against the accrued surpluses
of ..esopotamian revenues for the years 191^/19 and
1919/ LO#
My Lords met request that immediate steps
should be taken to ensure that no further .payments to
Ibn Sand in respect oi this subsidy are made until
Their
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The volume contains papers, mostly correspondence and 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. Minute Papers and Reference Papers, mainly relating to the subsidy paid to Ibn Saud, Emir of Nejd [Najd]. It includes papers relating to the following:
- The proposal to pay Ibn Saud a monthly subsidy of £5,000 per month, the cost of which would be borne by Imperial Revenues.
- The enquiry into the authority given for the continuance of the payment by the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, of the £5,000 monthly subsidy to Ibn Saud beyond the period of six months originally sanctioned by the Treasury.
- The proposal to debit Ibn Saud’s subsidy against the surplus revenues of Mesopotamia [Iraq].
- The request to the 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. from the War Office for a refund of £69,068.
The main correspondents are: the 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. ; the Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India; the Foreign Office; the War Office; the Treasury; the Civil Commissioner Baghdad; Sir Percy Zachariah Cox; and Harry St John Bridger Philby.
The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (202 folios)
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The subject 4931 (Arabia [Nejd]: Bin Saud's subsidy. Payment of subsidy authorised on 1 Jan. 1917. Question of incidence. Payments made without Treasury authority) consists of one volume.
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 202; these numbers are written in pencil, 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 59-178; these numbers are written in crayon.
The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves.
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- File 4931/1916 'Arabia [Nejd]: Bin Saud's subsidy. Payment of subsidy authorised on 1 Jan. 1917. Question of incidence. Payments made without Treasury authority'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:73v, 75r:76v, 78r:124v, 126v:129v, 135r:135v, 138r:202v, ii-r:iii-v, back
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