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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' [‎112r] (232/418)

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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8059)
From Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, 12th December 1919.
(Copy by post to India.)
(Received 13th, 2 p.m.)
(R.) 14929. Your telegram of 2nd December. First 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. , Bahrein,
)orts this Office telegram No. 4293, dated 14th April (which was repeated to
vernment of India and to Cairo), directing despatch to Bin Sand of message
lered in your telegram of 12th March, never reached Bahrein, with result that
rrnents have continued at full rates and Bin Sand has not been informed of
luction. Enquiries are being made as to reason for non-delivery of this telegram.
The then 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. , Captain Bray, was seriously ill at time, and left
? ) on 26th (?) April, before successor could be appointed.
Secondly, your telegram of 12th March reached Baghdad after my departure and
s overlooked by me on my return in May ; and I regret to state that I assumed
ur telegram of 18th July to mean that subsidy was to be continued at rate of
)00L that is, half the 10,000b he had been receiving till December 1918 (vide
closures to my Despatch of 50th July, No. 21860).
For this error, which I deeply regret, I am solely responsible.
Bin Sand is now paid in currency notes (vide my Despatch of 8th November,
5. 33608) which are subject to a discount of five to thirty per cent, at present,
cording to season of year, and thus stands to lose from three to twenty thousand
{fees cash.
He has applied for an increase of subsidy, but has been refused (vide my Despatch
2nd December, No. 36022.
In view of all the facts of the case, 1 recommend deferring reduction of subsidy
1 1st (?) April next.
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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 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' [‎112r] (232/418), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/635, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100059364059.0x000021> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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