![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' [‎166v] (341/418)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000212/IOR_L_PS_10_635_0341.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "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' [‎166v] (341/418)")
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' [166v] (341/418)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
fact that neither this Office nor the Foreign Office noticed
the implication* in Sir P.Oox's telegram that the subsidy was
still being paid. In any case, it is fair to regard the
Foreign Office as, from this point onwards, having had clear
warning that the subsidy was being paid.
(Papers (11) (12) (12A) (13) (14) (15)).
^ We come next to August 1918. The Baghdad
authorities held at this stage that a campaign against Bin
Rashid was becoming a political necessity. They therefore
submitted a recommendation on 8th August 1918 11 to place
liberal funds at Phil by ’ s disposal" for advances to Bin Baud
at his discretion. These proposals were approved by this
Office, (telegram of 15th August 1918) the Foreign Office and
the Eastern Committee. No limit was placed to Lhe amount
which might be dispersed. The Baghdad telegrams of 11th
and 26th September 1918 show that Bin Baud’s subsidy was
doubled about this time, apparently on the strength of this
Office’s telegrams of 20th March and 15th August 1918.
\S, In effect,* what was being financed was a wax between
two Central Arabian chieftains, and it is difficult to see
on what principle a limit could have been fixed to expenditure,
the need for which would depend-on the chances of war. In
any case, I may perhaps venture to repeat that this was for the
Foreign Office to consider, so far as the question of
Treasury sanction was concerned.
(Papers (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (23) (25)).
In September 1918, the policy of His Majesty’s
Government changed to some extent. They were disposed to
discourage the campaign against Bin Rashid (this Office
telegram of 13th September 1918), but agreed provisionally to
(Juyy\ SzkmA.
khs having a subsidy of £10,000 a month; no actual period of
duration was fixed (this Office telegram of 28th October 1918,
read with Baghdad telegram 8789 of 16th October 1918).
Lord Curzon (Eastern Committee) and Lord.Robert Cecil (Foreign**
Office)
About this item
- Content
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (202 folios)
- Arrangement
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.
- Physical characteristics
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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
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' [166v] (341/418), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/635, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100059364059.0x00008e> [accessed 19 April 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100059364059.0x00008e
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100059364059.0x00008e">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' [‎166v] (341/418)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100059364059.0x00008e"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000212/IOR_L_PS_10_635_0341.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000212/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/635
- Title
- 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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence