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Coll 6/8(1) 'Printed Series: 1929 to 1938.' [‎349r] (702/1062)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (527 folios). It was created in 6 Jan 1929-15 Jan 1938. It was written in English and French. 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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Further, the Iraq Government are of opinion that if the rebels who enter
Iraq are of those who had in the past carried out raids against Iraqi tribes
and pillaged the latter’s properties, they (Iraq Government) will have the right
to arrest them recover the pillaged properties from them and punish them in
accordance with Iraq laws. The Iraq Government do not think that such action
on their part would be contrary to the provisions of the promise, His Excellency
the Prime Minister will be glad to learn whether the views of His Britannic
Majesty s Government ns regards the interpretation of the promise agree
with those of the Iraq Government as stated hereinabove.
The Iraq Government are always prepared to give effect to the promise
in accordance with the above interpretation, and they do not think that any
responsibility would devolve upon them in consequence of delaying the des
patch of the Company, since they are not bound to expel the rebels at the very
time the latter cross the frontiers of Iraq.
Enclosure 1.
Letter from H. E. the High Commissioner for ’Iraq, to the President of the
Council, of Ministers, Baghdad, Ho. P.O.-305-Secret, dated the 26th
December 1929.
I am directed by His Excellency the High Commissioner to inform Your
Excellency that the position in the Southern Desert appears to be as follows.
The Royal Air Force armoured cars were operating in the Batin area up
to December 18th with the object of expelling the Ajman rebels from the Koiveit-
Iraq area. When the Commandant of Police at Julaida and Captain Glubb
applied urgently for assistance, the Royal Air Force car moved westwards at
once to facilitate the extrication of the police from the neutral zone in accord
ance with the instructions given to the police by the Ministry of Interior.
North of the neutral zone in ’Iraq territory, Ibn Mashhur was discovered by
the Royal Air Force. Captain Glubb ordered him to leave Iraq territory and
on his refusal the Royal Air Force assisted the police to effect his surrender.
The Royal Air Force cars have now returned to the Batin and are engaged, in
response to an urgent request from Koweit, in completing the operation of ex-
uelling the Ajman from the Batin area, after which the Air Officer Command
ing will recall the Chief Staff Officer.
It is suggested that orders be sent to the Commandant of Police to co
operate with the Chief Staff Officer by preventing the Ajman from breaking
back north-westwards into Iraq territory. The responsibility of the Ministry
of Interior for the Southern Desert, of course, remains intact.
It is regretted that, owing to the Christmas holidays, it has not been,
possible to communicate with Your Excellency earlier in writing.
Enclosure 2.
Letter from the Secretary to the Council of Ministers, to the Political
Secretary to His Excellency the LIigh Commissioner for ’Iraq, Baghdad,
No. 322.3-Confidential, dated the 26th December 1929.
Reference your letter No. P.O.-305, dated the 26th December 1929 (Enclo
sure 1), regarding the situation in the Southern Desert.
I am directed by His Excellency the Prime Minister to thank you for the
explanations supplied by you regarding the situation in the desert and to in
form you that in accordance with instructions issued by him to the Ministry of
Interior, the latter Ministry has issued the necessary orders by telegram to the
Police Commandant to the effect that he should co-operate with the Chief Staff
Officer in preventing the Ajman from entering Iraq territory.
Enclosure 3.
Letter from H. E. the High Commissioner for Iraq, to the President of the
Council of Ministers, Baghdad, No. P.O.-308-Secret, dated the 28th
December 1929.
I am directed by His Excellency the High Commissioner to acknowledge
receipt of your letter No. 3208, dated the 25th December 1929 [Serial No. (143)’],
from the Secretary to the Council of Ministers, on the subject of the operations
in the Southern Desert,

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This volume compiles printed copies of letters, telegrams, memoranda and newspaper extracts relating to Britain's involvement across the Arabian Peninsula during the period 1929-1938. Whilst the correspondence encompasses all matters concerning British interests in the region, much of it relates to Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and the Kingdom of the Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia). Matters discussed in the correspondence include the following:

  • Reports of unrest in the Hejaz.
  • Relations between Imam Yeha Hamid-Ud-Din [Yaḥyá Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn, Imam of Yemen] and Ibn Saud.
  • Reports of raids and arms trafficking on the Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan -Nejd frontier.
  • Reports of the proceedings of British naval ships in the Red Sea.
  • Details of the Akhwan [Ikhwan] revolt against Ibn Saud, including the movements of one of the revolt's leaders, Faisal Dawish [Fayṣal bin Sulṭān al-Dawīsh], and his surrender to the British in Kuwait.
  • Relations between Kuwait and Nejd.
  • Relations between Iraq and Nejd, including a proposed meeting between Ibn Saud and King Faisal [Fayṣal] of Iraq, and reports of a treaty of alliance between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
  • Objections from the Hejaz Government to Royal Air Force aircraft flying over Nejd territory.
  • The purchase of arms by the Hejaz Government from Poland.
  • Ibn Saud's annexation of Asir.
  • The death of King Hussein [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī].
  • Harry St John Bridger Philby's conversion to Islam, his mapping of Rub-al-Khali, and his reported spreading of Saudi propaganda in the Aden Protectorate.
  • The currency exchange crisis in the Hejaz-Nejd and the financial situation in the kingdom generally.
  • Reports on a survey of the water and mineral content of the Hejaz coastal area.
  • Relations between Soviet Russia and Saudi Arabia.
  • The emigration of Jews from Yemen to Palestine, via Aden.
  • British fears that Italy might harbour ambitions to annex Yemen.
  • Saudi oil concessions.
  • Italian-Saudi relations.

Prominent correspondents include the following: the British Agent (later His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires) at Jeddah; His Majesty's Minister at Jeddah; the High Commissioner for Egypt; the High Commissioner for Iraq; the High Commissioner for Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan ; 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. , Kuwait; the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. (later Chief Commissioner, and later still, Governor), Aden; the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; His Majesty's Ambassador to Iraq; His Majesty's Ambassador to Italy; the Secretary of State for the Colonies; the Minister (and Acting Minister) for Foreign Affairs for the Kingdom of the Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia); Ibn Saud; King Feisal of Iraq; the Prime Minister of Iraq; various officials of the Colonial Office, the Foreign Office, the Air Ministry, and the Admiralty.

The French material in the volume consists of several items of correspondence and a copy of a treaty between France and Yemen, which was signed in April 1936.

The volume includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format
1 volume (527 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The items of correspondence are divided (roughly) into various sections. Each extract or item of correspondence within these sections has its own number, which is enclosed in brackets. These numbers proceed in ascending (and approximate chronological) order from left to right; however, the sections themselves proceed in reverse, from the rear to the front of the volume, in distinct groups (e.g. for 1929 numbers 1-23, which are located at folios 517-526, are followed by numbers 24-49 at folios 509-516, which are then followed by numbers 50-89 at folios 494-508, and so on).

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 529; 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.

Pagination: each section of correspondence within the volume (as described in the arrangement field) has its own pagination sequence.

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