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Coll 6/8(1) 'Printed Series: 1929 to 1938.' [393v] (791/1062)
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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the wells and found no forces there except a small number, whom
arrived at
he was able to cteieat.
He then killed tne children and the women
^ _ anci
wuen tne baba'an learnt of tins they returned to the wells m order to e flgage
Kd Uoweisn but he and his followers had hed by the way he came, a ™ ss
the desert, ft afterwards happened that some individuals from among the
followers of Ed Doweish, who were formerly with Ibn Mashhur, belonging
to the Ataibah and others, sent to their companions m Aejd requesting them
to ask for an amnesty for themselves if they returned. We promised them
a free pardon if they would return and submit to the . judgment of the
Sharia Court. They showed their indignation with Feisal ed Doweish and
parted from him, to return to their homes. In view of the longings aroused
m them by those in Iraq their minds became filled with evil, and when they
reached their homes they declared among certain enemies that the Sherif
Faisal in Iraq was backing them and that he had sent his brother the Sherif
Ali to attack the Hejaz from the direction of
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
, and that he him
self was prepared to march on Nejd from Iraqi if he saw them rise against
us in the interior of our country. Among the rebels were certain of the
Ataibah who were living in Iraq under the care of King Faisal, such as Mo
hammed el Khndhary, Obeid bin Faisal ibn Hameid and others. Satan temp
ted the foolish among the Ataibah to obey them and some of them even refus
ed to pay their Zikat, and some looted the camels of certain persons who were
passing. We immediately ordered the forces stationed at various posts to
hasten, each detachment from its station, and fight all those who had asso
ciated themselves with the evildoers by word, deed, opinion or assistance.
So we despatched a force under the command of our Nephew Khalil Ibn
Mohammed, and God gave judgment on all the evildoers whose minds mis
gave them, and everything became perfectly quiet in the interior of Nejd by
God’s grace and favour. So nothing remains for us to do except to march
against the rebels in the North, where we shall punish them, and, if God
will, by the middle of Rabia el Thani, our force will be ready to march.
But something new has occurred, on which we should like to have the opinion
of the British Government, so that no difficulties may arise in the future,
through any misunderstanding, or for any reason at all. Before going into
this matter we consider that it would be very useful to unfold to the British
Government a summary of the events which have taken place contrary to the
undertakings of the British Government and we firmly believe that these
things happened without their consent. Before quoting particulars of these
events we find it impossible not to mention with praise and thanks the kind
^orts of all the British officials both of Iraq and of Koweit against the
rebels, and we have no remark whatever to make on their attitude towards
us, especially as regards the collection of information which has reached us
roTn Colonel Dickson of Koweit, the whole of which points to the firmness
and resolution with which he met the events, and shows his eager desire
to carry out his Government’s policy in those regions.
m • ^ m ^ tters which we to bring to the notice of His Britannic
Majesty s Government are the following: —
a* 16 enc * Hijja and the beginning of Moharram (June)
t t^ S ° 6 n an d of Ibn Mashhur and those with them began to
and amm^ ei f an ^ as g ues ts of Ibn Sabah, and purchased all the arms
and ammunition they have now obtained.
datci^ ld 1 ™^ ^ Ibn S i abal1 Wrote t0 their clliefs > g ivin g them bread and
dates, and gave them nearly six thousand rials. ’ 8 g
Kowih date als °’ P n Mashllur and the Ajman purchased from
Jstates 5 2“—"■>" s *“ - ** *
the eonnaelfnf^aV. 1111 ' 11 ' 5 ’ ^ y o h a rram (June) a convoy of sixty men under
they we“e met L aw Sabah ' The V P»‘ L at Adiliya. where
turned to A] Wafrah " ^ 6 Jablr Wh ° welcomed them . and then re '
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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).
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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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- IOR/L/PS/12/2071
- Title
- Coll 6/8(1) 'Printed Series: 1929 to 1938.'
- Pages
- 42r:42v, 321r, 363v, 371v:372r, 382v, 385v:386r, 387r, 389v, 393r:395r, 413r:414r, 450r
- Author
- Āl Sa‘ūd, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal (xx Ibn Saud)
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