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Coll 6/8(1) 'Printed Series: 1929 to 1938.' [439r] (882/1062)
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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58
of this incident between His Majesty and the late Sir Gilbert Clayton, of
which we enclose a copy for ready reference, so that the facts of the case
may be understood.
3 and 4 ; —’Ali Abu Shuwairbat. About a year ago this individual asked
for permission to go out with his family to join his tribe in Najd. As, how-
ever, he !s charged with the murder of a certain relative of the Da wish he
wished before going out to secure his safety from the Dawish. For this pur
pose he sent out a messenger on his behalf his uncle Majid, who went over to
Mail, saw its Governor Ibn Musa’id and waited there until a reply was
received from the Dawish to the effect that he was still revengeful. Later
on when Dawish came close to Kuwait. ’Ali Abu Shuwairibat went out to see
hmi personally with a view to settling his case with him and securing hia
. " w ih. This is all what we know about this case, which is a personal
affair between the two parties.
6. Rajih Ibn Shaheen and Hummud al-Khammash went out to Kuwait
with a number of mares for trading purposes. They stopped at Kuwait for
some time and actually sold their mares to the neighbouring tribes receiving
the price in camels which they brought back to Zubair and there sold
them to the butchers.
7. As regards Mr. Dickson’s having done this best to prevent Abu
Shuwairibat and Ibn Hamid from executing their wishes and desires, we
have no information on this subject, neither are we aware of the nature of
their wishes and desires and why they were prevented from execut
ing them.
8. Shukhair ibn Tuwala is residing in ’Iraq, and he has not been seen
at the Palace by any one for some months.
9. The number of Najdis residing in ’Iraq is very considerable . They
may be numbered by thousands among whom some are loyal to Ibn Sa’ud
and some are against him. It is impossible for anyone to place them under
complete control and to tie up their tongues to prevent news mongering.
The habit of news mongering is common among all peoples, specially among
the bedouins. Often news is corrupted or fabricated for the promotion of
some personal aim. Such being the case, it is not unlikely that the enemies
of Ibn Sa’ud and they are many, should have wrongfully imputed statements
to His Majesty the King (of ’Iraq) and the British Government with the
object of strengthening the hands of the rebels and weakening the hand of
Ibn Sa’ud.
Such is the information available to us in regard to the complaints of
His Majesty King Ibn Sa’ud, which we relate for the information of His
Excellency the President of the Council of Ministers, and from which it is
clear there is no ground for complaint, and that it has only been intended to
interpret the incidents that have occurred in a manner inconsistent with
fact.
The ’Iraq Government have so far adopted with the utmost cautiousness
a policy of strict non-interference with the affairs of Nejd, and they had been
and continue to be anxious to adhere to (or observe strictly) the treaties
concluded between them and Nejd and to respect them to the utmost possible
extent. It would appear to us that the ’Iraq has pursued this course and
its desire for peace and amity with Nejd further than is demanded by treaties,
having, as it has, promised to expel the Dawdsh from its territories in the
event of his seeking refuge therein, and adopted stringent measures in the
restriction of “ musabala ” (trade in provisions) with the rebel tribes of Nejd
notwithstanding the resultant harm to the country’s trade, and has also, on
numerous occasions, demonstrated a reasonably perfect attitude of neutra-
litv These effective demonstrations should have left no place for doubt
and suspicion in the mind of His Majesty King Ibn Sa’ud. Unfortunately
however it appears that the assistance which has been accorded and
continues to be accorded by ’Iraq has jiot proved sufficient to dispel these
doubts. It is undeniable that certain individuals have actually gone out
from ’Iraq to Kuweit and the borders of Najd with the simple object of
escertaining the situation. Such individuals were m touch with the civil
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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.
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- 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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