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Coll 6/8(1) 'Printed Series: 1929 to 1938.' [‎490r] (984/1062)

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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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Shaikh Ahmad told me this morning that Adi al Shuwaira-
bat had taken al-Duwish s signet ring to Hillal al Mut dri, at the time resident
011 sstates m ohe ohatfc al-Arah, and that the latter had forwarded same to
Baghdad with suitable covering letter by hand of Ali al-Shuwairabat.
2. Reference my secret No. 546, dated 24th September 1929 (Enclosure 1
to Serial No. 116). v
His Excellency Shaikh Ahmad also reported this morning that a Shaikh
Trad ibn Sattam al Shaalao of Anaza (Syria) had arrived in Kuwait yesterday
and had called on him. He had not divulged the reason of his visit yet, but it
was obvious he came with a message for al-Duwish.
3. Paragraph (l) and (2) above read in connection with Hillal al Mutairi’s
statement as reported in paragraph 6 of my letter referred to above are
Illuminati; g s t think.
4. During his talk with me His Excellency said he was afraid things were
going to get worse for Bin Saud before long, and if the latter did not make a
very big effort soon, he feared a series of new enemies would arise and join
Duwish against him. When 1 asked who these were, Shaikh Ahmad replied
that he had had it from Ali al Shuwairbat when he passed through a few days
ago, that King Eaisal had secretly sent for all the Shammar refugee Shaikhs to
Baghdad —vide Kuwait Diary No. 17, paragraph 136—including Ajil al Yawar
(Shammar Jarba) and Agab ibn Ajil (Shammar Abda), and had called them
cowards for not rising against Bin Saud and making themselves masters of
Hail, that the time was now ripe for action and if they did not move they
deserved to be slaves for all time. That when the Shammar Shaikhs excused
themselves pleading their fear of al-Duwish, he the King had said, “ Have no
p . t i j ft khafun Duwish andhi Y’
fear, I
have arranged things with al-Duwish
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Thev then replied that they would not move till the cold weather set in and
that if in the meantime Bin Saud did not bring about a change in the situa
tion, they the Shammar would act and throw in their lot with the insurgents.
5. His Excellency said he had not paid much attention to the above as he
thought rather libellous story, at the time, but that it had now been corroborat
ed by Hillal al Mutairi, in rather remarkable fashion Stiaikh Ahmad then
proceeded to tell me exactly what Hillal had reported to me as “ most secret
information. (Vide paragraph 6 of my No. 546, Enclosure 1 to Serial No. 116).
6. From the above there would appear some, reason to suppose that
al-Duwish is in touch with the Sheerifian party and is making efforts through
them to get Shammar and Anaze to come m as allies by offering them Hail
and Jauf respectively.
7 His Excellency Shaikh Ahmad is, it wouM seem, of the above opinion
} cautious about stating his views. He made one curious
remark to me, which is worth recording
also but is obviously cautious about stating his views. He made one curious
remark to me which is worth recording. “ Remember a -Duwish is a grea
poWkian “he said “ there is no question of Din behmd tins r jbellm; what
CTshIs playing for is the downfall of the house of Saud and the rise of him-
feral-DuXhbn Bin Sand’s place, with success Z
rd and now he hopes to become master of Nejd, a . , ?>
we if the Hejaz returns to the Shereefian family or Had BmRaseh d .
8. It must not of course be forgotten that the Shaikh of Kuwart xs among
the anti-Bin Saudites.
iclosure 3 to Serial No. (116.)
d von the Colonies, to the High
1USGRAM FROM THE ^CRETA OCTOBER 1929.
Commissioner of Iraq, No. 313, dated ire i
Aoltos b—•
24th and 26th September, N . about the situation in Hassa and
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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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