'File XXV/7 Arabian Politics (including Iraq). Bin Saud, Akhwan, the Hejaz, 1920-1928' [‎100v] (211/494)

Hal and I intend to
M Entertainment and ^^f c f there'rumou® may b 0 "‘ioS-
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matters, hnl also m his P«'^ elf ’^ - ther eIore, instituted a 'veeh y
citizenship becomes something to mm abov are £ree to come
(Monday) Darbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). or Mhyhs at which all or any j and res e .
and will be serred with light ^e^eshment to actioll can be
They will be enconraged to spea . mu ^ channel I hope firstly to gain
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^ l Mueation.-ne Political Officer ^ .hope ^
literal sense, yet edncation on s0 ^ n ^ predecessor’s proposal to have
is to be rectified. I hope to cany t g J } ^ B t p mus t be under the
a school for British subjects and protected persons, imi
9 UP T,frJt?-Se piilnmportance ol this subject cannot be overesti-
, ^.nff ^s for progress denied. Much prejudice will have.to be
ridden down, the Ruler.in particular will have to b®. f a ^ a ^ di T an “J 9 . t0 Th ®
duTy^tvetSn upon mrseif and SfopITo Z able'to report results before
^’(a) Bernard, for services rendered either to ourselves or to the community,
should receive frequent recognition and I can not emphasize too strongly the
enormous influence these have on the Arab mind. While not cheapening he
higher decorations and distinctions, we may by a generous distribution ot to*
less imposing*ones gain many friends and encourage honest endeavour. Ulten
have I heard the Arab cry that he has served faithfully 10 or 20 years, buo ha&
received nothing, while his less deserving but intriguing brother has been
rewarded in some incomprehensible manner.
fi\ Tr... J- ~ rnwrinf vrilnQ a nrl oro -frini/ QTmrPm llrtr A fflbS-
nensmie manner.
„eir great value and are fully apprepiated by Arabs t ,
and are a sine qua non among themselves. I do not deny that we have
(A) Vresents have their
dXvJ lU-Llj djJjJicpidiucti yjyj xxidiuci|,
and are a sine qua non amuirg bucuiscivcs. I do not deny that we have
and do give presents, hut a judicious increase in this respect will help us-
greatly, foreign firms were very generous in this respect, with excellent
results to themselves, and we as a Government should be no less generous.
(i) Letters of appreciation or thanks are treasured and have their
weight, and occasional letters from the Senior Political Officer go a very long
way to cementing a friendship. An instance of this I saw only last week when
in public Darbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). Sheikh' Abdul Latif al Dosari of Budaiyeh pulled out a black
edged letter written him by Sir Percy Cox, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., on the occasion
of the late King Edward’s death. He paraded this letter with a great show
and obviously placed a very high value on it. He insisted on reading it ovei
twice to his audience.
O’) Intelligence. —Even in time of peace is of the utmost importance both
as a means of forestalling troubles and difficulties and guaging the trend of
events. The information thus gained might be centralized in °Ba^hdad and
would yield important results. I propose in future supplying the Civil Com-
missioner, Baghdad, and to the Deputy 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. , Bushire, with a short
weekly report that will,. I hope, give information .that gradually may be of use,
under the headings Military trade, localities, individuals, public opinion
For secret service work ! require Rs. 2,000 per annum; As mv allotment
here is fixed and I have no funds to meet such a charge I trust fllvi rw
Baghdad, .ill g,«t « Hi, ,» Ki.JS