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File 4929/1918 ‘Arabia: relations with Bin Rashid’ [15r] (34/471)
The record is made up of 1 volume (229 folios). It was created in 6 Nov 1918-30 Sep 1920. It was written in English. 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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Translation of a letter dated 24th Kajah 1338 (14th April*20)
from His Excellency shaikh sir Ahdul Aziz "bin Ahdur Rahman
Al-Raisal As Saud, K.C.IkE* 3 Ruler of Kajd and Dependencies,
to Major H,R.P.Dickson, C.I.E.,
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.
,Bahrain*
After Compliments.
The object of writing this friendly letter is to enquire
after your honour’s health and to say that my condition will
please you by the grace of God, in every respect, and that
nothing important has occurred in these days, except that I
ftave received news to the effect that sa’ud bin Abdul Aziz
Al~Rashid has been killed by his cousin Abdullah Al-Talall
Al Rashid*
I do not as yet know the actual details of the murder
but Amir Abdullah bin Matab Al Abdul Aziz Al Rashid has
succeeded to the Amirate* This man is of a young age, bein,
only 11 years (eleven) old* They (the murderers) do not fe<
asham^ed of this disgraceful conduct from the like of whic]
may God preserve me* The present Amir is incompetent and
does not possess the necessary qualifications for administ:
~tion and management of affairs. The Amirste is now in the
hands of some stupid individuals of the Al Sabhan tribe ana
the slaves of the assassinated Amir. I received a letter
from them begging me to make peace and conclude a treaty
with them, I wrote a reply, and embodied certain conditions
to be complied with before I would have anything to do with
them* This was to the effect that I would neither make peace
nor conclude a treaty except in the presence o 4 * the leaning
not&l&&s of the town of Hail end the Shaikhs of the tribe of
Shammar. As your Honour is well aware* I do not trust these
people because of their false promises and untrustworthy
attitudexaliiaKBa towards alliances and friendships in
general* Most probably, they will give themselves
entirely over to the Sharif and his friends* As I have sai(.
above I do not accept their solemn promises, except under
the guarantee of...
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The volume contains papers mostly concerning relations between HM Government and Bin Rashid [Sa`ud (II) ibn Abdul Aziz al Rashid], Emir of Hail [Jabal Shammar], in the Nejd region of Arabia.
It includes correspondence regarding: the desire of Bin Rashid for friendly relations with HM Government, and for help and protection from the British Government; HM Government’s decision to open relations and negotiations with Bin Rashid; the suggestion of the High Commissioner for Egypt that he should act as a medium in negotiations between HM Government, the King of Hedjaz (King Hussein), Bin Saud [Ibn Saud] and Bin Rashid; the proposed British mission to Bin Rashid; and the murder of Bin Rashid by Abdullah Bin Tallah.
The correspondence largely consists of copy correspondence between the Foreign Office and the following: the High Commissioner for Egypt (Sir Francis Reginald Wingate, followed by Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby); the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad; the High Commissioner, Constantinople (A Calthorpe); and the Counsellor of the Embassy, Cairo (Milne Cheetham).
The volume also includes: correspondence between the 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. and the Foreign Office; copy correspondence between Bin Rashid and the Acting Civil Commissioner in Mesopotamia (Arnold Talbot Wilson); and 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. Political Department minute papers.
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (229 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 4929 (Arabia: relations with Bin Rashid) consists of one volume, IOR/L/PS/10/765.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 231; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-229; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/765
- Title
- File 4929/1918 ‘Arabia: relations with Bin Rashid’
- Pages
- 15r:16v, 18r:18v
- Author
- Āl Sa‘ūd, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal (xx Ibn Saud)
- Usage terms
- Public Domain