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File 488/1920 Pt 2 ‘Arabia:- Bin Saud & H.M. Govt. H.M. Govt’s policy towards Bin Saud. Bin Saud’s Subsidy. Negotiations with Bin Saud’s envoy 1923.’ [248r] (329/400)
The record is made up of 1 item (182 folios). It was created in 8 May 1920-17 Jan 1924. 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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Frot Sir P. Cox to S. o£-&i - ~
Dated 6. 10. 20.
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AssTffltption by Bin Sand of Boyal Status. le broached the
subject himself in general terms claiming that he was defacto
paramount Arabic chief in Central Arabia (? that) whether from point
0 - vi s k"? of no ole birth or extent of his sphere he was certainly no
less wor^ay of royal status thaA Sherif whose primaxy status was
that of official nominee to a Turkish Goyerament post whom for
»? general; purposes of their war policy the .Allies had recognised as
King. I (? took) line indicated in your telegram of the 8th of
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September and had little difficulty in riding him off the idea of
assuming title of King. He suggested that "Sultan of Central Arabia"
would be appropriate but I eapressed the view that it was too vague
and comprehensive especially with a Bin Bhsid in the field and
"Nej’ci vte "
recommended Sultan its dependency thereon ,f . He will accept
our advice on this point^ds to the most appropriate method of bringing
about the (? chd%e) he pointed out that he obviously could not run
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the risk of making any public announcement of (? bis) assumption of
the title unless he were assured before he did so that we would accept
it and he asked me to ascertain the views and if possible obtain the
(? assurance) of His Majesty ! s Government. I therefore request your
authority either to address him officially saying with reference to
his verbal communication to me His Majesty's Government are pleased
to comment that they will offer no objection to his assuming the said
title should he decide to do so; or alternative that I should inform
him that should (? such an) intimation be received from him His
Majesty's Government will reply in the sense desired.
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This part contains papers relating to the policy of the British Government towards Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd, popularly known as Ibn Saud].
It includes papers relating to the following: the request from Bin Saud for an increase in his subsidy; the visit of Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, High Commissioner in Mesopotamia, to Bin Saud; the question of according the title of ‘Sultan’ of Nejd to Bin Saud; negotiations with Syed Hashim, envoy from the Sultan of Nejd, which took place at Bushire in June 1923; the issue of passports to subjects of the Sultan of Nejd; and the representation of the Sultan of Nejd at Bahrain.
The main correspondents are as follows: 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. ; the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad (Sir Percy Zachariah Cox); the Foreign Office; the Colonial Office; Sir Abdul Aziz ibn Abdul Rahman al Faisal al Sa’ud [Ibn Saud], Sultan of Nejd and the Dependencies; 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. , Bahrain; and 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. .
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- File 488/1920 Pt 2 ‘Arabia:- Bin Saud & H.M. Govt. H.M. Govt’s policy towards Bin Saud. Bin Saud’s Subsidy. Negotiations with Bin Saud’s envoy 1923.’
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- 84r:118v, 120r:129v, 131r:153v, 155r:156v, 162r:279v, 282r:283v
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