File 57/1928 Pt 7 'Iraq-Nejd relations: Frontier Situation (1928). Printed Correspondence.'

IOR/L/PS/10/1239/1

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The record is made up of 1 item (99 folios). It was created in 8 Jan - 19 Mar 1928. 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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The part contains copies of correspondence from British Government officials concerning the situation on the frontier between Iraq and Koweit [Kuwait], and the Kingdom of Hijaz [al-Ḥijāz], Nejd, and Dependencies, particularly in terms of raids by Akhwan [Ikhwan] tribesmen (also referred to as 'Wahabis').

The part includes correspondence from the Colonial Office, the High Commissioner for Iraq, 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. , and 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 correspondence is dated roughly November 1927-February 1928. The part also contains correspondence from Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd].

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1 item (99 folios)
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English in Latin script
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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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IOR/L/PS/10/1239/1
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P 57/1928 Pt 7

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8 Jan - 19 Mar 1928 (CE, Gregorian)

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File 57/1928 Pt 7 'Iraq-Nejd relations: Frontier Situation (1928). Printed Correspondence.', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/1239/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100072465053.0x000002> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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