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'File 61/6 VI (D 70) Nejd affairs (Bin Saud General File) Final Payments to Bin Saud in Lieu of Subsidy' [86r] (176/514)
The record is made up of 1 volume (267 folios). It was created in 5 Jun 1923-19 Jan 1931. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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j^'rom the ^alitical Agent,
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To , lha aon^le tha political Kesident tn tha farsian ^iulf
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mamarrndura.
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Conditions in Hejd.
iTour telegram wo 3II. I hfcv« no confirmation hara of any rocent events
which would give tha impression that Mn.-iaud 1 s pewer is yet very much
an the wane,but i hfive I think, on more than one occas^ion in the last
yoar, repo rte d that there ware distinct signs af can si is ."able discantant
with his rule,particularly among the merchants of Eassa,whose tr^de has
suffered greatly from oppressive taxation.<isrden owners at Patif hrve
baen taxfld to such an «xtent that many have affer.red to givo up the
gardens in lieu of paying taxes. I flstim^ te t hat ^ho bulian .^as ^y ^ -is
time coiie to the and® of the lump sumd he received by way af finishing
his subsidy, * as his popularity A authority depended in c great measure
on the amount of money he could hand out,it will be the natural result
tkat thora should be a gradual falling off of nd-erants . I h*va not
heard of any rupture between uin yaud & Darwish, out should it occur,it
would undoubtedly be a source 0^ considerable embarrc nTien t®
ciaud ,wha with difficulty won him over on a + ormar accc s^ion .whan they
fall out. . „ . ,
I have for some time haar/id that tha fanaticism of the AJChwan
has much decreased . tobacco is now openly sold in Habsa. Alt ho-, h
oin csaud has in the past always represented himself * 3 baing the only |
ra straining influence on thesa wild tribaaman, in actual ac;t ha j.ost
no opportunity to encourage fanaticism,as it leapt tha Aihv .an together &
constituted his strength, 'fhe fact that it is dacrS' sing is ,i thiniw^ a
sign that he is losing his hold to some extant.
I am in^irra.d that the rfultan still looks vsry unw.ll,though his health
is said to be improving
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Majar.
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.
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- Content
The volume consists of letters, telegrams, administrative reports, memoranda, and hand-written notes concerning the affairs of Ibn Sa'ud and the Najd. The correspondence is between the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire, the Political Agencies in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jeddah, the High Commissioner in Iraq, the High Commissioner in Egypt, the Resident in Aden, the Colonial Office, 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, all in London, the Foreign Department of the Government of India, and Ibn Sa'ud. There are some letters written in Arabic.
The main subjects that the documents relate to are: the final payment of Ibn Sa'ud's subsidy; the unrest and movements of a number of tribes of the region, particularly the 'Ajman and those in the Kuwait area; and the expulsion of Hindu merchants from Qatif by Ibn Sa'ud.
Other topics are:
- Ibn Sa'ud's liability for Ottoman Public Debt repayments;
- diplomatic development and policy of Ibn Sa'ud;
- the absorption of the 'Idrisi state into Ibn Sa'ud's territories;
- Ibn Sa'uds's assumption of the title of 'King';
- anti-Wahabi propaganda distributed among Muslims in India.
Near the end of the volume is mention of treaties signed by Ibn Sa'ud with the German Reich and the Turkish Republic. Also of note is a 'Green Book', an official Najdi document, on the administration of the 'Idrisi province.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (267 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically. There is an alphabetical subject index to the contents, at the front of the volume (folio 1C). The index entries refer to the original folio numbers of relevant documents, to help identify and locate them within the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the sequence starts on the title page and continues through to the inside back cover. The numbers are written in pencil and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File 61/6 VI (D 70) Nejd affairs (Bin Saud General File) Final Payments to Bin Saud in Lieu of Subsidy'
- Pages
- front, back, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1Ar, 1Av, 1Br, 1Bv, 1Cr, 1Cv, 1Dr, 1Dv, 3r:5v, 7r:34v, 36r:36v, 38r:38v, 41r:46v, 48r:66v, 68r:121v, 123r:201v, 202ar:202bv, 203r:236v, 242r:242v, 246r:246v, 253v, 256r:263v, back-i
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