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'File 61/6 vol.4 (D 34) Bin Saud and Akwan Movement' [174r] (347/565)
The record is made up of 1 volume (285 folios). It was created in 13 Sep 1920-8 Nov 1921. 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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sixth
meeting .
O n Tuesday 31 et August s 16th Zil Haj j Earhevia and
mysel" to the Qasr at 9 A.II. by appointment made the
previous evening. Ahmad Thaniyan wae found sitting alone in Amir
Al^s room, which we passed and were ushered into Amir Abdullah* s
room. After a few minutes Amir Abdullah, came in and said that
he naa spoken to the KIHG about our previous evening^ discussion
^ anc also shown him the draft agreement. The KI1TG ha^not
approved of it and wanted to speak to us privately ( without
Ahmad Thuniyan being present )•
? • "•te accordingly went with Amir Ali to the KIITG who was
then bidding good-bye to some Egyptian Military Officers of the
M^hmal. As soon as we were seated, the King, after a particularly
cordial exchange^greetings and enquiries after health, proceeded
to say that he had been told by Ali about the previous evening* s
private interview v;£ had^with his sons and about the agreement
which I had suggested should be signed. He had already told us
that he would accept any settlement that would ensure peace,
provided that it did not deprive him of his real rights. He swerw
in the name of God that that was his real and full intention. He
had waited two years with his hands tied by British Government. Hsu
Had we not been present with the MISSION, he would not have *bne
*
word with Ahmad Thaniyan or even Bin Saud if he had come in person.
As Government had sent us to Mecca, he would speak out what he
nad to say. He was surpirsed that Bin Saud had teeei been allowed
*
to do all that he had done, although ^ritiah Government could
have stopped him by one words no force was needed. He himself was
faithful and loyal to Government ever since he was advised A in the
Nahdah. But if Government wanted to supplant him by Bin Saud or
J if^coTild not or v /ould not restrain Bin Saud, then they had better
say so and he would willingly give up "atanazil" ( abdicate ).
He could no longer put up with the wrong £ done him and the
bloodshed and looting carried on by BIN SAITD in the HIJAZ and
ASSIR.
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The volume consists of letters, telegrams, memoranda, reports, and notes relating to Ibn Sa'ud and the affairs of Najd. The correspondence is mostly between: Harold Dickson, 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. in Bahrain; Percy Cox, the High Commissioner in Baghdad; Ibn Sa'ud; King Hussein of the Hijaz; the Government of India, in Simla and Calcutta; 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. , in London; the Foreign Office, in London; Arthur Trevor, 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 Bushire; and Siddiq Hassan, the Indian assistant in Bahrain.
Most of the volume relates to the territorial and political disputes between Ibn Sa'ud and King Hussein, with particular coverage of the mission to Mecca to conclude an agreement between Ibn Sa'ud and King Hussein, carried out by Ahmad bin Abdullah al-Thanaiyan, and Siddiq Hassan and Farhan al Rahmah, the Sa'udi and British representatives respectively.
Notable is the diary of Siddiq Hassan (ff 103-116v) written during his mission to Mecca, and his notes on the numerous meetings he had with King Hussein and the talks between the latter and Thanaiyan. Included as appendices to these notes are the following: a draft, in Arabic, of the eventual agreement signed by the two parties; a letter, in Arabic, from Hassan bin 'Ali ibn 'Aayidh, Chief of 'Assir, to King Hussein; another letter in Arabic from King Hussein to Siddiq Hassan; and an English translation of the finalised agreement. Also present is a report of the journey by Farhan al-Rahmah (ff. 116v-121v).
Other topics covered by the volume are as follows:
- the continued fighting and negotiations between Ibn Sa'ud and the Ikhwan on the one side and the al-Rashid (Shammar) on the other;
- the ongoing border dispute between Ibn Sa'ud and Kuwait;
- developments in 'Asir and the 'Idrisi movement;
- Ibn Sa'ud's British subsidy;
- revolt in Iraq and Syria, and the spread of Arab Nationalism;
- relations between Ibn Sa'ud and other tribal groups, and his growing influence in the region.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (285 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is largely arranged in chronological order. There is an alphabetical subject index to the contents, at the front of the volume (folios 2, 3). The index entries refer to the original folio numbers of relevant documents, to help identify and locate them within the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: Numbers are written in pencil, in the top right corner, on the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The numbering is irregular, begins on the first folio at the front of the volume and is as follows: 1A-E, 2-78, 99-121, 162-165, 166A, 166B, 167-172, 173A, 173B, 174-177, 178A, 178B, 179-181, 183-198, 199, 199A-199Z, 199A1-199Q1, 200-237, 239-293. There are no folios numbered 182 or 238. Fold-out folios: 199A1, 199F1.
Condition: the spine cover is detached from the volume and enclosed in a plastic sleeve numbered folio 372, at the back of the volume. The plastic sleeve may cause some loss of sharpness to the digital image of the spine cover.
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- 'File 61/6 vol.4 (D 34) Bin Saud and Akwan Movement'
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- front, front-i, 2r:177v, 178v:183v, 184v:282r, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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