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'File 61/6 vol.4 (D 34) Bin Saud and Akwan Movement' [185r] (369/565)
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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H1HETH MEETING.
0o0
On 2nd September at 4 P.M. Amir All sent me a fair
copy of the draft agreement with a note saying that King
Hussain had been approached again and had,with great difficui.
ty,consented to the agreement being concluded as in the copy
which he then forwarded,but that it was impossible to put off
the final settlement of the boundary beyond three to four
months. He added a wish that I should be able to persuade
Ahmad Thanaiyan to fix that time limit which was most esseni ,
or two slight alterations in this copy,refused to accept any
time—limit and asked me to obtain the original draft passed
in the last meeting. I sent a note to Amir Ali accordingly
and in reply received an invitation to go to the Cias^r at
9 P .M. and discuss the so-called difference or alterations
in the draft agreement.
We all went to the Qasr at 9 P.M. where we were
received by Amirs Ali and Abdullah. Both expressed regret at
what they called unnecessary adherance to words wnile the
meaningswere the same. After some discussion they gave in
and Amir Abdullah handed me the origihal draft to make three
copies which should be signed next morning. Ordinary converse
ation went on for about an hour, in the course of wiich
could easily be restored by means of frequent exchange of
visits among members of the two ruling lamilies and b\ i- ur '
marriage. This last idea Uls.n had originated with the King
who wanted to ask for the hand of one of the Imam^s daughter!
for his youngest son Zaid. Ahmad Thanaiyan agreed that
those were the best means of re -establishing friendship
pmd good- will,but that a beginning should be made by allow-
tial.
I took it to Ahmad Thanaiyan who^ pointed out one
Abdullah said that friendly relations between Nejd and Hi .jaz.
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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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