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'File X/1 Bin Saood & Ibn Rashid' [39r] (77/386)
The record is made up of 1 file (193 folios). It was created in 7 Aug 1904-26 Aug 1909. 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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Telegram clawed tlia 8tli February 1904#
Prom Seoretai 1 :/ of State London.
•Viceroy* Calouft •
Please refer to your Foreign Secretary's letter to
Colonel ' emballfl’b: 36, dated tiie 6 tli January.
TTitiiout the previous sanction of His Majesty's G-overa-
nent, no steps should be taken to enter into closer rela-
tion^Tith IGejd or send agents there.
Ho: 38, dated Busliire the 5th February 1904
Froia Lieutenant-Colonel C.A." emtall,C.I«:Officiating
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.
,
To~ZJUW» Secretary to the Gosemmeoxt of
India in the Foreign Departtuont.
I have tae honour to acknowledge the receipt of your
Confidential letter Ho:36-.i* a., dated the 6 *bJ;.i January 1904,
in which you enquire whether, in my opinion, it would be
practicable h advisable to depute a IJuropean. officer to
visit the capital of the Saud family for the purpose of «
collecting intelligence.
As to the practicability of the proposal, it would,
I believe, be impossible for an Englishman, undisguised,
to find Ills vray to Eiadh either from /"atif or Ojair. The
Turks would almost certainly, at the present time, prevent
him from going throtigh. As regards the route from howeit,
I directed my First Assistant, Captain hunt, luring his
recent visit to I oweit, to ascertain confidentially from,
Sheihh Hubcirak his views on the subject.The Sheikh inform^
Captain hunt that the road was clear h thlst there would
be no difficulty in r-j*ranging for an. liiglish officer to
visit Hiadh. He would settle the matter witti Abdul Ealman
bin Fey sal, h \/ould send ; n escort & one of his sons with.
the
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This file contains correspondence between British officials that relates primarily to the rise in power of Bin Saood [commonly referred to as Ibn Sa'ud or ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd in full].
This correspondence discusses the British Government's relationship with Ibn Sa'ud, his conflict with the Al Rashid rulers of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar (or Emirate of Ha'il) as well as his relations with the Ottoman Empire and the ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubarak Al Sabah.
Much of the correspondence is between 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, Major Percy Zachariah Cox 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. in Kuwait, Captain Stuart George Knox. The file also contains a limited amount of direct correspondence between Ibn Sa'ud and Knox (in Arabic with English translations) and correspondence from the Foreign Office in London and the Foreign Department of the Government of India.
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- 1 file (193 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 193; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-192; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. Pagination: A pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 4-192; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 'File X/1 Bin Saood & Ibn Rashid'
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- front, front-i, 2r:9v, 14r:51r, 52v:192v, 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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