‘I. Saudiyeh. (3). Saudiyeh State Prisoners.’ [11r] (21/26)
The record is made up of 1 file (11 folios). It was created in Aug 1933-2 Mar 1934. 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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coolness between him and His Majesty’s Government. I an
not myself in favour of it and I do not think it would in
any way help the two Shaikhs. I canrot doubt ♦he King’s
formal assurance that they are alive. * have little doubt
that they have been in fact removed to Hofuf and I believe
Ibrr Jiluwi, the Governor of Has a, to be a cruel gaoler,
but I do not think that even Ibn Jiluwi would murder these
men in defiance df the King. In my oninion, what ^ have
already done will at least suffi ce to remind Ibn Sa’ud
that His Majesty’s Government are not indifferent to the fate
of Ibn Hithlain and Ibn Lami.
5. I took an opportunity An the course of my conversations
with ^\iad Bey of suggesting that the King mipht well, after
this lapse of time, relax his severity ar d treat these
prisoners in the same wa' r as many others who are kept under
a sort of open arrest at Riyadh. I cannot be sure that ^uad
Bey would pass this on to the King bu+ T think the best
hone for these unfortunate men is that, when his present
troubles are ended, Ibn Ba’ud will relent somewhat. He
has already shown signs of anxiety to disarm hostility among
+he Ajman and Mutair. As for Ibn Humaid, ^ad s ey + ol'i me
snontaneously that anneals had been made to the King on hie
beh&if hut had not been successful. H e added that Ibn
Humaid was not really bad-hearted but rather a simple soul.
I recalled the time when he had. been so good a servant that
he had been one of the conquerors of Mecca.
6. I am sending a con-r of this d.esnatch to the Political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
I b*nr* the honour to be with the highest resnect,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble servant,
sd, AtfDBFY? HYAN
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Papers relating to the reported murder of Ibn Hithlain [Nāyif bin Ḥithlayn] of the ’Ajmān tribe, and Ibn Lami of the Mutair [Muṭayr] tribe, and others, at the orders of the King of Saudi Arabia Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd)], at Hoffuf [Al Hufūf]. The file includes:
- Extracts from the Kuwait Intelligence Summaries for August 1933, October 1933, and November 1934, reporting the abductions and rumours of murders.
- A letter from the British Minister at Jedda, Andrew Ryan, to Sir John Simon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, dated 25 January 1934, concerning the veracity of reports of the murders, discussion with Ibn Saud’s adviser Faud Bey Hamza, and his reluctance to call Ibn Saud to account over the matter.
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- 1 file (11 folios)
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The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end.
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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 13; 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 3-11; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- ‘I. Saudiyeh. (3). Saudiyeh State Prisoners.’
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