'File 61/6 VI (D 70) Nejd affairs (Bin Saud General File) Final Payments to Bin Saud in Lieu of Subsidy' [‎210r] (426/514)

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.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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