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'File 61/14 XV (D 62) Relations between Nejd and Iraq (Akhwan Rebellion)' [39r] (83/595)
The record is made up of 1 volume (299 folios). It was created in 31 Dec 1929-31 Jan 1930. 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
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Secretary of 3bate for the dolonies, London.
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Higli Commissioner, Baghdad, )
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British Charge d*Affaires, Jeddaii j
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.
, Bushire, No, 5,
Higb. Commissioner, Jerusalem, No. 3
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.
, Kuwait.
Dated and received 4th January 1930,
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^y telegram No. 1 and your telegram No.
This extremely difficult question has now
"been considered hy H.M's. Government, who have reached
the following tentative conclusion.
(^) In the first place, while recognising the
force of your argument hased on demands 4 and 5 contained
in the aide memoire enclosed in Jeddah despatch No. 306
of oOth Novemher, they do not feel that they can in fact
confidently take their stand on this. It will he seen
from Jeddah telegram No. 174 of S7th November, repeated
to you, a letter from Bin Saud, written immediately "before
ITuad Hamza's communication, was received simultaneously,
in which His Majesty asked specifically that rebels cross-
-ing the frontier should he arrested and handed over.
Though no specific guarantee to this effect was given "by
H.M's. Government, in replying they did inform the King
that instructions had "been given to concert necessary
MMsoaxsaL military measures for the ejection of any of the
contending forces that might enter Kuwait or Irag, territory
and for the interception, wherever possible, of isolated
groups of rebels entering such territory for the purpose
of merging locally with tribes. "While not committing •
themselves on the question of handing over, they did not
qualify these assurances by any reference to Fuad Ilamza's
demands. It was for these reasons that the instructions
in
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The volume contains letters, telegrams, memoranda, and reports pertaining to relations between Najd and Iraq. The correspondence is between Harold Dickson, 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, Hugh Biscoe, 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, Lord Passfield, Secretary of State for the Colonies in London, William Bond, Charge d'Affaires in Jeddah, Francis Humphrys, High Commissioner in Iraq, John Chancellor, High Commissioner in Palestine, Robert Brooke-Popham, Air Officer Commanding in Iraq, Arthur Henderson, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in London, the Government of India, Sheikh Ahmed al-Jabar al-Sabah, Sheikh of Kuwait, Ibn Sa'ud, King of Najd and the Hejaz, and Charles Prior, 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.
The volume covers the unsettled period following the collapse of the Ikhwan rebellion against Ibn Sa'ud's rule when many rebel tribes sought sanctuary in Iraq and Kuwait. The documents discuss the whereabouts of some of the leaders (Faisal ad-Dawish, Naif al-Hithlain, ibn Mashhur, ibn Lami and ibn Shiblan) and their tribes (mainly Ajman and Mutair), and what to do with them should they surrender. The negotiations of their surrender and those to secure an agreed return to Najd is also discussed, the latter in some detail following meetings 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. and Ibn Sa'ud himself. Restitution of property lost during raids is also discussed and negotiated.
The volume also covers a dialogue on the idea of a meeting between King Faisal of Iraq and Ibn Sa'ud.
At the back (folios 286-87) are internal office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (299 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically. There is an alphabetical subject index to the contents, at the front of the volume (folios 3-4B). The index entries include the folio numbers of relevant documents, to help identify and locate them within the volume.
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Foliation: The main sequence runs from the front cover to the back cover. The numbering is written in pencil, circled and found in the top right corner of each folio. Foliation anomalies: 1A, 1B; 4A, 4B; 5A, 5B; 258A, 258B, 258C; 261A, 261B; 282A, 282B; 285A, 285B, 285C. Fold-out folios: 241, 244, 245, 249. In addition, two Arabic letters (folios 258B-258C and 261B) are folded and enclosed in envelopes. The back of each envelope has been attached by adhesive to a separate blank page (folios 258A and 261A). There are a number of strips of blank, re-used paper towards the back of the volume, along the fold of the spine. These paper strips originally formed the left hand margin of sheets of paper that are not present in the volume. Three of the paper strips are numbered 282B, 285B and 285C. The other twelve paper strips are unnumbered. A secondary and inconsistent foliation sequence is also written in pencil in the top right corner of most of the folios in the volume, but is not circled.
Condition: broken spine cover.
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