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'File 61/11 IV (D 77) Hejaz-Nejd, Miscellaneous' [125r] (261/366)
The record is made up of 1 volume (182 folios). It was created in 17 Feb 1930-4 Apr 1932. 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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CONFIDENTIAL.
No. 5.
From
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Kuwait.
— 16th January 1932.
■ •
fll
To
Sir,
} V ^
Lieutenant-Galond H.B.'F.Blcks<)n, C.I.E.,
• * j
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.
The Hon'Me 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 the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bush ire.
Reference telegram No• 7 dated. 6th January from
His Majesty's Minister, Jeddah, copy forwarded to me under the
Under Secretary's endorsement of 7th January, regarding the
activities of Mr.Cranes, American Engineer one Mr.Twitchell in
Hassa.
I have the honour to report that according to an
agent who left Riath on 26th December last two Europeans one of
whowiwore a long fair beard passed his party when they were three
days out of the Capital at the wells called^Rumail^Lyeh" about 65
miles North of same (see Sadlier's route of 1819, Riath-Hoffuf).
-Vith the Europeans were four motor lorries, and one of his escort
told the agent that the party was proceeding to Hoffuf. The
bearded person was no doubt Mr.Philby.
2 * One of the members of the American community here
also passed the remark to me on the 14th January that a Mr.Twitchel
an American Engineer, had arrived in Hassa having come across the
heart of Arabia,
r5 * 0n same day Dr.Mylrea, O.B.E. of the Mission
asked me what this l,tr.Twitohell was doing in Hassa and what were
behind the activities of I«Ir.Cranes.
. . , /Vvfi
v ; • J---S Excellency the ohaikh of Iluwait informed^ today
(16th January 1932) that he had heard from one Hamad al Bagaawi
one of ibn Jaloui's officials, who recently arrived in Kuwait to
conduct Fahad bin Turki al 6aud and his brother ^thaar back to
.asc a, t at 0. I.-r» Twitch ell accompanied by Llr.Philby was in Hassa
prospecting.
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The volume contains letters, telegrams, and memoranda relating to Hejaz affairs. Most of the correspondence is between the British Legation in Jeddah, 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 and Kuwait, the Foreign and Colonial Offices in London, and the Government of India.
The majority of the volume concerns the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Hejaz-Najd and its Dependencies, especially the financial difficulties it was experiencing at the time and attempts to counter them.
Other subjects covered are:
- the prospect of the Kingdom joining the League of Nations;
- the appointment of a Minister in London;
- al-Qusaibi's proposed visit to London;
- the different uses of the title "Sheikh";
- American recognition of Ibn Sa'ud as King;
- the mineral prospecting of the American millionaire Mr C. R. Crane;
- American appraisal of the water situation in the region;
- the religious policing activities of the Committee of Virtue in the Hejaz;
- the arrest of two members of the royal family between Kuwait and Zubair;
- the territorial dispute between Ibn Sa'ud and Yemen;
- relations between Ibn Sa'ud and Italy.
A notable document within the volume is a confidential report on the heads of all foreign missions in Jeddah (folios 163-164).
At the back of the volume (folios 165-170) are office file notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (182 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically. There is a partial and non-alphabetical list of subjects at the front of the volume (folio 2). The list identifies some of the earlier subject correspondence in the volume and where it occurs, according to its original numbering, as folios 17 to 41a.
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Foliation: The sequence starts on the first page with ff 1A-1D and then continues from f 2 to the inside back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, circled and 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. The are the following anomalies: f 38A; f 91A; f 108A; f 128A; f 146A; there is no f 119.
There are two more sequences that are inconsistent and incomplete.
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- 'File 61/11 IV (D 77) Hejaz-Nejd, Miscellaneous'
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- front, front-i, 1ar:1dv, 2r:38v, 38ar:38av, 39r:108v, 108ar:108av, 109r:128v, 128ar:128av, 129r:146v, 146ar:146av, 147r:158v, 159v:160v, 161v:174v, 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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