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'File 61/11 IX (D 159) Nejd-Hejaz Miscellaneous' [174r] (359/391)
The record is made up of 1 volume (192 folios). It was created in 4 Apr 1939-16 Jan 1942. 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.
D.O. No. C/701.
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Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
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Kuwait,
24t]i DecenlDer, 1941.
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On your visit to Kuwait this month I mentioned that
I would like to visit Eiyadh and Hofuf, I am anxious to
examine the road from here to Hiyadh and I would like to
make contact with the authorities in Biyadh. Cooperation
"between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia is becoming closer day "by
day to, in my opinion, the mutual "benefit of both countries
and I feel that 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 should know
and he known to the Saudi Arabian officials, I do not
suggest that my visit to Eiyadh should "be in any way
"official" it would "be better if it were not but I should
like to have an opportunity of meeting Ibn Saud,
I suggest that the most practical way of obtaining
Ibn Saudis permission to visit Hiyadh would be for me to
make a suggestion to the Saudi Bepresentative here explain
ing that my visit was a private one and that I was not in
any way associated with an official mission but rather
satisfying my perfectly legitimate curiosity in regard to
a very famous man and a weiijknown city. I do not anticipate
that any objection would be raised and if I were successful
in favourably impressing the Ruler it is probable that
freedom of movement might be accorded to His Majesty's
Representative in Kuwait. I suggest that I should return
to Kuwait via Hofuf and the coast road, possibly crossing
to Bahrain for a day or two en route,
I should prefer to attempt this journey towards the
end of January or the beginning of February and I do not
anticipate/
he Hon'ble Lieut-Col. W.B. Hay, C.I.E.,
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.
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The volume consists of letters, telegrams, and reports relating to the affairs of Saudi Arabia. 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 Foreign Office in London, the Political Agencies in Kuwait and Bahrain, 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. in London, and the Government of India.
The volume covers the build up to and outbreak of the Second World War and thus much of the correspondence focuses on this subject. Topics include:
- the activities of the Germans, Italians, and Japanese in the region;
- Ibn Sa'ud's allegiance to Britain and the Allies;
- Ibn Sa'ud's anxiety about Hashemite dominance in Syria and potential attack from hostile Arab nations;
- anti-Allied sentiment in the region;
- the financial and political contribution of the United States of America.
Other subjects covered by the volume are:
- the maintenance of law and order in the Kingdom;
- the presence of community feeling and national identity;
- Captain De Gaury's journeys in Saudi Arabia, including a report on agricultural development at Kharj, and the objection to his proposed tour of all of Arabia;
- Amir Sa'ud's trip to India for medical treatment;
- the anti-British activities of St John Philby and his subsequent arrest in India.
At the back of the volume (folios 177-186) are internal office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (192 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The sequence starts on the first folio and continues through to the inside back cover. The numbering is 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'. of each folio. The first three folios are marked 1A, 1B, and 1C respectively, then the sequence continues from 2 as normal. There is one other foliation system, written in pencil and inconsistent.
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- 'File 61/11 IX (D 159) Nejd-Hejaz Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:1v, 1br:1cv, 2r:43r, 44v:58v, 60r:166r, 166r:189v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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