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File E/8 I Ibn Sa‘ud [73v] (159/606)
The record is made up of 1 file (290 folios). It was created in 26 May 1913-18 Jul 1916. 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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4
Bushire before my departure, I came to Bahrain in the hope that you would
he able to come to the coast about the time indicated. Oa my arrival at Bah
rain I saw your messenger Abdur Bahman Bin Muhammad and received
through his hands your esteemed letter dated 11th Zilhijjeh* I have under
stood your remarks about it being impossible for you to arrive before 10th
Muharram 1332. I am very sorry tl at it will thus not be possible for me per
sonally to'have an interview with Your Honour as it is inevitable for me to
leave Bushire by the mail leaving on that date and it is not possible for me to
delay. But it makes no difference. Insh an interview will take place on
the date asked for by you, between Your Honour and Major Trevor, British
Agent at Bahrain and Captain Shakespear, British Agent at Kuwait on mv
behalf, and they will be ready at Bahrain about that time, and will await news
from your side from Ojair.
In conclusion, I bid you farewell "with regret and trust that a meeting may
take place between us sometime in future, and that your affairs wili prosper
in the meanwhile.
(Usual ending).
No. C.-24, dated 18tli November 1913,
From— Captain W. H. I. Shakespeak ,
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,
To— Liedtenant-Colonel Sik P ercy Cox, K .C .I .E., C.S.I.,
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.
, Bushire. /
I have the honour to report for your information that the following rumours
are current in connection with the desire of the Turkish authorities to come to
terms with Abdul Aziz "Bin Saudand. Shaikh Sir Mubarak-as-Sahah
appears to believe that they are well founded.
2. It is said that the Porte is prepared to recognise " Bin Saud as ruler
of Nejd and Hassa, to give him a formal appointment to that post, and to
allow him to collect the revenue, paying to the Porte a fixed sum per annum
for the privilege, but it is understood that two of the primary conditions which
they hope to make good as part of the above arrangement are:—
(1) that " Bin Saud " should admit Turkish troops to the coast towns of
Ojair, Katif as before;
/
(2) that he should, bind himself absolutely to refer all matters of foreign
politics to be dealt with by the Porte and to allow no foreign
merchants nor agents in his territory as now recognised.
C11SFD—44-22-12.13—GCBP Simla
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The majority of the files contain correspondence, reports, letters and telegrams between the the British 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. at Bahrain and the British 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. at Bushire, as well as with ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd), various local rulers, Yūsuf bin Aḥmed Kanoo, the Government of India, 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 British Consul in Basra.
This file contains papers regarding Ibn Sa‘ūd's increasing power following his conquest of al-Hasa and his relations with Britain, Turkey and local rulers, including Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah of Bahrain, and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī of Qatar (ff. 197-198, 200-202), as well as the commencement of the First World War and the death of Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear.
Included within these papers are: requests for protection from Shaikh Hussain bin Nasir [Ḥusayn bin Nāsir] of Saihat [Sayhāt] and Haji Abdul Hussain bin Juma [Hājī ‘Abd al-Ḥusayn bin Juma‘ah] against Ibn Sa‘ūd (ff. 18-32), as well as notes by Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo [Yusūf bin Aḥmad Kānū] regarding his treatment of ‘Abd al-Ḥusayn bin Juma‘ah (ff. 164-168, 188-189); Ibn Sa‘ūd's relations with Ibn Rashīd; extracts from the Basrah newspaper Sada-ad-Dastur [Ṣadá al-Dustūr], dated 1 Shawwāl 1332 [23 August 1914] (ff. 198-199) and an extract from the Cairo newspaper al-Muqattam [al-Muqaṭṭam] dated 13 August 1914 (ff. 203-203A); Shakespear's visits to Ibn Saud (ff. 212, 215-217, 221-224, 260-271); a note by Kanoo regarding Sayid Mohamed Rashid Reda's [Muḥammad Rashīd Riḍā] correspondence with Ibn Sa‘ūd (f. 220); correspondence with Ibn Sa‘ūd regarding the First World War (ff. 226-227, 231-248); the Turkish garrison in Qatar (ff. 276-277); and a witness report by Khalid bin Bilal [Khālid bin Bilāl], Shakespear's cook, regarding the latter's death (ff. 286-287).
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- 1 file (290 folios)
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This file is arranged in roughly chronological order.
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Foliation: The file has two different foliation sequences. The primary sequence is circled, appears in the top right-hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of the folio, and commences at 1 on the first page following the front cover and runs out at 290 on the final page preceding the back cover. The second sequence is uncircled, appears in the top right and left-hand corners of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. and verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the folio, and commences at 54 on the first page of text and runs out at 366.
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- Title
- File E/8 I Ibn Sa‘ud
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- front-a, back-a, spine-a, head-a, edge-a, tail-a, front-a-i, 1r:11v, 12ar:12av, 12r:17v, 18ar:18av, 18r:21v, 23r:24v, 29r:33v, 34ar:34av, 34r:84v, 85ar:85av, 85r:147v, back-a-i, front-b, back-b, spine-b, head-b, edge-b, tail-b, front-b-i, 148r:202v, 203ar:203bv, 204r:290v, back-b-i
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