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'File 61/6 vol.4 (D 34) Bin Saud and Akwan Movement' [72r] (143/565)
The record is made up of 1 volume (285 folios). It was created in 13 Sep 1920-8 Nov 1921. 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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MULHAQ (paraonal letter enoloa9 r l)«
My friend.
After oompllmsnta,
I # your ainoere well wnher, have read your
letter and ita Mulhaq (private note) dated 28nd October), the
oontenta of which I have fully noted, eapecially regarding
the mattera which vitally concern me. I have carefully noted
all the efforta and endeavoura whicl? you have lately brought
to bear on my behalf, eapecially your renorta to higher autho-
ritiea bringing out the true facta of recent eventa (at JaraM
and contradicting tho atatenenta and falaehooda which have
emanated from thoae who are againat me# Thia i3 due to your
love and loyalty to your Government and the High Goramiawiener
and aa waa to be expected from one of'auch high principle and
reputation. Whatever regard you bear me, believe me, I bear
aimilar regard for you. ^verythinp: I have aaid in your praiae
ia true and perfectly well known to me. I have the"- pr^ateat
confidence in you, my friend, and your good intentions and
efforta to strengthen the bonda of friendahip between myaelf
and your high government, proofa of which I am daily witneaa-
ing, are very patent to me.
I thank you for thia, and am grateful.
2. With regard to the question of increaaed Finance
Aaaiatance. I cannot cloae my letter without mention of aame
to your honour. I am in the greatest need of money at the
preaent moment. Aa you know I told .jir Percy Cox personally
about my troubles in this raapect, and he waa kind enough to
make me a promiae that all would be well. Up to the present
I aee no aign of the fulfilment of aame. I do therefor urgent
ly beg of you to remind Hia Excellency and ask him to help me
in my atraita.
#
I rely on you entirely to do the needful for me.
"Antum mahal an nafa wa naktafi bi zati kum al aliyah".That
ia what had to be aaid and may you be preaerved#
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The volume consists of letters, telegrams, memoranda, reports, and notes relating to Ibn Sa'ud and the affairs of Najd. The correspondence is mostly between: Harold Dickson, 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; Percy Cox, the High Commissioner in Baghdad; Ibn Sa'ud; King Hussein of the Hijaz; the Government of India, in Simla and Calcutta; 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; the Foreign Office, in London; Arthur Trevor, 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 Bushire; and Siddiq Hassan, the Indian assistant in Bahrain.
Most of the volume relates to the territorial and political disputes between Ibn Sa'ud and King Hussein, with particular coverage of the mission to Mecca to conclude an agreement between Ibn Sa'ud and King Hussein, carried out by Ahmad bin Abdullah al-Thanaiyan, and Siddiq Hassan and Farhan al Rahmah, the Sa'udi and British representatives respectively.
Notable is the diary of Siddiq Hassan (ff 103-116v) written during his mission to Mecca, and his notes on the numerous meetings he had with King Hussein and the talks between the latter and Thanaiyan. Included as appendices to these notes are the following: a draft, in Arabic, of the eventual agreement signed by the two parties; a letter, in Arabic, from Hassan bin 'Ali ibn 'Aayidh, Chief of 'Assir, to King Hussein; another letter in Arabic from King Hussein to Siddiq Hassan; and an English translation of the finalised agreement. Also present is a report of the journey by Farhan al-Rahmah (ff. 116v-121v).
Other topics covered by the volume are as follows:
- the continued fighting and negotiations between Ibn Sa'ud and the Ikhwan on the one side and the al-Rashid (Shammar) on the other;
- the ongoing border dispute between Ibn Sa'ud and Kuwait;
- developments in 'Asir and the 'Idrisi movement;
- Ibn Sa'ud's British subsidy;
- revolt in Iraq and Syria, and the spread of Arab Nationalism;
- relations between Ibn Sa'ud and other tribal groups, and his growing influence in the region.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (285 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is largely arranged in chronological order. There is an alphabetical subject index to the contents, at the front of the volume (folios 2, 3). The index entries refer to the original folio numbers of relevant documents, to help identify and locate them within the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: Numbers are written in pencil, in the top right corner, on the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The numbering is irregular, begins on the first folio at the front of the volume and is as follows: 1A-E, 2-78, 99-121, 162-165, 166A, 166B, 167-172, 173A, 173B, 174-177, 178A, 178B, 179-181, 183-198, 199, 199A-199Z, 199A1-199Q1, 200-237, 239-293. There are no folios numbered 182 or 238. Fold-out folios: 199A1, 199F1.
Condition: the spine cover is detached from the volume and enclosed in a plastic sleeve numbered folio 372, at the back of the volume. The plastic sleeve may cause some loss of sharpness to the digital image of the spine cover.
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- Title
- 'File 61/6 vol.4 (D 34) Bin Saud and Akwan Movement'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:177v, 178v:183v, 184v:282r, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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