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'File 61/6 vol.4 (D 34) Bin Saud and Akwan Movement' [101v] (202/565)
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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road, and there is a heavy traffic, large caravans of camels going laden mostly
with dried hay, firewood aod charcoal, are going to Mecca and others
returning.
156. At 6-30 p.m . stopped for prayers, resuming the march at 7 p.m.,
and arriving at
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
-al-'Alam at 9-0 p.m . Halted for the night just under
Jahal Nur, a high hill on which there is a spring of water and a small tower
commemorating an event of the holy prophet's life, when persecuted by the
callous unbelieving Quraish, he was forced to fly from Mecca and take refuge
on this hill, before his eventual departure, the Hijrah (migration), to Medina.
157. As was necessary according to precept, we soon started off on our
camels leaving kit and servants here, for the " Tawaf-al-Qudum ", first entry '»
into the harem of Jxa'abah and reached there at 11 p.m ., returning to camp
at about 1 a.m ., atter performing the ceremonies of " Tawaf *' and " Sai "
walking round the holy mosque of Ibrahim and between the " Safa " ani
" Marwa and then performing " Taqsir " cutting the hair—all old relics
of the times of the Prophet Ibrahim.
158. Sunday, 22nd August—7th Dhil Qciadah. —At sunrise shaikh
Ibrahim A1 Moatiq, a Nejdi (he is a refugee flying from Bin S'aud is a
favourite of King Eussain's and a great sycophant and hypocrite) came out.^to
our camp with a dozen men, and welcomed us on the King's behalf, saying
that His Majesty and his sons were ready to receive us at the " Qasr " palace
where he would convey us. We started after taking coffee and tea and at
8 a.m . entered the Holy City which now seen in daylight appears to be very
large and well-built, with beautiful pucca houses having mostly two to four
stories, with big broad streets and bazaars all full and bustling svith people of
all lands. One cannot have an idea of the cosmopolitan character of this city
without seeing it during this the Hajj season, though, of course, it has a
permanent population of multifarious peoples of Asia and Africa.
Report cf Shaikh farhan Beg Al Rahmah of the Munlafik, Personal Assistant
to Major S. H. P. Dickson, C.I.jB., I^olitical Agent, Bahrein, icho accom
panied the JS/ejd Mission from Bahrein to Mecca via Riyadh and back:
The Report dea's with the return journey only and consists of—
(a) Short diary of the return journey from Mecca to Riyadh and
onwards to Bahrein.
{h) Lists of the Shaikhs of Ataiba (Bugum, Sabia, etc., who have left
the Hejaz and joined Bin Saud. These will be found in the form
[ of appendices A. F.)
(<?) List of Al-Murrah Shaikhs with names of their tribal sections, etc.,
also a short description of the tribe. (See Appendix G.)
} (d) General observations on individuals and the Hejaz Politics as seen
by Farhan Beg during his stay in Mecca. i
(e) General informat ion on the latest happenings in Nejd, includin 0 '
notes on " Akhwan," ' Zihat ", etc.
(f) List of individuals who accompanied the mission back from Mecca
to Riyadh. (See Appendix H.)
A
The Nejd Mission having completed its task started back from Mecca for
Riyadh on 27th Dhil Hijj (=12th September). The party consisted of
Ahmad bin Thanaiyan, cousin of Bin Saud, myself, and 29 others. (See
Appendix H.) Khan Sahib Syed Siddiq Hasan decided to return by sea as he
had been suffering from fever.
Sharif Abdullah sent with our party one Mudhi Al Akur of the Hazail
tribe, also one Khalaiwi bin Fahran of Jazmah to act as escort as far as
Ashairah. Abdullah's intention was that this escort should proceed to Turabah
and see that Ahmad Bin Thanaiyan gave warning to the Bin Luwai tribe.
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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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- 'File 61/6 vol.4 (D 34) Bin Saud and Akwan Movement'
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