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'File 61/6 vol.4 (D 34) Bin Saud and Akwan Movement' [133r] (265/565)
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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Tranalati«n ef a. letter da,ted 1(l.920-19i;l.)
from Bin Saud te 3h«ika Ibraaim Bin Abdullah /vl-HoraJaim
Amir df Zubair#
Cempiirrftinta and enquiries after yeur conditien and
aealth and wiah y*\x ever hap^y . As regards my condition # it
is good t praise be to Ccd«
I raceired your esteemed letter contents of which
I Yuve fully notei ,si.« oifilly re'ardinf the raid cf Ad-Ouwish t
in the aflair which has taken place between you
S
and hifii. You no doubt did all that was necessary and as regard
Ad-!>uwisn , tiie nuture tf the/Be duo ins is not hidden from you.
Furtner you know txiat it Xi now a long time that Shammar and
Al-Ajsaui na/d iwej.ii;i#5 »t your side having been left
aside wnile x fiare b>sdn cfc^srvin* patience against tneir
I do not
hostile troubles and as ycu kncw^wish that any trouble should
reach your tribewmeu or thuee of "Pin Subah ©r any one else
who may be a dependent or a friend f»f the tti^h British rrorern-
ment ;"but circumat.iiiC3s ri'jce^sitated Ad-^uwish iind ethers to
proceed against in n.y interest and in the interest of my
.
subjects and this is not ruiden from you . You have also men
tioned regarding the loss cf ,> our tribesmen and you knew may
God preserre you tnat you nare already received a communica
tion from me aaJsing you tc prevent your tribeomen from any
affair in whicn una anould keep aloof and avoid mixing up
tnemselvea with tne tribesaien of Bin Raahid or Bin Subah and
the whole thing is owing tc fear of this kind or similar
affair . further Ch, my brother .AlOhafir is a tribe which
consists of Sheikhs .as these people are their own Sheikhs,
They sometimes make themselves hostile and sometimes friends
and this is a thing that will be long and broad if every one
should choose to stay with you ;thu« his brother nay go and
then his cousin and nephew and this man should say this and
that and other should say change this and take that which is
quite unreasonable ,and any one possessing an> common sense
knows that every one who puts his hands in the affairs of
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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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