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'File 61/6 vol.4 (D 34) Bin Saud and Akwan Movement' [148r] (295/565)
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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notes
on interviews with KING HUSSEIN and his sons, and discussions
batwoon th© NEJD MISSION and the COMMITTEE appointed by the Kinf
First Meeting.
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1# After our return from the Hajj (HUNA) on t>ie evening
of Friday, the 27th August 1920, Amir Abdullah sent his Yawar
(A.D.G.) Hamid Baghdadi, inviting me to a private meeting next .
morning at 10-30 A.M.
2. I went, accordingly, on Saturday, the 28th August,
accompanied by Farhan-Al-Rahmah and met Amir Abdullah in his
own room in the Qasr. Ordinary conversation went on for a few
minutes, then I asked him what prospect there was of starting
the work for which the Nejd Mission had come to Mecca. Amir
Abdullah replied that it was for that reason that he had wanted
to see us, as,th© Hajj being over, it was time to set to work.
He wanted to tell us certain things beforehand, in order that
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we might be fore-warned and bear them in mind in the course of
discussions and negotiations to follow. I thanked him very
much saying I looked to him for his wise consul and sincere and
useful advice which would help in smoothing matters for the
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good of all concerned. He then said that the chief thing for
us to know was that we had, in the person of King Hussein, a
very difficult man to deal with. His Hashimite Majesty was
most kind-hearted, peace-loving and far-seeing, but, at the
same time, most obstinate, excitable and un-compromising. " r e
should, therefore, be ready to excercise the greatest care and
patience etc. .Amir Abdullah then said that he wanted to assure
me that he ¥/as not speaking officially, nor did he hold any
State office at the time. He had lately resigned the Nazarat-
Kharajah (Foreign Secretary's post) owing to difficult situa
tion resulting from differences between the British Agent, Ool.
Vickery and King Hussein. Incidentally, he remarked that Colonel
Vickery's policy had been aggressive, and on account of him a
regretable "Barudah" (coldness) had been caused between His
Majesty^ Government and the King; that the Colonel had gone
to England avowedly on leave, but was not likely to return to
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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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