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'File 61/6 vol.4 (D 34) Bin Saud and Akwan Movement' [149r] (297/565)
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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3« Ha went on to say that ha was personally anxtoua to
Baa strife and blood-ahad betwaon th© inhabitants of tha Hajaz
and Najd stopped onoa for all, and paaoa and tranquility rest
ored. Ha himself would do all ha oould to secure that object
for the good of his own motherland, Arabia, the home of Islam©
If Arabs went on quarreling and fighting among themsalves, they
would be weakened, and would, eventually, fall n prey to the
avarice of stronger nations. Christians and others, who would
then naturally rule ovar them as they liked etc. etc.
4. There i/as a pause. I complimented him on his patriot
ic views and true Muslim sentiments which v/ere praiseworthy,
adding that it was rather fortunate for Arabs that they had
sacured the sympathy and good-will of a very great, powerful
ancf^ust nation, the British, who were their neighbours and had
already given ample proof of friendship and had shown so much
solicitude and readiness to help and guide Arabs. Farhan sup
ported me in a few appropriate 7/ords, and Amir Abdullah laugh
ingly said that he afct did not want to accuse any one, but he
was only remarking generally, though he could not see why Great
Britain was supporting France against Arabs in Syria, while
Arabs too, like the French, were their allies. There was no
point in arguing tha matter, he said, and proceeded to say :
5. "Now,about Bin Saud. He is really nothing but , Arair
-i-Nejd*, as were his forefathers ^mara-an-Nejd 1 , like sever
al other chiefs in Arabia. Till lately the Sharif of Mecca used,
so to speak, to beat and scold him, and his forefathers before
him, whenever he or they proved troublesome or refractory and
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misbehaved in respect of the Hejaz in Turkish times. Abdul Aziz
himself aras always in fear of Mho Sharif of Mecca, even more
than he feared Bin Rashid, who has so recently inflicted a
severe defeat on him. His Majesty, my father, advised by the
British Government, started to give him a subsidy during th©
WAR, although he rendered little or no assistance in return,
but was always deceiving both the British as well as ourselves.
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What we have done for the British and tha allies is known 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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- 'File 61/6 vol.4 (D 34) Bin Saud and Akwan Movement'
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- front, front-i, 2r:177v, 178v:183v, 184v:282r, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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