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'File 61/6 vol.4 (D 34) Bin Saud and Akwan Movement' [153r] (305/565)
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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position and the British att±tudo, which had been cleared by
an official document. Amir Abdullah then took out the docu-
rather
ment he referred to. It was, I was/surprised to see, an Arabic
lithographed
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copy oj the Treaty of 1915 with Bin Saud, which
was concluded by Sir Percy Oox. He read out the paragraph
stipulating that Bin Saud could not sell, gift, or otherwise
give, any land within his own territories to any foreign power
or foreign subject without the previous permission or consent
Britannic
of His SKittxM Majesty's Government, also the one which pro
mises to help and protect Bin Saud against any foreign attack*
He then went on to say that all that and more had been surmized
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by the Hejaz Cxovernment, and ^thejr suspicions had been confirm^
ed on reading the Treaty in question, copy of which they had
taken care to obtain officially. They then saw that Bin Saud
had been so openly aggressive without fear, while King Hussein
had been advised not to do anything. They feared that any
action or counter-attacks from their own side would be active
ly opposed by the British Government who had promised to help
and protect Bin Saud. They also felt that Bin Saud's territor
ial gains at the expense of the Hejaz meant British gains, and
the independonce and integrity of the Hejaz were being threat
ened. It was their duty and their firm resolve to maintain
their own independance at all costs, as they had gained it by
means of the'Nahdhah 1 at a great expense, and with the great
est sacrifices etc.
12. I said that no one had reason to doubt British
goodrwill for king Hussein, and least of all should he, Amir
Abdullah, entertain such doubts. Both King Hussein and Bin Saud
were friends of the British Government, who had, consequently,
always tried to compose their mutual differences, and it was
impossible that Government should favour Bin Saud at the ex
pense of King Hussein. But Government would, in the interests
of peace, endeavour to settle all outstanding disputes by means
of friendly advice to both sides, and if necessary, by arbitra
tion. I also pointed that the Treaty with Bin Saud did not
e-
adversly affect the Hejaz in any way. Amir Abdullah then said
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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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