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'File 61/6 vol.4 (D 34) Bin Saud and Akwan Movement' [163r] (325/565)
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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The king got excited and was going to speak tut Amir
Atdullah intervened at this juncture, sajinfe U.ai, perhaps t-.e
.Amir' Ahmad Thaniyan meant to say that ' might was right' and
that Bin Saud teing a great and powefful ruler, was free to do
what he liked with his weaker neighbours. In any case, the
question requiring a solution was how far the dispute hetvreen
Hejd and Hijas was real and sutstantial and how much of it was
due to misunderstanding or misinterpretation or things. If that
could he ascertained perhaps some settlement might he arrived
at that would save any further trouble to hoth sides. He,
therefore, hoped that His Majesty would he pleased to allow
a full and free exchange of views to be had in fnendlj
discussions between 'Amir' Ahmad Thaniyan and those whom His
a&ajKty Majesty would appoint as his representatives in the
presence of the British representative.
The King ( who had recovered his temper ) calmly
said that he himself was most anxious to arrive at e clear
decision and was ready to welcome any settlement that would
ensure rest and peace and prevent further bloodshed. He did
not want anything but the integrity of his own country the
Hij a z in which the districts of Tarabah, Khurmah, Bishah and
Ranjah must, as of old, be included and these must be
evacuated as also Ebha and Assir. All these belonged to Hijaz
and had been aggressively occupied by 'Amir' Bin Saud and the
Akhwan, and unless these were restored there could be no
settlement or agreement- If any one present there could show
that he himself had acted wrongly or enemically towards Bin
Saud or any other ruler, he would humbly admit r-is own fault
and would give jip avey every thing ( abdicate ) rather than
be a party to strife^ and bloodshed. The Amirs of Tarabah,
Khurma.aMt Bishah and Ranjah had alv/ays been appointed and
■oaid from Mecca even as late as 1918 since v/hen these places
had
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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.
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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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