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'File 61/6 vol.4 (D 34) Bin Saud and Akwan Movement' [172r] (343/565)
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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Bri tanniyah" { i.e. Settlement is made in the presence of
^■xitish Rep j'esentatives }• My mission was a passive one and my
role that of an on-looker* It was not to arbitrate ot decide,
press oi demand "but only to assist and advice in a general way
m order to let the two parties come to an understanding.
(2). His " H as r a- al - Ami r Ibn Saud" 7;as altered to "Saadat-
9
cvl I l.n Saud". I pointed out that the word" Amir" was not
appiopriate for a ruler cf l"bn Saud* s position. I knew he
resented the use of this word and often said that he had many
•■Amirs" under him. I could not very well tell ABDULLAH that
m: SAUL called himself a "MALIK" ( King ) and was sometimes
s.ylcd "SULTAT" oy his own subjects, who, however, always
spoke of and addressed him ae "IMAM" ty far a suitable deeigriati.
(5)« Ai; e : i: -- ciin Quwwah ^'ajdiyah Rasmiyaii au ghair-
rasEiiyah" ( any hostile movement by a Najd force official,
regular, or non-official, irregular ). This was changed to'any
Kajd forces 1 #
(4). "Tunsab^lal-Akhwan 11 ( movements or raids by the
Akhvvan ). This was orrjhitted as superfluous: the distinction
ious . f Akhwan * was only ano ther name for FaJ d Wka Wahabis
■ - v.-ere included in the term used in (3).
(£} ."(Jabla Mudhiye Khamsat ashur" ( 'final agreement mftst
be concluded within five months' ). This was changed to'as
early as possible'. Ahmad Thaniyan had spoken in that day's
meeting and again told me thtt he would not sign anything
speaking of Akhwan as apart from Najdis. All Najdis were
Aihwan who would be bound by anything that bound Fajdie, and thai
no time limit was possible for him to fix without reference to
IE" SATO, except perhaps the next Hajj season, though the
px o spective event of a final agreement might come off sooner. C
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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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