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'File 61/6 vol.4 (D 34) Bin Saud and Akwan Movement' [176r] (351/565)
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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and then took up a Quran from a table near by and swore most sole
mnly, holding the Q,uran in his left hand and placing his right
hand on to the Holy Book,saying ^ God knows I sincerely desire
peace. If British Government finds me in fault or refractory let
them say so and I will at once abdicate. If Government continues
to let Bin Saud do what he has been doing so far without punishing
him,I will resign, God is my witness ^.Then putting down the Quran
on the table,he advanced towards us and kissed my turban and then
kissed Parhan on the forehead, saying " Sa^^ijK HAdhd indiyd ibni^
( this is all I have to say,Son.) Then,to Farhan w you are an
Arab-nlike myself and faithful to Great Britain as I am myself M .
5. All this looked very dramatic and we stood from begining
to end without knowing what to say. The King then sat down and
we followed suit. He was very much moved and looked as if he was
about to shed tears. He went on to say that everything was in
Government's hand. They could stop and punish Bin Saud in one day,
if they liked to do so. He then said I should telegraph to Govern
ment what he had said that day. The Mission must/ make a full and
final settlement of all outstanding questions and the first con
dition of agreement must be immediate withdrawal of Bin Saud's
forces fjrom TARABAK,KHURMA,SUFENAH and ASSIR. The tribes of Mutair-
al-'Alaya/Ataibah-al-klaya and Subaii,being purely Hijaz tribes,
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must not be interfered with Bin Saud who must not carry on the
Akhwan propaganda among or offer >j|«y inducements to these or other
Hijaz tribes. Failing this,there could be no peace and no agree
ment at all.
6. As he was too much excited to reason with,I only said
that,please God,a satisfactory solution would be arrived at.
7. The King then showed me a letter which he had received
from Hassan bin Ali ibn ^Aayidh chief of Assir, shortly before
that district was over-run by the Afehwan. It purported to say
that the
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
had formerly helped the Turks and submitted to
their rule and later rose against and expelled them from Assir/
that in both cases he moved at the instance of King Hussain wl'om
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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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