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'File 61/6 vol.4 (D 34) Bin Saud and Akwan Movement' [‎216r] (431/565)

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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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Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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Former. Message 1179 of 19th. July from 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.
to S.1I.0., Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Sir,
In confirmation of my message No.2315 of 20th.
July, i have the honour to inform you that, according to
the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent at Sharja, there is no truth whatever
in the report that Akhwan tenets have macb ^reat headway
in Ajinan.
2. The Agent states that tm young men belonging to
Ajman went to Nejd some time ago as students and returned
from there imbued with Akhwan ideas and with exaggerated
notions of Bin Saud ! s power. The Shaikh of Ajman was a good
deal impressed by their talk of Bin Saud and seems to have
had thoughts of joining in the Akhwan crusade. At the
time of our visit in May last he was very strongly under
the influence of these two men and the truculent attitude
he then adopted was due largely to their advice.
3. The destruction of his towers appears to have acted
like a cold-water douche,and, having to make a scapegoat
of someone, the Shaikh drove out Bin Saud ! s two panegyrists
directly afterwards. The Agent understood they had gone back
to Nejd and stated positively that there were now no
exponents of Akhwan doctrines at Ajman.
4. It was noticed that the tower which we left
standing in a wrecked condition had since fallen down. A
beginning has been made with the building of a new tower
near by.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your .obedient Servant
Commander &
Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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Content

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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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