![File [10/4] British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: title of Sultan of Najd; surrender of Hail; payment of British subsidies; Ikhwan attacks on Iraq frontier and Kuwait; institution of Najd passport [‎42r] (83/560)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0003b7/IOR_R_15_5_28_0083.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "File [10/4] British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: title of Sultan of Najd; surrender of Hail; payment of British subsidies; Ikhwan attacks on Iraq frontier and Kuwait; institution of Najd passport [‎42r] (83/560)")
File [10/4] British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: title of Sultan of Najd; surrender of Hail; payment of British subsidies; Ikhwan attacks on Iraq frontier and Kuwait; institution of Najd passport [42r] (83/560)
The record is made up of 1 file (278 folios). It was created in 29 May 1921-25 Sep 1924. 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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
Hail, and that for two reasons: firstly "because I do not
like "bloodshed, ,and secondly "because I know that all the
people of Kail want me to rule them as they are weak, and
so I am taking them "by degrees. Ihn Talal has sued for
peace, "but I have refused as I mean to take him, and "by the
gr.ee of God hi a problem v/ill soon be solved.
secondly, you say that the ’Iraq. G-overmient is being
placed in great difficulty by the influx of Ghammar refu
gees, and that it is difficult for them to keep them out
although they do not want them, and that they are doing ^
their utmost to induce them to join the t^hammar Jarbah in
northern Ja^irah; that in two or three cases they have made
•Iraq a rallying point for their raids into the southern
desert, possibly against my tribes; but that I am to rest
assured that tne ’Iraq Government is doing every tiling ffl/tfX)
possible to prevent this, though it is dltficult to prevent
it entirely until they get them north of the Euphrates.
As regards the Shammar, you know that they are my
subjects from of old as the Jabal belonged to my fathers
and grandfathers, nast spring they surrendered to me and
asked for my forgiveness, and I treated them with honour
and they paid me their gsajfcah * But when the summer cane they
reverted to their evil ways, and took refuge in ’Iraq and
made countless raids and forays against my subjects. You
say that you are preventing them from doing this until they
cross to the north of the Euphrates and that, once they do
cross, you will be able to do so efficiently, r.y answer to
this is two-fold:- firstly, for them to kill and rob my
property and then for the*Iraq Government to jfyt give them
shelter is a thing most calculated to break the bonds of
friendship between two parties, unless the guilty, to wnich
ever party they belong, be punished and made to disgorge
their spoil so that the friends may bo happy and the guilty
brought to subjection. Then as regards the Bhammar who are
still on the south side of the Euphrates, how can they take
refuge in the country of my friends when they have done
About this item
- Content
This file contains correspondence related to the British Government's relationship with Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd].
Specifically, the correspondence in the file relates to Ibn Sa'ud's adoption of the title Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies, his capture of Ha'il, raids by his Ikhwan forces into Southern Iraq and Kuwait, and the creation of the Sultanate of Najd passport.
On folio 194 the file contains a sample of the newly created Sultanate of Najd passport.
A significant portion of the correspondence in the file is between British officials and Ibn Sa'ud, in both Arabic and English translation. It also contains correspondence between British officials and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, and a number of tribal figures from the south of Iraq.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (278 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
An index of topics discussed is contained at the rear of the file (on folio 280); the folios used in this index relate to an earlier incomplete foliation system that is in uncircled pencil in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 280; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-280, and ff 4-280; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Written in
- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
File [10/4] British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: title of Sultan of Najd; surrender of Hail; payment of British subsidies; Ikhwan attacks on Iraq frontier and Kuwait; institution of Najd passport [42r] (83/560), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/28, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100034196445.0x000054> [accessed 18 June 2026]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100034196445.0x000054
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100034196445.0x000054">File [10/4] British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: title of Sultan of Najd; surrender of Hail; payment of British subsidies; Ikhwan attacks on Iraq frontier and Kuwait; institution of Najd passport [‎42r] (83/560)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100034196445.0x000054"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0003b7/IOR_R_15_5_28_0083.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0003b7/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/28
- Title
- File [10/4] British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: title of Sultan of Najd; surrender of Hail; payment of British subsidies; Ikhwan attacks on Iraq frontier and Kuwait; institution of Najd passport
- Pages
- 11r:11v, 16r:16v, 19r:20v, 35r:37v, 41r:43v, 78r:80v, 156r:156v, 160r:160v, 168r:174v, 178r:178v, 203r:207v, 252r, 254r:256v,
- Author
- Āl Sa‘ūd, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal (xx Ibn Saud)
- Usage terms
- Public Domain