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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 [108r] (215/560)
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. .
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Telegram (P).
From General, Baghdad.
To Specials, Basrah, Samawah, Najaf 4 Ramadi; repeated to
Kuwait.
No. X *44?.
Dated 2 nd (received 4th) April ' 922 .
I 3/2. In continuation of my I 3/4 dated 26th March.
I. (a) It Is now reported that Dhaidan al-Hithiain is at
Sarrar, t 2 miles west of Anta 1 in Northern Hasa.
(b) Hamud as-Suwalt is still reported to be in the
Batin,either at Riqa’i or Ratk.
It is variously reported that Faisal ad-Dawish has
left Hafar and either gone west with his forces towards Jauf
,
or has gone south to Artawlyah, 150 miles N. of N.W. 0 f Riyadh
Three sources contradict the rumour of the northward move 0 f
the 'Utalbah and Harb contingents and Information tends to
show that these tribes have probably moved towards Jauf, but
it must not be forgotten that this is possibly a femt to
-ovei a § long detour against an objective on the 'Iraq side
Nurl ash-Sha'lan Is reported to have returned to Jauf.
vu/ ana v e; anangei
probable that the Ikhwan forces reported as being at Tail
Ghorah and Blr Lussuf (?) was part of Ibn Nunaiyir's following
II. Reliable informatbn is as follows:-
(a) Ibn da'ud has expressed sincere regret for the raid on the
camel oorps, and says that it was done without his orders.
fb ' H ° haS iSSUed orders that ^her attacks are t 0 be made
gainst Iraq tribes pending the conference regarding boundaries
0) HS 18 d 9 teri »i« e <i ^ possible to get hold of Jauf.
At the same time it must not be forgotten that there
18 " 8r9at dl8tan ° e b9tWes " ikhwan and Riyadh and that
Sawls* is somewhat of a firebrand and a powerful chief, and tmt
if o, fered provocation and opportunities of obtaining loot 0 r
carrying out his personal quarrels further raids win probably
result. y
Registered No 0 73
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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.
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- 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.
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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.
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- 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
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- front, front-i, 2r:8v, 10r:10v, 12r:14v, 17r:18v, 21r:30v, 32r:34v, 38r:40v, 44r:72v, 73v:75v, 76v:77v, 81r:92v, 93v:95v, 97r:100v, 101v:117v, 119r:122v, 124r:129v, 132r:153v, 155r:155v, 157r:159v, 161r:167v, 175r:177v, 179r:188v, 190r:202v, 208r:251v, 252v:253v, 257r:280v
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