File 2182/1913 Pt 6 'Arabia Relations with Bin Saud' [192r] (391/547)
The record is made up of 1 volume (270 folios). It was created in 3 Dec 1916-30 Dec 1917. It was written in English and French. 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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G-rso-t Power w&s (iocm id - whether the Sultan'
iu-abia and the iioly Places was also doomed was a matter for
the Arabs themselves, but it was clear from the Viceroy's
Pr uclfeiaation that the Fritish Government had no designs on
u..e ...uly nluc s and has even hound themselves as well a a
the French arid Pus si an Governments, to take no military
action against them and Jeddah provided that Indian Moslems
were net molested. It seemed to me therefore advisable for
txxe Siioxii m his own interests to continue to temporize
aitn the iurks while Bin Gaud would he further assisting
his Majesty’s Government and improving his own chances of
a. satisfactory arrangement with them if he advised him
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been at pains to convince the Sharif already that the Turks
were now his true friends he woul 1 reply that a temporizing
reply should be made ith excuses of apprehension of re- |
prisali on Jeddah . like; be 1 1 also assure tl ®
Sharif that as he himself saw no advantage in siding with the
Ottoman Government at the present juncture he heal also re
turned a. deputation just sent by the Porte to him, alleging
his campaign against IhytP, shid a i the fear of a British
attack on the Rasa and Qatif coasts as his excuses for an
inability to move. I suggested that perhaps it would be an
advantage for the Sharif to hear both sides of the case re
garding f e war with Turkey and on Bin Baud agreeing to for
ward them I handed him copies of :-
(l) The Cooouniyue of British Case against Turkey,
^) i'ne Acting Resident’s notice to Arab Chiefs and Rulers,
(o) The Viceroy’s Proclamation regarding the Holy Places.
-he messenger left fur Medina this morning.
б. It will be noted from the above that Bin Baud is doing
'w'
a.1 i in his power, short of an open rupture with the Turks,
to further British interests. It will be said that he
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This volume contains part 6 of the subject 'Persia Gulf'. It concerns British relations with Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]. Much of the volume's correspondence discusses whether the British should offer Bin Saud inducements (in the form of money, titles, arms or personnel) to take action against both Shaikh Saud bin Abdul Aziz bin Rashid, Amir of Hail [Saʿūd bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Rashīd, Emir of Ha'il, also referred to by the British as Bin Rashid and Ibn Rashid] and the Turks. The volume includes the following:
- a copy of an article on Bin Saud by Gertrude Bell;
- copies of translations of correspondence between Bin Saud and Bin Rashid, and a copy of a translation of an agreement between the two men, dated 10 June 1915, in which they agree to respect each other's territories;
- a note entitled 'Relations With Ibn Sa'ud', prepared by the Arab Bureau's Iraq section, which provides a British perspective on Britain's relations with Bin Saud from 1899 onwards;
- copies of reports sent to 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in January 1915 from the late Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, regarding his meetings with Bin Saud;
- reports of Harry St John Bridger Philby's meetings with Bin Saud in December 1917, as part of a political mission.
The volume features the following principal correspondents:
- Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, corresponding both as 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and as the Chief Political Officer, Indian Expeditionary Force D;
- Secretary to 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. 's Political Department (Sir Arthur Hirtzel, succeeded by John Evelyn Shuckburgh);
- Bin Saud;
- High Commissioner, Egypt (Sir Francis Reginald Wingate);
- Viceroy of India [Frederic John Napier Thesiger];
- Foreign Office.
The volume also contains copies of correspondence between 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. , Aden (Major General James Marshall Stewart) and both Saiyid Mohamed bin Ali bin Idris, the Idrisi [Sayyid Muḥammad bin ‘Alī Āl al-Idrīsi] and Imam Mahomed Yahya bin Hamid-ul-Din [Yaḥyā Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn].
The part includes a divider that gives the subject and part number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in the part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (270 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 2182 (Persia Gulf) consists of 8 volumes: IOR/L/PS/10/384-391. The volumes are divided into 12 parts with part 1 comprising the first volume, part 2 comprising the second volume, part 3 comprising the third volume, parts 4-5 comprising the fourth volume, part 6 comprising the fifth volume, parts 7-8 comprising the sixth volume, parts 9-10 comprising the seventh volume, and parts 11-12 comprising the eighth volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 269; 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.
The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the one leading flyleaf.
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