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'File 5/C Kuwait Najd Boundary' [40r] (79/468)
The record is made up of 1 volume (231 folios). It was created in 1 Nov 1920-24 Feb 1923. 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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Translation of a letter dated S 8 th r;afar ( 2 nd.
Uoyenber,1920) from shaikh Sir Abdul Aziz bin Abdur Rah
man A1 Paieal Aa Saud, G.C.I.E., Ruler of Rejd, Hassa 4
dependanoiea, to Major Diokson, C.I.E., Political Arent,
Bahrain#
/ftar oom-pliTTiQntB
I have received newe that Sharif Abdullah ibn
Huaain, has arrived at Medinah, and with him Shakir ibn
Zaid ibn Fowaz. Their arrival ie for the pumoee of
Btirrink up trouble ,in my Rorth-weatern ter-itoriea.
I consider it important to rivs you this newa,
oefore anything aerlous hippena, that you may renort it
to higher authority and gat talegranhio inatructiona sent
to the Sharif Abdullah warning him to desist from any in-
tended action#
I request that I be told one of two things :-
(1) ither that Hia ajeaty'a Government
goes eurity for the good behaviour of Abdullah in the near
future #
(2) Or, that I be allowed to take whatever
action 1 consider neceaaary in the matter of counter-act-
ing hia intrigues#
Already letters are paaaing to and fro between
Ion Rashid and Abdullah. I have, further, received a re
port, which i have not yet verified, that Abdullah is
about to proceed to Hail, and from there go on to M 9 g 0 -
potamia.
Usual ending.
About this item
- Content
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, printed reports, and notes for the period from November 1920 to February 1923 relating to the Kuwait/Najd boundary.
The main topics discussed include:
- The attack on Jahra by the Ikhwan
- Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Mission to Ibn Sa`ud, 1920
- Ikhwan raids
- Kuwait Mission to Ibn Sa`ud, 1921
- Death of Shaikh Salim, 1921
- Boundary settlement
The volume includes an index (folio 232) which lists topics including: air reconnaissance; boundary, Kuwait-Iraq; Chasib mission; Council for Kuwait; letters with Ibn Sa'ud; trade with Najd.
The principal correspondents in the volume include: 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. , Bahrain; 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. , Kuwait (James Carmichael More); the Civil Commissioner in Mesopotamia, Baghdad (Arnold Talbot Wilson).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (231 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 233; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-232; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/100
- Title
- 'File 5/C Kuwait Najd Boundary'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:12v, 14r:49r, 49r:49v, 49v:232v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence