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'1/C Volume IV Miscellaneous' [278r] (564/632)
The record is made up of 1 volume (312 folios). It was created in 7 Dec 1923-22 Jul 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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tfius, the visit might prepare his mind to
abandon any hopes he may have against the
-ashimite House in general at the present time,
and in particular against Iraq after we have
He will realise that so long as we
can use Bahrain he is very much at our mercy,
he might be less inclined to foment trouble on
the Iraq border and more ready to see the wisdom
of settling the outstanding issues on all his
frontiers.
Indirectly the visit by giving us a powerful
lever over the chief enemy and rival of the family of
Hussain might incline that family more readily to keep in
with us as a possible source of protection, after our
various mandates are fulfilled.
Our ability by the air to safeguard the Holy
Cit* of Mecca from attack by Wahabi© might be useful
throughout India, and a similar power in the case of Haj&f
and Karbala might be useful a© an Influence in Iraq after
we have left.
-er advantage in pressing British ndnrmilitary and non-
•Governmental influence in Central Arabia - ”Trade follows
the Flag”.
which might be drawn from it :•
(i) Whereas the presentation of a scheme for an air
offensive against Riyadh would be of value as an example
of potentialities which could be claimed by believers in
air power, the air visit would be an actual object lesson
which could not be gainsaid.
(11) It would have a distinct training value.
(ill) The Air Ministry }?ublieity Department and the
Royal Geographical Society would be able to make very good
The visit might be the beginning of quite anoth-
here are several other and indirect advantages
use
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- Content
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to a variety of miscellaneous topics in the period December 1923 to July 1924.
The principal topics discussed are:
- A proposal to replace the Iraq Post Office in Kuwait, 1924.
- Purchase of land in Iraq by Kuwait subjects, 1924.
- The visit of Naif Al Hithlain, 1924.
- `Ajman and Mutair raid, 1924.
- Internal Kuwait situation, 1924.
- Ikhwan movements, 1924.
- RAF flights Baghdad-Bahrain-Kuwait, 1924.
The volume contains an index (folio 4) which lists items including: American Mission; Armenian Woman; Clerical Establishment; Embezzlement and Fraud, Prevention of; Germans not allowed in Kuwait; 'Government Telegraph Code'; Hijaz steamers; Hospital Bum; Ibn Sa'ud; Index to Summaries of Intelligence; Khuwair (also referred to as Khor az-Zubair) [Khawr az Zubayr] Postal Service; King Husain proclaimed Khalifah at Basrah; Naval Reporting; Pearling Loans; ' Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot'; Petrol; Presents; Publications; Purchase of land in Iraq by Kuwait subjects; Rifles, Storage of; Slave Trade; Smuggling.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (312 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 first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 307; 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 five leading and ending flyleaves.
Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 5-307; these numbers are also written in pencil but, where circled, are crossed through.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/97
- Title
- '1/C Volume IV Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:307v, ii-r:v-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence