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[Un-numbered file] 'Diary of Colonel Hamilton's Visit to Nejd 1918' [14r] (27/206)
The record is made up of 1 volume (102 folios). It was created in 19 Sep 1917-28 Dec 1918. 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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To,
Bahrein, the 3rd November
(k
Shaikh Sir ' Abdul 'Aziz bln 'Abdul Rhhman al Faieal
ae Baud, Ruler of N&jd,
If ' :r
After compliments,
I have the honourTB info]b*you that the
Hon'ble Major-General Sir Percy Cox has requested me to inform
you that under Instructions from Hol^s Government he is sending
to you Mr* Phllby belonging to his staff in Mesopotamia, accom
panied by a Military Officer, Colonel Cunliffe Oven, to discuss
our common objects and interests. They will start from Basrah
in three or four days time, and he requests that Your Excellency
will kindly issue orders to your officials at l Oqair and Rasa to
facilitate their journey in every way, I have myself written
to the -Amirs of *Cqair and Rasa explaining that these officers
are coming^ secyour Excellency and have requested them to take
the necessary steps so that the journey may be accomplished
safely and quickly.
Sd, P.G.LOCH,Captain,
Political AgenJ, Bahrein,
■m
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- Content
The file includes a printed copy (folios 16-41) of the diary of Colonel Robert Edward Hamilton's ( 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. at Kuwait) visit to Najd in 1918 on a mission to Ibn Sa'ud. The file also includes the original typed copy (folios 43-102) of the diary.
The diary describes his trip from Kuwait to Najd and records the topography, distance travelled each day, temperature and barometric pressure and people encountered. 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. at Kuwait (Robert Edward Hamilton); the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad (Percy Zachariah Cox); the Chief Political Officer, Baghdad; and the Ruler of Najd (Ibn Sa'ud).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (102 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 103; 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. 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/15/5/104
- Title
- [Un-numbered file] 'Diary of Colonel Hamilton's Visit to Nejd 1918'
- Pages
- 1r:2v, front, front-i, 4r:102v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence