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[Un-numbered file] 'Diary of Colonel Hamilton's Visit to Nejd 1918' [85r] (169/206)
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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Moreover they have the Turks close to their back-
door.
In evening again spent couple of hours talking
to Bin Saud.
Nove mber 17th . At 8 a.m. rode out with Bin Saud to
meet Turki. He and his cavalry charged passed on
the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
bed firing their rifles and pistols and
shooting as they passed Bin Baud,who »at on the
rim.of a well in the shadow of a wall. This gallop
past was repeated three times and then there were
greetings and hissings and general rejoicing. Aft-e.
After that I returned to town. Had an interview at
8 p.m. as usaal with Bin Saud, discussed tribal
matters. Talking about our policy with the Arabs,
or for that matter the policy of any outside power
we should, he hinted,be making a great mistake if
we imagined we could mould such unstable material
to our will. He compared Arabs to their country:
every now and then there was a great ilood (se>l)
which swept everything away buildings,gardens
and homes,down the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
. He likes to think that
the Shereef’s power is very temporary,built on
our largesse only. As soon as the money fails,
the trives will return to their old allegiance
and look to Nej d as the fountain of liberty,
secular and religious. Hence his interest in
the Wahabi revivalist movement called the Ikhwan*.
His religious leadership will,he hopes in the
long run carry him on some such wave to the
Empire of Arabia: the dream of ail the Bin Bauds.
November 18th . Rode in the morning as usual on
camel with Mullah, Mirshed and Aamar. Bid some
photography afterwards. Afternoon,Abdulla, the
doctor,came to talk. Said he had been in Turk
ish service through the Balkan war afterwards
deserted out of hatred of the Turks and their
despiteful treatment of Arabs in all ranks of
life. He fled first to Greece then to Egypt ^
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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).
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- 1 volume (102 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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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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- 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
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- Open Government Licence