!['File XXV/2 Arabian Affairs (including Iraq). Qatar and al Hassa (Bin Saud)' [‎8r] (15/56)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000257/IOR_R_15_6_31_0015.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'File XXV/2 Arabian Affairs (including Iraq). Qatar and al Hassa (Bin Saud)' [‎8r] (15/56)")
'File XXV/2 Arabian Affairs (including Iraq). Qatar and al Hassa (Bin Saud)' [8r] (15/56)
The record is made up of 1 file (26 folios). It was created in 11 May 1913-1 Sep 1914. It was written in English. 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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
CONFIDENTIAL.
i» oafs 31 .JUUSH
No. 2048 , dated Bushire, the 4 th (rec ived 14 th) July 1913 .
F rom —L ieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Cox, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., Political Resi
dent in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bushire,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department,
Simla.
With reference to my telegram No. 1150, dated 27th June 1913 ,1 have the
honour to forward, for the information of the Government of India, a translation
of the letter from Abdul Aziz bin Abdur Rahman al Faiysal es Saud, dated 13th
June 1913, with regard to his past and future relations with His Majesty’s
Government.
(Translation.)
Dated 8 th Rajah 1331 ( 13 th June 1913 ).
From—A bdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Faysal es Saud,
To—His Britannic Majesty’s Consul-General at Bushire.
After enquiries after your esteemed health.
We beg to address yout Honour in consideration of the previous friendship
between us and you and of the still earlier treaty belonging to the time of my
grand father Faysal—may God forgive him—of the period of which fifty-five
years have e^psed and fifty-five years still remain to run. I desire to establish
the same in the same manner as it existed between you and my ancestors and
this (fact) has prompted me to make this reference. Firstly, I am confident that
there will happen nothing to your people to produce causes which may be
contrary to friendship and rules. And we have now-a days conquered the
'country of our fathers and grand fathers (viz), El Hasa and El Qatif, as well as
their dependencies and spared the soldiers remaining there, sending them over to
Bahrain because it was more convenient for them to make their way to Basrah
from that place. When they reached Bahrain, however, they were assisted by
some one from your side and he afforded them the necessary facilities and
encouraged them to stay at Bahrain and to cause trouble in our side. We received
the news of this but we did not believe it because your wisdom and justice would
not agree to this. After a few days they set out from Bahrain for El Qatif, but
they returned in disappointment and remained for several days, having no
supporter but your subjects and dependents. A few days afterwards they pro
ceeded towards El Ojair and on their arrival there they experienced such a disas
ter at the hands of a small party of our dependents as had not crossed their
minds and they returned disappointed and repentant. Praise and thanks be to
God that we do not attach the least importance or significance to them—or rather
to them and to the party to whom they are connected. Yes, we, the Islamic
and Mohammedan Arabs, wall rise to uphold our honour and will recover our
rights with the last drop of our blood and we are doing this with confidence in
the One Single God and also in all our Moslem brethren. We all have joined
hands and there is no difference between us, we having been joined together by
the cause of Islam and by the Arab sense of honour. In view of my friendly
feelings I desire to be on the same terms with you as existed between you and
my ancestors and (1 desire that those terms) should exist between me and you
after them, (my ancestors).
If the relations are as before and if it is incumbent upon both the parties to
protect the subjects, we bind ourselves to you in regard to those who are in our
side and to what concerns your subjects, and we will respect their honour, protect
them and be responsible for them—because there remain certain people in our
side who are against you and your subjects, and we ask for similar treatment from
you. If this be really the case in view of the past friendship and of laws, please
give us an intimation accordingly, and if the conditions are changed and the
situation is not as we expect, then please warn us, so that we may be cognisant
of the same.
And thanks be to God, the Lord of both the Worlds and may his peace be
on our Lord, Mohammed, his posterity and companions. Greetings.
C38FD—44—ly-y-ij—GCBP Simla
About this item
- Content
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the seizure of al-Hasa from Ottoman control by Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and his growth in power along the littoral. The impact of this development upon relations between Bin Saud and the British Government generally is also discussed, notably the need to maintain neutrality in the conflict between him and the Ottomans. This discussion includes mention of the importance of maintaining the independence of Qatar and the states of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. vis-à-vis Bin Saud.
The correspondence in the file is primarily between officials at the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire, the Government of India's Foreign Department and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain but also includes a limited amount of correspondence (in English translation) between Bin Saud and British officials.
In addition to correspondence, the file contains a document entitled 'Memorandum of Interview with Bin Saud on 15th-16th December 1913' written by 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. in Bahrain, Arthur Prescott Trevor, and 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. in Kuwait, William Henry Irvine Shakespear (folios 24-25).
The file contains an index on folio 2 that lists all the letters contained in the file with details of the correspondents and the date.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (26 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 28; 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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'File XXV/2 Arabian Affairs (including Iraq). Qatar and al Hassa (Bin Saud)' [8r] (15/56), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/6/31, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100055158879.0x000010> [accessed 6 April 2025]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100055158879.0x000010
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100055158879.0x000010">'File XXV/2 Arabian Affairs (including Iraq). Qatar and al Hassa (Bin Saud)' [‎8r] (15/56)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100055158879.0x000010"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000257/IOR_R_15_6_31_0015.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000257/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/6/31
- Title
- 'File XXV/2 Arabian Affairs (including Iraq). Qatar and al Hassa (Bin Saud)'
- Pages
- 8r
- Author
- Āl Sa‘ūd, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal (xx Ibn Saud)
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/6/31
- Title
- 'File XXV/2 Arabian Affairs (including Iraq). Qatar and al Hassa (Bin Saud)'
- Pages
- 8r
- Author
- Unknown translator
- Usage terms
- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.