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Miscellaneous Correspondence, Notes, and Newspaper Cuttings Relating to Persia [118r] (239/255)
The record is made up of 1 file (121 folios). It was created in 3 Feb 1899-31 Mar 1905. It was written in English and French. 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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Sheikh Jaber received a letter from his father, Sheikh Mubarck, in which it was
stated that “ as regards the province of Nejd, the whole of it has submitted
to me without opposition, and I have now appointed Abdul Aziz-bin-Feysal as
Governor of Riadh. I have also appointed Governors to other places in the
province, and am now in my camp opposite Kaseem, where I am awaiting
Sheikh Sadun. After his arrival I hope to march against Hayel. I must
also pursue Ibn Rashid, as I have now come to know where he is. lie is three
days from Hayel and is running away to avoid meeting us, with some of the
Shammar Arabs who are with him. I hope shortly to take Hayel and put a
stop to your anxieties. As regards Hamood’s sons who sued for peace, I did
not comply with their request, as they did not agree to my terms and I have
not given them anything. Sheikh Sadun has promised to join me on 22nd
February, and I will go (with him on his arrival) towards Hayel. I have
nothing to complain of the troops or the climate. By the grace of God I have
conquered the whole province of Nejd without opposition and bloodshed, and
hope shortly to take Hayel and kill Ibn Rashid
On the 23rd February, Abdul Aziz-bin-Salem-el-Badr, Sheikh Mubarek’s
Basrah agent, came by sea to Koweit and is putting up in Sheikh labor’s
house. I have not heard why he has come, but should I hear anything about
him I will let you know.
Translation of a Report from the
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.
News Agent at Koweit, dated the 4 th March 1901.
I beg to report that on 27th February Sheikh Mubarek marched out
of the province of Nejd with the intention of attacking Hayel, the territory
belonging to Ibn Rashid. He is accompanied by Sheikh Sadun of Muntafik
and Abdul Rahman-bin-Feysal. The whereabouts of Ibn Rashid are not known
yet, but Sheikh Mubarak has learnt where he now is. On 28th February, Ibn
Rashid left Akuyeh bound for his territory which he was trying to reach
before Sheikh Mubarek’s arrival there. They are bound to encounter each
other and the battle will be a decisive one. Up till now no news has been
received from Sheikh Mubarek as to what he has been doing, but we are
awaiting the arrival of a messenger who is expected here in a day or two, and
I will report further later on.
As regards Zubeir, the Wali (of Basrah) Mohsin
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
sent (to Zubeir)
100 soldiers who are to remain there as a guard. The sons of Muhammad Sabah
and Jerrah Sabah (the late brothers of Sheikh Mubarek) who were living in
Zubeir, seeing the power of the (Turkish) Government, quietly left Zubeir one
night to join Ibn Rashid. They were afraid of their lives because the (Turkish)
Government consider them disloyal.
By the grace of God Koweit and the environs are safe, and Sheikh Jaber is
attending to their protection.
Foreign Office Press—No. 3 - 1 . 4 - 01 — 55 .
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The file contains miscellaneous papers, mostly correspondence, notes, and newspaper cuttings, mainly relating to Persia [Iran]. The papers largely relate to Russian influence in Persia, and include papers concerning railway construction in Persia.
The correspondence consists of letters addressed to George Nathaniel Curzon from various individuals, and correspondence between other individuals, including printed copies of correspondence of the Marquess of Salisbury, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with British officials including Henry Mortimer Durand, HM Minister at Tehran.
The newspaper cuttings are from newspapers including: The Englishman; Daily Chronicle; the Civil and Military Gazette; The Times; The Madras Mail; The Pioneer; The Statesman ; and The Morning Post .
The file also includes a few documents relating to Koweit [Kuwait] (folios 55 to 56, and folios 49 to 52).
The file includes a copy of the publication Revue Franco-Persane Économique et Politique Paraissant Tous Les Mois [Franco-Persian Economic and Political Review Published Every Month], dated June 1900, which is in French (folios 101 to 109).
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- 1 file (121 folios)
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The papers are arranged in no apparent order within the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 125; 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.
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- Miscellaneous Correspondence, Notes, and Newspaper Cuttings Relating to Persia
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- front, front-i, 2r:15v, 49r:52v, 55r:56v, 63r, 64r:64v, 68r:68v, 71r:77v, 101r:101v, 117r:119v, 121r:121v, 124r:124v, back-i, back
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