Abstract: This volume, which largely consists of copies of Foreign Office and Colonial Office correspondence, concerns affairs on the Nejd-Transjordan frontier and relations between Hejaz-Nejd (later Saudi Arabia) and Transjordan generally.The beginning of the volume's correspondence follows on from IOR/L/PS/12/2096, documenting the British Government's response to a revolt against Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] in the northern part of the Hejaz, led by Ibn Rifada [Shaikh Hamid Ibn Rifadah].The correspondence includes discussion of the following:Reports of tribesmen crossing the frontier from Transjordan into the Hejaz.Accounts of meetings between the High Commissioner for Transjordan (Arthur Grenfell Wauchope) and Amir Abdullah [ʿAbdullāh bin Ḥusayn al-Hāshimī].Suspicions that Amir Abdullah could be assisting the revolt.Reports of the death of Ibn Rifada and his two sons.Reports of an alleged conspiracy against Ibn Saud, attributed to Hussein ad-Dabbagh.The likelihood of an agreement being concluded between Hejaz-Nejd and Transjordan, possibly along similar lines to a recent agreement between the Hejaz-Nejd and Iraq governments.King Feisal of Iraq's proposal to intervene to improve relations between Ibn Saud and Amir Abdullah.Plans for the expulsion of Beni Atiya [Beni ‘Atīyah] tribesmen from Transjordan into Saudi Arabia.The volume's principal correspondents are the following: His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan); the High Commissioner, Transjordan (Arthur Grenfell Wauchope); the High Commissioner, Egypt (Sir Percy Loraine); the High Commissioner, Iraq (Francis Henry Humphrys); the British Resident, Transjordan (Charles Henry Fortnom Cox); His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires to Jedda (Cecil Gervase Hope Gill); the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Philip Cunliffe-Lister); officials of the Foreign Office and Colonial Office.In addition to correspondence, the volume contains the following:Copies of the minutes of interdepartmental meetings (featuring representatives of the Colonial Office, the Foreign Office, the India Office, and in one instance, the Air Ministry) on the subject of relations between Transjordan and Saudi Arabia.A copy of a memorandum by Sir Andrew Ryan, which discusses the possible connection of Amir Abdullah and/or his entourage to recent attempts to undermine Ibn Saud.A copy of a memorandum by Captain John Bagot Glubb, Acting Commanding Officer of the Arab Legion, entitled 'Memorandum on the Beni Atiya Situation'.The French material in this volume consists of one newspaper cutting.The volume includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 458; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 148-191; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves.
Abstract: Papers and reports concerning a rebellion against the Persian Government by the country’s southern tribes (including the Qashqai and Bakhtiari) in the provinces of Isfahan and Fars in August 1946. The papers include: correspondence between the British Ambassador at Tehran, John Haller Le Rougetel, and the Foreign Office in London, reporting on events in Isfahan and Fars; correspondence concerning allegations made by the Persian Government that the British Consul General at Ahwaz [Ahvāz], Alan Charles Trott, was complicit in the rebellion; the British Government’s refutation of the claim; the Persian Government’s demand that the British Government recall Trott; the Persian Government’s eventual acceptance that Trott had no role in the affair; correspondence dated 1947 concerning the proofing and preparation of two reports, entitled
The Tribes of Farsand
Boir Ahamad,both by Lieutenant G F Magee. A draft copy of
The Tribes of Farsconstitutes the contents of the next file in the series: Coll 28/44A ‘Persia; Internal; Fars Affairs; Lt G. F. Magee’s report entitled “The Tribes of Fars”’ (IOR/L/PS/12/3449).The file contains two items written in French: These are statements issued by the Iranian Prime Minister, Ahmad Qavam (ff 139-140).The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 155; these numbers are written in pencil and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: This volume concerns the British Government's response to the presence of anti-Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] rebels in northern part of the Hejaz during May-July 1932, reportedly led by Sheikh Hamid Ibn Rafadah [Shaikh Hamid Ibn Rifadah].The volume mostly consists of copies of Foreign Office and Colonial Office correspondence (a large amount of which has been forwarded by the Committee of Imperial Defence's Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East) discussing the following:Reports of an anti-Ibn Saud movement, allegedly organised by a society named Hizb-Al-Hejazi, based in Cairo, with additional members in Transjordan and Mecca.Reports of rebels from the Hejaz entering Transjordan.The decision taken by the British Government to send HMS
Penzanceto Akaba [Aqaba], in the hope that it will have a 'restraining effect' if anti-Ibn Saud rebels retreat through Akaba.Rumours that the Egyptian Government is lending assistance to the movement.Suspicions that Amir Abdullah [ʿAbdullāh bin Ḥusayn al-Hāshimī] could be assisting the revolt.The possibility of closing the Transjordan frontier.Reports of an alleged plot to assassinate Emir Faisal [Fayṣal bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd] during his forthcoming visit to Iraq.Measures taken by the Egyptian Government to prevent supplies and munitions from being sent by sea to rebels in the Hejaz.British concerns over the timing of the proposed visit of King Ali [‘Alī bin Ḥusayn al-Hāshimī] to Transjordan.Whether the British should make attempts to persuade Amir Abdullah to conclude a treaty of friendship with Ibn Saud.The volume features the following principal correspondents: the High Commissioner for Egypt (Sir Percy Loraine); the High Commissioner for Transjordan (Arthur Grenfell Wauchope); the High Commissioner for Iraq (Francis Henry Humphrys); the British Resident, Transjordan (Charles Henry Fortnom Cox); His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan); His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires to Jedda (Cecil Gervase Hope Gill); the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Philip Cunliffe-Lister); the Senior Officer of the Red Sea Sloops; officials of the Foreign Office and Colonial Office.In addition to correspondence the volume contains a copy of the minutes of a meeting of the Committee of Imperial Defence's Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East, dated 9 June 1932.The volume includes two dividers which give a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 465; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the four leading and ending flyleaves.
Abstract: This file contains letters and documents relating to British intervention in Oman before, during, and in the aftermath of an uprising against the Sultan led by the Imam, Salim ibn Rashid al Kharusi, in 1913. Most of the papers are exchanges between the British Political Agent in Muscat, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, other British naval and military officials, and a large variety of Omani notables and leaders, including translations of letters from the Sultan, Taimur bin Faisal.Most of the file's papers are related British military and diplomatic interventions in Oman meant to protect the Sultan from defeat by the Imam. Approximately, the first quarter of the file dates from the years 1895-1896, while the subsequent three quarters date entirely from 1913.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 211; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, parliamentary notices and notes, relating to the progress of the First World War (1914-18) and the development of the Arab revolt against Ottoman rule in the Arabian Peninsula. Further discussion surrounds trade with Jeddah and the blockade of Mecca by the British.Included in the volume is the memorandum 'The Future of the Arab Race' (ff 127-134) as well as copies of correspondence from the Grand Sherrif of Mecca to local Arab rulers and the High Commissioner, Cairo (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry McMahon).The file features the following principal correspondents: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey); the Under-Secretary of State for India; the Political Resident, Aden; and the Controller, Foreign Trade Department.The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 201; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The front and back covers, along with the leading flyleaf and ending flyleaf, have not been foliated.
Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to measures to support the Arab revolt (1916-18)against the Ottoman Turks.The file contains:correspondence between the Political Resident, Aden (Brigadier-General William Crawford Walton) and Idrīsī Imām of ʻAsīr about a rebellion against the Ottoman Turkssupply of munitions to the Idrisiproposed subsidy to the Grand Sherif of Mecca, Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī and measures relating to the opening of trade and postal communication with the Hijazfurther discussion surrounding the decision of the War Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence as to measures to be taken by HM Government to support the Arab rebellion against the TurksThe file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 217; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The front and back covers, along with the leading flyleaf and ending flyleaf, have not been foliated. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 175-217 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: The volume consists of letters, telegrams, and memoranda relating to the British-backed revolt of the Sherif of Mecca against Turkish rule during the course of the First World War (1914-1918).The papers cover the British response to the situation, including the discussion over the military and logistical measures to support the Sherif of Mecca and the impact of the conflict on Muslim opinion around the world.The volume consists of part 3 (IOR/L/PS/10/5991) and part 4 (IOR/L/PS/10/599/2) of the subject German War: Arab Revolt.Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 500; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 3-498 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: Papers regarding the 1913 uprising of the Ibāḍī imamate and the tribes of the interior of Oman under the leadership of Sālim bin Rāshid al-Kharūṣī, against the authority of the Sultans of Muscat and Oman, Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd and Taymūr bin Fayṣal Āl Bū Sa‘īd.The volume consists of Muscat News reports submitted by the Political Agent at Muscat, plus correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf, and the Government of India Foreign and Political Department. There are also translated copies of communications received from Sālim bin Rāshid al-Kharūṣī,and Taymūr bin Fayṣal Āl Bū Sa‘īd.The correspondence and reports provide details of the following: the progress of the uprising; the intervention of Indian troops and British ships; the bombardment of rebel positions at Barka [Barkā] and Kuriyat; negotiations between the Imam and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; support for the uprising outside of Oman; proposals for the establishment of a levy corps at Muscat; and the Sultan's attempts to raise money, enlist foreign aid, and purchase weaponry.The volume includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 160; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 50-160; these numbers are also written in pencil and are circled, but are crossed through.
Abstract: The volume contains letters and other papers, mainly by British Consular officials, reporting on the political situation in Yemen between 1905 and 1911. Their correspondence contains numerous military reports about Turkish troop and transport movements, the progress of the conflict between Turkish and Arab forces, and the state of the country and inhabitants of Yemen Vilayet, particularly the capital Sana’a, the Red Sea port town of Hodeida, and Asir in Saudi Arabia. Their diplomatic reports discuss the following topics: the response to be made to the appeal by the Imam of Yemen (also referred to as the Imam of Sana’a, Sanaa or Sana) to the King Emperor (Edward VIII), asking him to intercede with the Sultan of Turkey about the oppression of Turkish officials in Yemen; the letter from Mohammed Johia Hamid-ed-Din, father of the Imam of Yemen to Mohamed Effendi-el-Hariri, Mufti of Hamoh, describing the Arab revolt in Yemen against Turkish rule; the Commission sent by the Grand Shereef of Mecca to the Imam of Yemen with the object of ending the military conflict in Yemen between Turkish troops and the Arab forces of the Imam of Yemen; the letters of friendship from the Imam of Yemen to the Sultan of Lahej (also referred to as the Abdali Sultan) and the interview between the Political Resident for Aden with a representative of the Imam of Yemen sent to propose an alliance with the British Government; the special Turkish Commission sent to Yemen by the Sublime Porte, to negotiate a peace settlement with the Imam of Yemen and the Sheikhs of the Arab tribes; the ratification of the agreement between the Turkish Commander Izzet Pasha and the Imam of Yemen.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 344; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore been crossed out.
Abstract: The volume concerns the situation on the frontier between Iraq, Koweit [Kuwait], Transjordan, and the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd (usually referred to separately as Hejaz or Nejd), following the operations of Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], King of Hejaz and Nejd, against 'rebel' Nejdi tribes (also referred to as Akhwan [Ikhwan]), including the Mutair [Muṭayr] and the Ajman [‘Ajmān]. The main issues covered are: refugees, the fate of the rebel leaders, and negotiations over a settlement.In addition to India Office correspondence and memoranda, the volume includes correspondence from: the High Commissioner for Iraq; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Vincent Biscoe); the Colonial Office; the Foreign Office; HM Chargé d’Affaires, Jeddah; and Ibn Saud.The papers include: intelligence reports concerning the movements of rebel tribes and the activities of their leaders; the role of the Royal Air Force (aeroplanes and armoured cars) in reconnaissance and defence; the policy on the Awazim tribe, who had been allowed to enter Kuwait; the policy on refugees from the rebel tribes who attempted to enter Iraq, Kuwait, and Transjordan; the return of property stolen by the rebels; measures to prevent rebels crossing into Iraq and Transjordan; discussion of the policy on the rebels' women and children; the activities of Faisal al Dawish [Fayṣal bin Sulṭān al-Dawīsh], including his unconditional surrender in January 1930; the British Government's policy on the bombing of rebel refugees, the objective of which was said to be to intimidate, rather than cause casualties (folio 326); the activities of the Hejazi Government official Hafiz Wahba; the question of whether to hand over rebel leaders to Ibn Saud; Colonial Office instructions to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf concerning his negotiations with Ibn Saud (folios 247-258); the progress of Biscoe's negotiations; Ibn Saud's attitude to rebel leaders (e.g. folio 79); proposals for a meeting between King Faisal [Fayṣal I] of Iraq, and Ibn Saud; a petition from persons claiming to represent various Hejazi political parties in Egypt, expressing opposition to the Hejaz Government (folios 65-66); letters from Fayṣal bin Sulṭān al-Dawīsh to Ibn Saud (folios 46-48); and the successful outcome of Biscoe's negotiations with Ibn Saud.The volume also contains a minute dated 1934 concerning a rumour that two of the rebel chiefs had been executed on the orders of Ibn Saud (folio 3).The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 508; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 376-508; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Abstract: This volume consists of two parts, both comprising batches of printed correspondence relating to political and economic affairs in Persia [Iran], as follows:Part 1, 'Persia: Affairs; Printed Correspondence (1925-July 1926)' (IOR/L/PS/10/1169/1) (ff 1-167)Part 2, 'Persia: Affairs; Printed Correspondence (1926-' (IOR/L/PS/10/1169/2) (ff 168-644).Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 645; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.Pagination: the volume also contains multiple original printed pagination sequences.
Abstract: The volume concerns the situation on the frontier between the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd, Iraq, and Koweit [Kuwait], in terms of the conflict between the King of Hejaz and Nejd, Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], and the Akhwan [Ikhwan], (frequently described as 'rebels' or 'insurgents'), and their leader, Faisal al Dawish (and various other spellings) [Fayṣal bin Sulṭān al-Dawīsh].In addition to India Office correspondence and memoranda, the volume includes correspondence from: the High Commissioner for Iraq; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Political Agent, Kuwait (Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson); the British Agent and Consul, Jeddah (William Linskill Bond); the Colonial Office; the Foreign Office; the Air Ministry; and Ibn Saud.The papers cover: list of Akhwan attacks on Iraq tribes, 1 July 1928 to 31 May 1929, including numbers of persons killed (folios 574-577), which the Foreign Office wished to bring to the attention of the Hejaz Government; the High Commissioner of Iraq's rejection of complaints by the Hejaz Government against Captain John Bagot Glubb, Government of Iraq, August 1929; the activities of Faisal al Dawish; the possibility of an influx of refugees into Kuwait, October 1929; the measures of Ibn Saud against the Akhwan; complaints by Ibn Saud that insurgents had received support from Iraq and Kuwait, September 1929; a report that the Rualla [al-Ruwallah] were intending to attack Ibn Saud from Transjordan, November 1929; Ibn Saud's determination to 'annihilate' the rebels (folio 344); the use of air reconnaissance; the activities of members of the Mutair [Muṭayr] and Ajman [‘Ajmān] tribes; intelligence reports by the Political Agent, Kuwait, including a report on the 'Battle of Injair', between members of the Mutair, Ajman, and Awazim [‘Awāzim] tribes, October 1929, with sketch map, folio 283; British ratification of the Shaikh of Kuwait's decision to allow the defeated Awazim to take refuge in Kuwait, December 1929; a request from Faisal al Dawish for an interview with the Shaikh of Kuwait and the Political Agent, Kuwait, November 1929 (folios 172-177); and correspondence concerning a request from the Hejaz Government for the supply of armoured motor lorries for transporting troops across the desert, January 1930.The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 581; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 233-278 and between ff 400-581; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.