'File 61/6 vol.4 (D 34) Bin Saud and Akwan Movement'

Title:

'File 61/6 vol.4 (D 34) Bin Saud and Akwan Movement'

Date:

1920/1921

Description:

Abstract: The volume consists of letters, telegrams, memoranda, reports, and notes relating to Ibn Sa'ud and the affairs of Najd. The correspondence is mostly between: Harold Dickson, the Political Agent in Bahrain; Percy Cox, the High Commissioner in Baghdad; Ibn Sa'ud; King Hussein of the Hijaz; the Government of India, in Simla and Calcutta; the India Office, in London; the Foreign Office, in London; Arthur Trevor, the Political Resident in Bushire; and Siddiq Hassan, the Indian assistant in Bahrain.Most of the volume relates to the territorial and political disputes between Ibn Sa'ud and King Hussein, with particular coverage of the mission to Mecca to conclude an agreement between Ibn Sa'ud and King Hussein, carried out by Ahmad bin Abdullah al-Thanaiyan, and Siddiq Hassan and Farhan al Rahmah, the Sa'udi and British representatives respectively.Notable is the diary of Siddiq Hassan (ff 103-116v) written during his mission to Mecca, and his notes on the numerous meetings he had with King Hussein and the talks between the latter and Thanaiyan. Included as appendices to these notes are the following: a draft, in Arabic, of the eventual agreement signed by the two parties; a letter, in Arabic, from Hassan bin 'Ali ibn 'Aayidh, Chief of 'Assir, to King Hussein; another letter in Arabic from King Hussein to Siddiq Hassan; and an English translation of the finalised agreement. Also present is a report of the journey by Farhan al-Rahmah (ff. 116v-121v).Other topics covered by the volume are as follows:the continued fighting and negotiations between Ibn Sa'ud and the Ikhwan on the one side and the al-Rashid (Shammar) on the other;the ongoing border dispute between Ibn Sa'ud and Kuwait;developments in 'Asir and the 'Idrisi movement;Ibn Sa'ud's British subsidy;revolt in Iraq and Syria, and the spread of Arab Nationalism;relations between Ibn Sa'ud and other tribal groups, and his growing influence in the region.Physical description: Foliation: Numbers are written in pencil, in the top right corner, on the recto of each folio. The numbering is irregular, begins on the first folio at the front of the volume and is as follows: 1A-E, 2-78, 99-121, 162-165, 166A, 166B, 167-172, 173A, 173B, 174-177, 178A, 178B, 179-181, 183-198, 199, 199A-199Z, 199A1-199Q1, 200-237, 239-293. There are no folios numbered 182 or 238. Fold-out folios: 199A1, 199F1.Condition: the spine cover is detached from the volume and enclosed in a plastic sleeve numbered folio 372, at the back of the volume. The plastic sleeve may cause some loss of sharpness to the digital image of the spine cover.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages
Arab nationalism
Ikhwan, military and religious brotherhood
Shammar (Tribe)

Geographic region:

ʻAsīr
Mecca

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000213_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000213_en
IOR/R/15/1/558
IOR/R/15/1/558

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