‘I. Saudiyeh. (3). Saudiyeh State Prisoners.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘I. Saudiyeh. (3). Saudiyeh State Prisoners.’
- Creator:
- Author: HM Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
- Date:
- 1933/1934
- Description:
- Abstract: Papers relating to the reported murder of Ibn Hithlain [Nāyif bin Ḥithlayn] of the ’Ajmān tribe, and Ibn Lami of the Mutair [Muṭayr] tribe, and others, at the orders of the King of Saudi Arabia Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd)], at Hoffuf [Al Hufūf]. The file includes:Extracts from the Kuwait Intelligence Summaries for August 1933, October 1933, and November 1934, reporting the abductions and rumours of murders.A letter from the British Minister at Jedda, Andrew Ryan, to Sir John Simon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, dated 25 January 1934, concerning the veracity of reports of the murders, discussion with Ibn Saud’s adviser Faud Bey Hamza, and his reluctance to call Ibn Saud to account over the matter.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 13; 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 3-11; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Political prisoners
Military intelligence
Imprisonment
Homicide
King of Saudi Arabia
'Ajmān (Tribe)
Muṭayr (Tribe) - Geographic region:
- Hoffuf
Saudi Arabia - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000040_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000040_en
IOR/R/15/5/117
IOR/R/15/5/117