File 10/4 British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: Royal Navy support for Kuwait; proposal to send Sir Gilbert Clayton on mission to Ibn Sa`ud
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- File 10/4 British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: Royal Navy support for Kuwait; proposal to send Sir Gilbert Clayton on mission to Ibn Sa`ud
- Date:
- 1928/1928
- Description:
- Abstract: This file contains correspondence related to the British Government's relationship with Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd].Specifically, the correspondence relates to Ikhwan raids into Iraqi and Kuwaiti territory, Ibn Sa'ud's relations with Kuwait and Iraqi tribes, Royal Navy support for Kuwait and a proposal to send Sir Gilbert Clayton on a mission to Ibn Sa'ud in Riyadh.The principal correspondents in the file are officials at the British High Commission in Iraq, the Political Agency in Kuwait, the Political Residency in Bushire and the Secretary of State for the Colonies in London.Also enclosed are a number of letters exchanged between Ibn Sa'ud and British officials (in Arabic with English translations).On folios 155-163 the file contains a translation of an article entitled 'Iraq and Najd' that appeared in the Mecca-based newspaper Umm al-Quraon 24 February 1928.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 258; 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 3-257; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Ikhwan revolt (1927-1930)
- Geographic region:
- Iraq
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0003b9_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0003b9_en
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