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1. ‘File 5/190 III Manumission of slaves at Muscat: individual cases’
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- Abstract: The volume contains thirty-nine manumission subjects, each one involving the manumission request of one or more slaves, who had sought refuge at the Political Agency in Muscat (then under the charge of Major G. Murphy). Each manumission case follows a very similar pattern. Murphy sent a copy of the slave‘s manumission certificate (with covering letter) for the attention of the Secretary to the Political Resident, making his own recommendation as to whether manumission should be given. In most cases, the Secretary to the Political Residency responded by agreeing to the manumission request. In the case of slaves who had been kept in the Trucial Coast towns (Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi), a copy of the manumission statement was forwarded by the Secretary to the Political Resident to the Residency Agent in Sharjah (‘Īsá bin ‘Abd al-Latif), who was asked to make enquiries as to the validity of the slave’s statement.A small number of the manumission cases are more complex. In July 1931, the Political Residency heard of a slave who had had his right hand cut off and been imprisoned at the decree of the shaikh of Dubai, after having been accused of theft (folio 195). Enquiries made by ‘Īsá bin ‘Abd al-Latif suggested that the slave was caught in the act of robbery. A medical certificate from the Agency Hospital in Muscat verified the extent and recent nature of the punishment meted out on the slave (folio 199). The Political Resident (Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Biscoe) wrote to the Residency Agent (folio 215) to protest in the strongest terms to the shaikh of Dubai about the severity of the punishment handed out to the slave, insisting that imprisonment was the usual punishment in this day.Another case was brought to the attention of the Secretary to the Political Resident by the Political Agent Muscat in June 1932, in which a pearl diver from Umm-al-Qaiwain, who claimed to be a slave, requested manumission. ‘Īsá bin ‘Abd al-Latif agreed with the manumission request, commenting that, because the demand for and price of pearls had decreased considerably in recent years, many divers had become heavily indebted. He advised that, once the slave had been given his manumission certificate, he should return to Sharjah to enable the Residency Agent to carry out the necessary enquiries relating to the slave’s debt (said to be 520 rupees) in the Diving Court. Another manumission request was made by a slave who was kept at Kalba, near Muscat. The Political Resident requested that, in future, the Political Agent at Muscat treats affairs (including slaves) in Kalba, as the Political Agent Bahrain treats affairs in Qatar.Physical description: Foliation: The volume has been foliated with a circled number in the top-right corner of each recto, from the title sheet to the last folio of the volume. An earlier foliation system has been used on each manumission case, expressed as page xof ypages, written in pencil in the top-right corner of each recto. A very small number of these internal numbering systems do not run in the correct numerical sequence, suggesting that items were bound in the incorrect order.
2. ‘Road map, present operation. Province of Hasa, Saudi Arabia. B-1132’
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- Abstract: Distinctive Features:Relief shown by hachures. Depth shown by contours.Map of al-Hasa region in eastern Saudi Arabia, compiled by O.C. Olson for the California Arabian Standard Oil Company, Geological Division.Shows primary and secondary roads, camel routes and intermittent streams, with mountain ranges, water wells, native wells marked, area east of Ras El Khafqi [Khafji] incidated ‘neutral zone’.Physical description: Dimensions:611 x 252 mm, on sheet 795 x 675 mm
3. ‘Persian Gulf Gazetteer. Part 1. Historical and political materials. Precis of Turkish expansion on the Arab littoral of the Persian Gulf and Hasa [Al-Hasa] and Katif [Al-Qaṭīf] affairs.’
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- Abstract: Part 1 of a Persian Gulf gazetteer of historical and political materials, a précis of Turkish expansion on the Arab littoral of the Persian Gulf, and Hasa [Al-Hasa] and Katif [Al-Qaṭīf] affairs. The précis was prepared by Jerome Antony Saldanha, whose preface (under which his surname is erroneously spelt Saldana) is dated 25 November 1904, and published by the Government of India Foreign Deptartment, Simla, India.The preface is an historical outline of the struggle for political dominance in the Persian Gulf, including Portuguese, British, Wahabi [Wahhābī] and Turkish expansion. The chapters (titles shown in italics) deal with the subject in an roughly chronological fashion:1. Early history of Hasa and Katif, including: references to the area in Arabic writing; the first known Arab colonists; and early references to the area in British (East India Company) records;2. Conquest of Hasa by the Wahabis and Turkish expeditions into Nejd[Najd] and Hasa, and their results 1800-1865, including: conquest of the area by the Wahabis; Turkish expeditions to the area, 1811-19 and 1836-40; Amir Feysal’s [Fayṣal ibn Turki Āl Sa‘ūd] nominal dependence on Turkey, 1855; troubles in Katif, 1859-62; Turkish protest against British proceedings at Damaum [Dammām], 1862; the British war against Amir Feysal, 1865-66; obsolete title of award of Arabia by an Abbasid caliph to the Ottoman Porte; Ottoman ambitions in Arabia (Holy Ottoman Empire);3. Turkish expedition to Nejd and Hasa, 1871-72, including: origins of the expedition; intelligence from the Political Resident, Colonel Lewis Pelly; British policy in the Persian Gulf, and effects of the Turkish expedition on that policy; Turkish assurances to Britain, communicated to Bahrain (spelt Bahrein throughout) by Pelly; Turkish promise of non-interference with the rulers of the Trucial coast; narrative of the events leading up to and including the landing of the expeditionary force in Nejd; Turkish designs on Katar [Qatar], and their hoisting of the Turkish flag at Budaa [Al-Bidda]; Turkish naval activity in the Gulf, and Britain’s naval response; murder of a suspected Turkish messenger at Bahrain; reasons for the non-interference of the British Government in operations on land; further narrative of the expedition and affairs in Nejd; evidence of Turkish designs on Bahrain; Turkish assurances; relations between Turkey and Abuthabi [Abu Dhabi]; close of the Turkish expedition;4. Internal affairs of Hasa and Katif, 1872-1904, including: administration and internal organisation; and a list of governors at Hasa, including events of significance occurring during their rule;5. Survey of the Katif coast, 1873-74, including: British intentions and permission gained from the Ottoman Porte; complaints of British survey officers landing on the Nejd coast; written permission to land to undertake surveying.6. Increase of Turkish military and naval forces in the Persian Gulf, and Turkish policy, including: a memorandum by Captain T Doughty on the state of affairs in the Persian Gulf;7. (1)Trade Relations of Hindu and other traders of Bahrain with Katif, and their disabilities, and (2) Proposal appointment of a consular officer at Katif;8. Piracies, including: piracies in Katif and Bahrain waters, 1878; ; revolt in Hasa and piracies in Katif and Bahrain waters, 1878-81; Turkish responsibilities and jurisdiction for the purpose of suppressing piracies in Katif waters, 1878-81; piracies in Katif and Bahrain waters in 1883; piracies in Katif and Bahrain waters in 1886; piracies in 1887-88; piracies in 1891-92; piracies in 1899-1900; piracies in 1902 and the proposal of the Chief of Bahrain to maintain an armed dhow for the pursuit of pirates, 1902-03;9. Murder of Sheikh Selman-bin-Diaij-el-Khalifa[Shaikh Salman bin Diaj Āl Khalīfah] , a cousin of the Chief of Bahrain and his party about 40 miles south of Katif. Question of satisfaction and compensation for it;10. Turkish designs on Oman and the rest of the East Arabian Littoral, 1888-1899;11. Summary of British declarations against Turkish encroachments in the Persian Gulf and of the Porte’s assurances, 1871-1904.The cover of volume, on which the title is printed, also has a number of different pencil and pen annotations, marking former external references or numbering systems (‘P.2557/29’, ‘No.5’, ‘C238’).Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right hand corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence, with page numbers located top and centre of each page.
4. 'Persian Gulf Gazetteer, Part I Historical and Political Materials, Précis of Turkish Expansion on the Arab Littoral of the Persian Gulf and Hasa and Katif [al-Qaṭīf] Affairs'
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- Abstract: The volume is Persian Gulf Gazetteer, Part I Historical and Political Materials, Precis of Turkish Expansion on the Arab Littoral of the Persian Gulf and Hasa and Katif Affairs(Simla: G C Press, 1904).The volume charts the history and internal affairs of Hasa and Katif [al-Qaṭīf] from early times up to the present, and has sections dedicated to a survey of the Katif coast, Turkish policy, trade, piracy, and Turkish designs on Oman.Physical description: Pagination: the volume contains an original pagination sequence, which commences at 1 on the title page, and terminates at 146 on the last page before the back cover. These numbers are printed, with additions and corrections in pencil, and can be found in the top centre of each page. Pagination anomalies: pp. 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F, 1G, 1H.
5. 'Vol. D.16 (File 61/4) Bin Saood - Amir of Nejd's intention to visit Pirate Coast and Oman in 1905'
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- Abstract: This file consists of letters (in English and Arabic), telegrams, handwritten notes, diary extracts, and drafts of the above concerning a rumoured visit by Ibn Sa'ud, ruler of Najd, to the Trucial Coast and Oman. The bulk of the file is correspondence between the Political Residency in Bushire, the Political Agents in Kuwait and Sharjah, the Foreign Department of the Government of India, the Secretary of State for India in Whitehall, the British Embassy in Constantinople, the various Trucial Sheikhs, Sheikh Mubarak of Kuwait, and Ibn Sa'ud. Included within this are letters sent amongst the Arab rulers themselves that came into the possession of the British via the Agent at Sharjah.The file begins with reports of Ibn Sa'ud's visit to al-Hasa in the summer of 1905 where he reconciled the quarrelling tribes of 'Ajman, al-Murrah, and Bani Hajar, and his talk of visiting the Trucial Coast and Oman. A discussion follows on how the British should deal with the consequential unrest and injury to trade in the Gulf should the visit occur, often seeking the advice of Sheikh Mubarak of Kuwait due to his close connection to Ibn Sa'ud. Warnings are then given to the Trucial Sheikhs to refrain from contact with Ibn Sa'ud and measures of blocking the arms trade to Kuwait and more direct military action are put forward. The file ends (at the close of 1907, after a gap of a year) with reports from Sheikh Mubarak that complaints about the British and requests for contact with Ibn Sa'ud had come to him from several of the Trucial rulers.Physical description: Foliation: The main sequence is written in pencil in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the front cover of the file, and runs from 1 to 57, the final folio of writing. Note that f 24 is followed by f 24A.There are two other foliation sequences that are both intermittent through the file. The first consists of five digits stamped in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the first folio of writing. The second sequence is written in blue crayon in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the first folio of writing.
6. 'File 10/3 VI Qatar Oil Concession'
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- Abstract: The volume mainly contains correspondence, telegrams and memoranda exchanged between the Political Agent and the Political Resident and with the Foreign Office, the Secretary of State for India, the Sheikh of Qatar and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) on the boundaries of Qatar and the Qatar Oil Concession.The volume includes:correspondence between APOC and the India Office on the Qatar Oil Concession, mentioning the opportunity to build a refinery in Qatar;information about Bahrain [Buraini)] and its surroundings, with list of tribes which paid Zakah to Ibn Saud in 1922 and the Amir of Hasa in 1926, which includes number of men, camels and sheep for each tribe (ff. 45-56);'Historical Memorandum of the relations of the Wahabi Amirs and Ibn Saud with Eastern Arabia and the British Government, 1800-1934', published by the India Office on 26 September 1934, containing a printed map 'APPENDIX C. MAP SHOWING THE EXTENT OF WAHABI AND OF MUSCAT POWER, 1865' (ff. 61-91A);draft of Qatar Oil Agreement attached to 14 January 1935 letter from A.P.O.C. to India Office.There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 216-228).Physical description: The foliation is in pencil on the top right corner, encircled. The numbering starts on the first page of writing, then 90, 91A, 91B, 92; and then carries on until 233, which is the last number given on the back cover. There is a second foliation, in pencil on the top right corner, starting on folio 27 (numbered 17); and ending on folio 214 (numbered 201).
7. 'File 60/20 I (C 93) Imperial Bank of Iran: Bahrain, etc'
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- Abstract: The volume contains correspondence relating to banking in Persia, Saudi Arabia, and the Persian Gulf. The majority of the correspondence is between the British Ministry in Tehran, the Government of India, High Commissioner in Iraq (later the British Ambassador), Political Residency in Bushire, the Foreign and Indian Offices in London, Political Agencies in Bahrain and Kuwait, the British Consulates in Shiraz and Bandar Abbas, the British Minister in Jeddah, the British Ambassador in Cairo, employees of the Imperial Bank Persia (later Imperial Bank Iran) and the Eastern Bank, and the Persian Government. Included as enclosures are several newspaper cuttings and transcripts.The documents cover discussions over the Imperial Bank's operations in the region, including growing hostility in an increasingly nationalist Iran and the plans to open a branch in Bahrain. Much of the volume pertains to the work of rival banks in Bahrain and Dhahran in Saudi Arabia. These banks include the Eastern Bank, the Ottoman Bank and the National City Bank.Folio 146 is a map of al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia, produced by the California Arabian Standard Oil Company.Folios 191-198 are internal office notes.Physical description: Foliation: the sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A second foliation sequence is also present between ff 4-190; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. Circled index numbers in red and blue crayon can also be found throughout the volume. There are the following irregularities: f 33 is followed by f 34a and f 34b.
8. 'File 61/11 VII (D 122) Hejaz-Nejd Miscellaneous'
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- Abstract: The volume contains letters, telegrams, and memoranda relating to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Most of the correspondence is between the British Legation in Jeddah, the Foreign Office in London, the Political Residencies in Bushire and Aden, the Political Agencies in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Muscat, the High Commissioner in Trans-Jordan, the British Embassy in Baghdad, the Colonial Office in London, the India Office in London, the Government of India, and Ibn Sa'ud.The volume covers a wide range of subjects, including:the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Yemen, including issues of the translation of the Treaty of Taif;the planning, development, and financing of roads;the differing characters of two of Ibn Sa'ud's sons, Amirs Sa'ud and Faisal;the appointment of new ministers in the Saudi Arabian government;the slave trade in the region;an Egyptian commercial and financial mission to the country led by Talaat Pasha Harb;a general amnesty for all 'political offenders' given by Ibn Sa'ud;new regulations on foreign ownership of property;Ibn Sa'ud's effort to improve the Saudi Arabian standing army;the French upgrade of their Consulate in Jeddah to a Legation;the general financial situation in Saudi Arabia;the proposal to restore the Hejaz Railway, including the lead up to a conference on the matter in Haifa in October 1935;an attempt on Ibn Sa'ud's life in Mecca;Saudi-Soviet relations;the activities of the Saudi Arabia Mining Syndicate;Amir Sa'ud's visit to Europe;the death of 'Abdullah ibn Jiluwi, Amir of Hasa;the prospect of Saudi Arabia joining the League of Nations;new Saudi regulations on the importation, sale, and possession of firearms;officer training for Saudis and Yemenis in Iraq;the introduction of a special import tax at Jeddah to fund local schools;Anglo-Italian relations;the proposal to renew the Treaty of Jeddah of 1927;unrest in Hasa due to the imposition of a 'jihad tax' on those who did not take part in recent fighting on behalf of the Kingdom.Notable in the volume is an interview with Fuad Bey Hamza, the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, extracted from the newspaper Ayyam(folio 34).At the back of the volume (folios 207-213v) are internal office notes.Physical description: Foliation: The sequence begins on the first folio and continues through to the inside back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, circled, and located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. There are the following irregularities: 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D; 88, and 88A; 165 and 165A. There is a second foliation system that is uncircled and inconsistent.
9. 'File 61/11 X (D 170) Nejd-Hejaz Miscellaneous'
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- Abstract: The volume consists of telegrams, letters, and reports relating to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Most of the correspondence is between the British Legation in Jeddah, the Political Residency in Bushire, the Political Agencies in Bahrain and Kuwait, the India Office and the Foreign Office in London, and the Government of India.Much of the volume covers Saudi-US relations, including:US financial assistance to Saudi Arabia;the report (ff 146-147) of a medical tour of the country made by the American Mission to Bahrain;a trip to Kuwait made by Colonel Hoskins, President Roosevelt's Personal Envoy to Ibn Sa'ud in August 1943;the opening of a US Consulate in Dhahran;a secret report (ff 223-224) on 'America and Arabia' from the Political Residency in Bushire.Other subjects covered are:the report (ff 79-99) of a trip to Riyadh made by Tom Hickinbotham, the Political Agent in Kuwait;the wartime supply situation in the region;the financial situation in Saudi Arabia;Ibn Sa'ud's relationship with Sa'ud bin 'Abdullah bin Jiluwi, the Amir of Hasa;telegraphic communications in the country;meteorology, including a report (f 181) on the British Meterological Party's tour of Saudi Arabia;Ibn Sa'ud's request for British military and financial assistance.Also notable within the volume are:Gerald De Gaury's interview with Ibn Sa'ud (ff 19-22);annual summary reports on Saudi Arabia produced by the British Legation in Jeddah for the years 1941, 1942, 1943, and 1944;a letter (152-154C) from Bertram Thomas to the Political Residency in Bushire following his trip across Arabia, detailing anything he thought might be useful for the British Government to know;a report (f 175) on the Saudi Arabian royal family by the British Legation in Jeddah.At the end of the volume (ff 249-264) are internal office notes.Physical description: Foliation: the sequence starts on the first folio and continues through to the inside back cover. The numbering is written in pencil, circled and located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. There are the following irregularities: 1A, 1B, and 1C; 28A and 28B; 154A, 154B, and 154C; 216A and 216B.Condition: the broken spine cover is detached from the volume and enclosed in a plastic sleeve numbered folio 265, at the back of the volume. The plastic sleeve may cause some loss of sharpness to the digital image of the spine cover.There is a second sequence that is inconsistent. It is also written in pencil but is not circled.
10. 'File 61/14 VII (D 51) Relations between Nejd and Iraq'
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- Abstract: The volume consists of letters, telegrams, and reports relating to affairs between the British Mandate of Iraq and the Kingdom of Najd. The majority of the correspondence is between Leo Amery, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary (both in London), Henry Dobbs, High Commissioner in Iraq, Lionel Haworth, Political Resident in Bushire, Cyril Barrett, Political Agent in Bahrain, James More, Political Agent in Kuwait, Ibn Sa'ud, King of Hejaz-Najd and its Dependencies, John Glubb, Administrative Inspector in Iraq, Gerald De Gaury, Special Service Officer in Kuwait, and the Government of India.The volume covers the period of unrest after a revolt by the Ikhwan during which there was a perceived threat of attacks against Iraq and Kuwait. The causes of and solutions to the crisis are suggested and debated amongst the different offices and departments of the British Government. Subjects raised are:intelligence of tribal movements and activities, particularly those of the Ikhwan tribes of Mutair, 'Ajman, and 'Utaibah, and the threat and occurrence of cross-border raids, all gathered from reports by John Glubb, as well as local rumour and reports;issues concerning the defence of Kuwait (naval protection, air reconnaissance and bombing, a land force);the friction between civil and military authorities;the second meeting (August 1929) between Gilbert Clayton and Ibn Sa'ud to try and reach an agreement;the thoughts, motivations, and capabilities of Ibn Sa'ud;a second meeting between Ibn Sa'ud and Ikhwan leaders in Riyadh to try and resolve the crisis;the idea of a blockade of Hasa ports to force the Najdi tribes into submission.Other subjects included are:the sale of arms to Kuwait;Sa'id al-'Aiyash, a Damascus journalist who plans to travel to Riyadh.Physical description: This volume comes in two parts: the first part is a bound volume; the second part is a small file.Foliation: The sequence starts on the volume's title page and continues through to the inside back cover. It resumes on the front cover of the file and continues through to the inside back cover. The numbering is written in pencil, circled, and positioned in the top right corner of each folio. There are the following anomalies: 1A-1C; 114A; 182A-182D; and 191A. There is a second, incomplete sequence that is also written in pencil in the same place, but is uncircled.Condition: folio 150 bottom right corner torn away, obscuring some text.
11. 'File 61/14 VIII (D 55) Relations Between Nejd And Iraq'
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- Abstract: The volume consists of letters, telegrams, and reports relating to affairs between the British Mandate of Iraq and the Kingdom of Najd. The majority of the correspondence is between Leo Amery, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary (both in London), Henry Dobbs, High Commissioner in Iraq (later Gilbert Clayton, Acting Hich Commissioner in Iraq), Lionel Haworth, Political Resident in Bushire, Cyril Barrett, Political Agent in Bahrain, James More, Political Agent in Kuwait, Ibn Sa'ud, King of Hejaz-Najd and its Dependencies, John Glubb, Administrative Inspector in Iraq, Gerald De Gaury, Special Service Officer in Kuwait, the British Agency in Jeddah, and the Government of India.The volume covers the period of unrest after a revolt by the Ikhwan ,including a number of raids on Kuwait and the Battle of Sabila, which effectively brought the crisis to an end. Subjects raised are:a raid on Kuwait by the Ikhwan;an attack on a car on the Kuwait-Basra road in which an American Missionary, Henry Bilkert, is killed;intelligence of tribal movements and activities, particularly those of the Ikhwan tribes of Mutair, 'Ajman, and 'Utaibah, and the threat and occurrence of cross-border raids, all gathered from reports by John Glubb, Flight Lieutenant Howes (Special Service Officer in Kuwait), as well as local rumour and reports;issues concerning the defence of Kuwait;the failure of Gilbert Clayton and Ibn Sa'ud to come to an agreement over the legitimacy of the desert 'police posts' in Iraq;the thoughts, motivations, and capabilities of Ibn Sa'ud;a second meeting between Ibn Sa'ud and Ikhwan leaders in Riyadh to try and resolve the crisis;the idea of a blockade of Hasa ports to force the Najdi tribes into submission;the Battle of Sabila and its aftermath.Other subjects included are:the imprisonment of Nuhaitar ibn Juraiyid of the Dhafir tribe in Hail;the channels through which communication with Ibn Sa'ud should be made (i.e. through Bushire or through Jeddah).Notable within the volume is a sketch map and extensive notes by Harold Dickson on the seasonal migrations of the shepherd tribes of the Lower Euphrates.At the end of the volume (folios 378-382) are office notes.Physical description: Main foliation: the sequence starts on the first page and continues through until the inside back cover. The numbering is written in pencil, circled, and positioned in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. There are the following irregularities: there is no folio numbered 2, instead, the second, third, and fourth folios have been numbered respectively 2A, 2B, and 2C.Secondary, earlier foliation sequence: the numbers1 to 341 are written in pencil, but not circled, on folios that were subsequently renumbered 5 to 377.Condition: the top left corner of folio 47 has been torn away, obscuring some text.
12. 'File 61/14 X (D 57) Relations between Nejd and 'Iraq'
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- Abstract: The volume consists of letters, telegrams, reports, and memoranda relating to affairs between Najd and Iraq. The majority of the correspondence is between Cyril Barrett, Political Resident in Bushire, Harold Dickson, Political Agent in Kuwait, Gilbert Clayton, High Commissioner in Baghdad, Cyril Barrett, the Colonial Office in London, the British Agency in Jeddah, the Foreign Department of the Government of India in Delhi, Ibn Sa'ud himself, and Fuad Hamza [Fu’ād Bey Hamza], acting Foreign Minister for the Hejaz.The majority of the volume covers the continuing Ikhwan revolt and the British response to it. Many of the documents are intelligence on the whereabouts and activities of the rebels (including the 'Ajman, Mutair, and Rashaidah tribes), their leaders (including Faisal al-Dawish and Farhan ibn Mashhur), and Ibn Sa'ud himself. Other issues connected to this main subject that are raised include:how to respond should the rebels enter Kuwaiti territory;Faisal al-Dawish's attempts to begin communications with Sheikh Ahmed of Kuwait and the British Government;arms sales to Kuwait and Ibn Sa'ud;Barrett's visit to Kuwait to discuss the situation with Sheikh Ahmed;small-scale raiding along the frontier zone;a battle between 'Ajman rebels and the Awazim of Hasa;Sheikh Ahmed's belief that King Faisal is in communication with the rebels;the smuggling of food and other supplies to the rebels from Kuwait;the affect on the Shi'a population of Hasa, some of which have fled to Bahrain for fear of attack;Ibn Sa'ud's recruitment of the 'Utaibah tribe to his side;letters, thought to be fakes, from al-Dawish and Trahib ibn Shuqair (another rebel leader) to Ibn Sa'ud implicating Sheikh Ahmed as supporting the rebels;Ibn Sa'ud suspected seduction of the Dhafir and Dahamshah tribes of Iraq;an attack on, and destruction of, a convoy of Ibn Sa'ud's cars by the 'Ajman;how the British should respond to several thousand rebels, mostly women, children, and the elderly, entering Kuwait to camp at Subaihiyah;the perceived need to know more of the laws and ethics of raiding in all regions, to better understand the conflict.Other subjects covered are:correspondence procedures for Dickson: who he should contact and when;observations and opinion on Sheikh Ahmed's personal life and Kuwaiti society in general;Dickson's unhappiness with the presence in Kuwait of the Basra Secret Service Officer, Captain H. M. Burton.Notable within the volume are the following documents:Dickson's detailed report (folios 217-228) of relations between Ibn Sa'ud and Kuwait, including a sketch map of tribal territories along the Kuwait border and Hasa;Dickson's ethnographic reports (folios 328-333) on camel disputes, the custom of 'Arafa' (restoration of looted animals through friendly tribes), and nicknames among the 'Ajman;the transcript (folios 350-353) of Ibn Sa'ud's speech to the 'Utaibah.At the end of the volume (folios 398-408) are internal office notes.Physical description: Foliation: The sequence starts on the front cover and continues to the inside back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, circled, and found in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. There are the following irregularities: 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D; 357 and 357A; 376 and 376A. There is a second, inconsistent sequence that runs folios 5-394. The numbers are also written in pencil but are not circled.Fold-out folios: 228, 245, and 283.
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