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13. 'Arabia. Question of Future Policy, Subsidies to Chiefs, &c'
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- Abstract: This printed report consists of two notes prepared by Richard Marrs and John Evelyn Shuckburgh of the Political Department of the India Office on 19 October 1920 and 29 October 1920 respectively. These notes concern British policy, including the payment of subsidies and grants-in-aid, towards political leaders in the Arabian Peninsula, including Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], Ibn Rashid [‘Abdullāh bin Mut‘ib Āl Rashīd], and the Sharif of Mecca, Hussain [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī], and his son Faisal [Fayṣal bin Ḥusayn al-Hāshimī], and the Idrisi amir of Asir.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 149 and terminates at folio 150, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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 also present in parallel between folios 7-147 of the volume; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
14. 'Arabia: The Nejd-Hejaz Feud'
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- Abstract: This is a note by John Evelyn Shuckburgh of the Political Department, India Office, dated 7 January 1919, concerning relations between Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] of Nejd [Najd] and King Hussain [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī] of the Hejaz [al-Ḥijāz], specifically the dispute between them over the village of Khurma [al-Khurmah]. The note includes two appendices: 'Appendix I: Bin Saud's Claim to Khurmah (Extract from Memorandum by Mr [Harry St John Bridger] Philby, dated 13th August 1918)' and 'Appendix II: The Alleged Treaty Between Bin Saud and the Sherif'.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for sequence for this file commences at folio 11, and terminates at folio 13, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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 also present in parallel between folios 7-153; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
15. 'Map 3. Possible Settlement of Arab Countries.'
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- Abstract: Map forms a part of Mss Eur F112/570, ff 17-23.The title and legend are printed on a small paper sheet that has been pasted over the south-west corner of the map. The map number '1' has been deleted and replaced by '3'. Map portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights and hachures, roads and tracks, railways, submarine telegraph lines, settlements, place names and international boundaries. Map also depicts, by variously coloured shading and lettering, possible settlement arrangements of Arab countries, incorporating a range of ethnological categories. Bears the imprint 'London: Edward Stanford, 12, 13 & 14, Long Acre, W.C.' [Published by the Political Intelligence Department, Foreign Office, 21 November 1918.]Another copy of this map is at Mss Eur F112/570, f 29.Physical description: Materials: Printed in colourDimensions: 258 x 388mm, on sheet 288 x 450mm
16. 'Map 3. Possible Settlement of Arab Countries.'
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- Abstract: Map forms a part of Mss Eur F112/570, ff 24-30.The title and legend are printed on a small paper sheet that has been pasted over the south-west corner of the map. The map number '1' has been deleted and replaced by '3'. Map portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights and hachures, roads and tracks, railways, submarine telegraph lines, settlements, place names and international boundaries. Map also depicts, by variously coloured shading and lettering, possible settlement arrangements of Arab countries, incorporating a range of ethnological categories. Bears the imprint 'London: Edward Stanford, 12, 13 & 14, Long Acre, W.C.' [Published by the Political Intelligence Department, Foreign Office, 21 November 1918.]Another copy of this map is at Mss Eur F112/570, f 22.Physical description: Materials: Printed in colourDimensions: 258 x 388mm, on sheet 288 x 450mm
17. ‘Persian Gulf’
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- Abstract: The item consists of seven letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors. The letters refer to general updates from the Persian Gulf and surrounding regions between August 1852 and February 1853. It is the first in a series of sixteen items on events in the Gulf.The first letter is dated 31 August 1852 and is present at folio 1082. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2504/142186.The second letter is dated 2 October 1852 and is present at folio 1083. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2504/142187.The third letter is dated 3 November 1852 and is present at folio 1084. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2504/142188.The fourth letter is dated 3 November 1852 and is present at folio 1085. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2504/142189.The fifth letter is dated 3 December 1852 and is present at folios 1086-1087. Enclosures can be found at:IOR/F/4/2504/142190IOR/F/4/2504/142191IOR/F/4/2504/142192IOR/F/4/2504/142193.The sixth letter is dated 13 January 1853 and is present at folios 1088-1089. Enclosures can be found at:IOR/F/4/2504/142194IOR/F/4/2504/142195IOR/F/4/2504/142196IOR/F/4/2504/142197IOR/F/4/2504/142198IOR/F/4/2504/142199IOR/F/4/2504/142200.The seventh letter is dated 11 February 1853 and is present at folio 1090.The sixth letter contains a short quotation from a letter, dated 21 January 1852, from the Court of Directors to the Government of Bombay.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 350 of 1853', 'Collection N 1 (In 16 Volumes) & 3 Supplementary Vols:', 'Vol: 1', and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1080, and terminates at f 1090, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
18. ‘Persian Gulf. Reports drawn up by Lieutenant Kemball regarding [] tribes in the - .’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, a political letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain (later Major) Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns a request by the Government of India for a report on the history of Britain’s relations with the states on the Arabian coast of the Persian Gulf, and the completion of this by Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf. Kemball’s report was originally submitted with the political letter. The first part can be found in IOR/F/4/2121/100024, and the remainder is included in this item. An additional report on the territories belonging to the Imam of Muscat, produced by Captain Atkins Hamerton and also submitted with the political letter, is contained in IOR/F/4/2121/100026.This item contains the following sections of Kemball’s report:‘Historical Sketches of the Arab Tribes in the Persian Gulf from 1832 to 1844.’‘Chronological Table of Events connected with the Arab Tribes of the Persian Gulf being an Index to the Historical Sketches of those tribes.’‘Memoranda on the resources, localities and relations of the Tribes inhabiting the Arabian Shores of the Persian Gulf.’These sections contain Kemball’s summaries and commentary, as well as extracts from earlier records produced by British officials.The item contains a table of contents (f 145), and the title page (f 81) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5061, Coll. 5, Vol. 2’, ‘D/t 29/46’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 18’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 144 and terminates at f 329, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.Condition: Part of f 144 is missing, which has resulted in some of the text being lost.
19. 'Policy in Arabia'
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- Abstract: This printed memorandum is a note, dated 20 November 1918, by Sir Frederic Arthur Hirtzel of the India Office concerning British policy in Arabia. The note discusses 'The Status of the King of the Hejaz [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī]' and 'The Status of Iraq', and largely focuses on British interests in Mesopotamia [Iraq]. The policy note makes it clear that Britain’s main objective was to gain control of the whole of Mesopotamia.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 133 and terminates at folio 134, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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 also present in parallel between folios 11-158; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
20. 'Routes in Arabia'
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- Abstract: This volume contains descriptions of the 'more important of the known routes in Arabia proper' produced by the General Staff in Simla, India. It is divided up as follows:Part I- Routes in North-Eastern, Eastern, and Southern Arabia.Part II- Routes in South-Western, Western, and North-Western Arabia.Part III- Miscellaneous Routes in Mesopotamia.Appendix A- Information about Routes etc in the Rowanduz District by Abdullah Pasha, Hereditary Chief of Rowanduz and ex-official of the Turkish Government.Appendix B- Information relating to Navigation etc of the Tigris between Mosul and Baghdad supplied by our Raftsmen.The volume contains a Glossary of Arabic Terms used in the route descriptions and a map of Arabia with the routes marked on it.Physical description: Condition: A bound, printed volume.Foliation: The file's 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 corner of the recto side of each folio. Please note that f 424 is housed inside f 425.Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
21. 'Relations between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Sheikh of Koweit'
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- Abstract: This secret memorandum, printed by the Foreign Office, contains a record of a meeting held at the Foreign Office on 5 October 1933 to discuss relations between Great Britain and the Sheikh of Koweit [Kuwait], Aḥmad bin Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, particularly in regards to Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Aziz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān Āl Sa‘ūd]. The following were present at the meeting: Mr George William Rendel (Chair), Eastern Department of the Foreign Office; Mr K R Johnston, Foreign Office; Sir Andrew Ryan, His Majesty's Minister at Jeddah; Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Mr John Gilbert Laithwaite, India Office.The memorandum also includes three appendices:'Appendix A. Note by Sir Andrew Ryan. Ibn Saud's attitude towards Kowait', dated 16 August 1933 (folios 3v-4r);'Appendix B. Provisional Note. Obligations of His Majesty's Government towards the Sheikh of Koweit', 11 October 1933, by Sir John Gilbert Laithwaite (folios 4-6), which includes sections entitled 'A. Nature of the undertakings given', 'B. Constitution of the undertakings given to the Sheikh', and 'Conclusion', with references to various correspondence in the right hand margin;'Appendix C. Supplementary Note. Question of Liability for the Protection of Koweit against Aggression from Outside. 1928-1929', by Sir John Gilbert Laithwaite, dated 6 February, 1934 (folio 6).There are also a number of enclosures which include correspondence between folios 6 and 10.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 corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
22. 'Relations with Bin Saud'
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- Abstract: This printed memorandum, marked 'Secret', is a note by John Evelyn Suckburgh, Political Department of the India Office, dated 22 September 1918, concerning British relations with ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud). In light of a large number of telegrams on this subject, Shuckburgh wishes to clarify the matter with a statement. The note deals with Ibn Saud's relations with King Husain [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī], King of the Hijaz, and Ibn Rashīd, British representation with Ibn Saud, and the question of the supply of arms and munitions to Ibn Sa‘ūd, as well as some general observations. There is also an appendix (folio 91v) that includes details of communications made to Ibn Saud and his reply.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 90. and terminates at folio 91, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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 also present in parallel between folios 11-158; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
23. 'Arabian Sea'
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- Abstract: Chart 1012.Hydrographic chart covering the Arabian Sea, including the Gulf of Aden, between latitudes 7° 00' 00" N and 22° 32' 30" N. Includes the coastlines of the southern Arabian Peninsula, the Horn of Africa and parts of north-western India. Portrays hydrology, including depths by soundings and contours, some sands and rocks, relief by spot heights and hachures, vegetation, railways, settlements and place names, and includes buoys (highlighted in watercolour) and navigational notes.Eastern portion of the chart compiled by officers of the East India Government (1828-63); western portion by commanders Stafford Bettesworth Haines and I P Sanders [most likely John Parke Sanders] and lieutenants Albany Moore Grieve, Thomas Grere Carless, William Charles Barker and other officers of the Indian Navy (1836-49). Engraved by Malby & Sons. Published at the Admiralty 1899 with small corrections.Physical description: Materials: Printed, with additions in watercolour, on paperDimensions: 627 x 1173mm, on sheet 689 x 1231mm
24. ‘Slave Trade’
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- Abstract: The letters concern the 'slave trade' [trade in enslaved people] and, in particular, a new Act passed by the British Parliament relating to the trade, as well as reports on the trade being carried out in numerous places in and around the Persian Gulf.The first letter is dated 31 March 1849. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2343/123025.The second letter is dated 23 June 1849. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2343/123026.The third letter is dated 25 July 1849. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2343/123027.The fourth letter is dated 31 August 1849.The fifth letter is dated 3 October 1849. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2343/123029, which refer to the same incident described in the fourth letter.The item also contains enclosures to extracts of three Government of Bombay Political Consultations, dated from June and July 1849.These include:A letter from Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, dated 9 May 1849, in which he requests discretionary authority in cases relating to the 'slave trade'. He cites a recent incident involving a boat from Bussorah [Basra] and the Bahrein 'Chief' [Ruler of Bahrain].A letter from Hennell to the Government of Bombay, dated 21 July 1849, recounting a recent conversation he had with Sheik Ally bin Rashid of Ejmaun [Shaikh ‘Alī bin Rāshid al-Na‘īmī, Ruler of Ajman]. The conversation related to reports that subjects of the Imaum [Imām] of Muscat were permitted by the British Government to bring enslaved people from the African Coast.A letter from Captain Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul at Muscat, to the Government of Bombay, dated 4 May 1849, reporting that the 'slave trade' continues to be active, despite the convention currently in place between Britain and the Imaum.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 189 of 1850', 'Collection Vol: 1', and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 117, and terminates at f 127, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.