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1. '11/9 AMIR OF DHAHRAN'
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- Abstract: This files concerns relations between the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Amir of Dhahran [al-Ẓahrān] on the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia. The correspondents in the file include Khalid Sidairi [Khālid al-Suayrī], Amir of al-Ẓahrān; the Political Agent at Bahrain; and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire.The correspondence of May 1945 (ff 2-5) concerns the appointment of Khālid al-Suayrī by Abdul-Aziz [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)] to administer the Amirate [Emirate] of Dhahran [Imārat Muqāṭi‘at al-Ẓahrān]. The correspondence of April 1946 (f 6) concerns a visit of the Bahrain State Engineer to Hassa [al-Aḥsā’] 20-25 March 1946 at the request of the Amir of Hassa (perhaps also of the Amir of Dhahran?) to advise both on the electrification of the town of Hofuf [al-Hufūf], and on the question of whether equipment and infrastructure had been supplied by the United States of America or Britain.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the 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.
2. '11/11 Visits by P.R's in the P.G. to King Ibn Saud'
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence reporting on visits to ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud) undertaken by Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Vincent Biscoe and Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior in 1932 and 1946 respectively.The report of Prior's visit (ff 2-9), dated 5 February 1932, is sent to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Sir Philip Cunliff-Lister, and copied to the Political Agent at Bahrain. Details of his journey are included, as well as meetings with Yusuf Yasin [Yūsuf Yāsīn] and Ibn Saud, with discussions concerning the Kuwait blockade, emergency landing grounds in Hasa [al-Aḥsā’], and the latter's administration and financial difficulties. The report is followed by a letter, dated 16 February 1932, forwarding translations of letters exchanged between Biscoe and Yusuf Yasin on 28 January 1932 (ff 11-14).The report of Prior's visit (ff 15-19), dated 13 May 1946, is sent to Hugh Weightman, Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs Department, and copied to Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Crawshaw Galloway, Political Agent at Bahrain. Details of his journey are included, as well as meetings with Abdullah al Sulaiman [‘Abdullāh al-Sulaymān], Finance Minister; Harry St John Bridger Philby; Hafiz Wahba, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Britain; and Ibn Saud. Discussions concern Ibn Saud's health, various aspects of regional and international politics (including Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and the Indian independence movement, the Arab League and the Persian Gulf states, Iran, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), Indian visas for Saudi Arabian subjects, and foreign advisors. The report also includes a number of reminiscences of, and comparisons with, a visit to Ibn Saud which was undertaken fifteen years previously.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-19; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
3. 'XXII/10 Status of Kuwait & Negotiations with Turkey.'
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- Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the status of Kuwait and the negotiations between Britain and Turkey which led to a treaty in 1913.The discussion in the volume relates to the:the proposed settlement of Kuwait question with Turkish Government;the draft Anglo-Turkish Convention;the report of Shaikh Mubarak's control over tribes, and on frontiers of Kuwait;negotiations on the draft Convention.Included in the volume is a copy of the Anglo-Turkish Agreement and the collection of documents signed on 29 July,1912.The principal correspondents in the volume include the following: the Viceroy; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Percy Zachariah Cox; the Assistant Resident, Percy Gordon Loch; the Ambassador to Constantinople, Sir Gerard Lowther.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 223; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 4-222; these numbers are also written in pencil, but, where circled, are crossed through.
4. 'XXII/9 Sheikh's relations with Germany'
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- Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to:the visit of Wonckhaus and an application for permission to open a branch in Kuwait;approaches from Wonckhaus about the Baghdad Railway.The principal correspondents in the volume include the following: Political Agent at Kuwait, William Henry Irvine Shakespear; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Percy Zachariah Cox; and First Assistant Resident, R L Birdwood.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 22; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Two additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 1-21; these numbers are also written in pencil, but, where circled, are crossed through.
5. 'Germany and the Middle East'
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- Abstract: This printed memorandum, by Joseph Austen Chamberlain, contains a report of a lecture 'Germany and the Middle East', by Dr Paul Rohrbach given at the Hamberg Volksheim which was printed in Hamburger Fremdenblatt, 3 December 1915.The report discusses Rohrbach's opinions on the current situation in Europe and how Germany now had an advantage following the opening up of routes to the Middle East and the Suez Canal through the provision of railways and money to Turkey. The lecture also focused on Germany's need for raw materials, how access to the Middle East can provide them with oil, minerals, cotton and wheat, and the potential future economic benefits posed by the war-time alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey. The lecture concludes with the suggestion that as Germany cannot compete with Britain in its Naval strength it could use the Suez Canal as a point of pressure to try to secure access to the sea and its own position in the heart of Europe.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation commences and concludes on folio 6, 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 former foliation sequence is also present in the volume; these numbers are also written in pencil, are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
6. 'Miscellaneous Paper relating to the trade of the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf'
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- Abstract: The volume contains a variety of papers relating to trade in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulph [Gulf]. The volume is organised into four parts, with contents summarised on folio 4:Papers relating to trade with Suez, 1773-78: proceedings, letters, representations and answers (ff 5-57)Trade with Arabia and Persia: report of the Resident at Bushehr [Bushire, also written in the volume as Busheer] and the Resident and joint factors at Bussora [Basra, also written as Busshorah], 1790-91 (ff 55-139)Survey of the Abyssenian [Abyssinian] and Nubian Coast by Lieutenants Court and Maxfield, 22 July to 3 August 1825 (ff 140-154)Memoir by Captain Sealy of the Gulph of Persia, 1813 (ff 155-196).The papers in the volume cover the period 1773-1813, with the exception of one item dated 1825.The first part, dated 1773-78, regards attempts by the East India Company to set up trade in Suez, and the opposition of the Ottoman Government. The matter is discussed in letters, memoranda, reports and extracts of Bengal Public Consultations. The principal correspondents are: officials of the East India Company; the Ottoman Porte [Sublime Porte, Government of the Ottoman Empire]; Robert Ainslie, British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire; and Mehmed Pasha, Grand Vizir [Meḥmed Pāshā, Grand Vizier].The second part of the file consists of a report relating to the commerce of Arabia and Persia by the Resident at Bushire and the Resident and joint factors at Bussora. The report was signed at Bussora on 15 August 1790 by Samuel Manesty and Harford Jones. The report is preceded by an extract of a Bombay commercial consultation dated 25 February 1791 (f 58) and a list of different goods brought to Bushire from different parts of Hindoostan [India] (ff 58-62), as well as a letter by C Watkins.The third section consists of two letters to the Bombay Marine Board from Lieutenant Mayfield, describing his visit to the Abyssenian and Nubian coasts with Lieutenant Court. This is followed by letters from the Superintendent of the Marine. The fourth part is a memoir of a chart of the Gulph by Captain Henry William Sealy. In this memoir are recorded descriptions of places and cities (i.e. Persian coast, Muscat, and Bushire); also mentioned are remarkable objects, the longitude of the coast, ships and harbours sighted, and other remarks.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 199; 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 file also contains an original pagination sequence.
7. 'Ibn Sa'ud. Notes by Colonel Hamilton, Political Agent, Koweit, based on conversations at Riyadh in November 1917'
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- Abstract: This printed memorandum is a report by Colonel Robert Edward Hamilton, Political Agent at Kuwait, received through the Arab Bureau, Iraq Section, concerning ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd. The report, based on conversations the author had in Riyadh in November 1917, is split into five sections concerning Ibn Sa‘ūd's title, his relations with the tribes (including the Ajman), the question of the capture of Hail [Ḥā’il], his attitude towards King Husain [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī], King of the Hijaz, and Ibn Sa‘ūd's desiderata.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 72, and terminates at folio 74, 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.
8. 'Proceedings in consequence of the accidental killing of the Persian Ambassador Haji Kheleel Khan at Mazagaon. Examiners Office June 1804'
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- Abstract: This item consist of letters, extracts of letters, and a copy of dispatches between, principally, the Court of Directors of the East India Company and the Secret Committee of the Government of Bombay regarding the proceedings in consequence of the death of the Persian Ambassador, Haji Khali Khan [Ḥājjī Khalīl Khān], in Bombay on 20 July 1802.The item contains discussion of the details of the death of the Ambassador of Persia in Bombay and its aftermath, including the following: the causes of death; the assignation of Sir John Malcolm as a diplomatic contact for the Shah of Persia, to preserve good communications between Persia and Britain after the incident; and reports from John Malcolm. In addition to correspondence, the item includes a statement of the pension for the son of the Persian Ambassador (f 251).Notable correspondents include the following: the Secretary to the Governor General; the Governor of Bombay, Jonathan Duncan; the Court of Directors of the East India Company; the Secret Committee of the Government of Bombay; the Governor General of Bengal, Richard Wellesley; Samuel Manesty; and Sir John Malcolm.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 217, and terminates at f 254, 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.
9. 'Territorial changes. Memorandum by the India Office'
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- Abstract: The document outlines territorial changes across Arabia and Africa, and details the main countries who hold influence in the regions, namely Britain, France, Italy, Russia and Portugal. Four appendices are attached to the main memorandum as follows:Appendix A: Telegram from Government of India to Secretary of State [for India], dated 8 September 1916;Appendix B: Declaration respecting the Independence of Muscat and Zanzibar, 1862;Appendix C: Extract from the Anglo-Turkish Convention of 9 March 1914;Appendix D: French Possessions in India.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 74, and terminates at f 78, 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 present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
10. 'Arabia. Agreement with the Idrisi Saiyid regarding the Farasan Islands and other matters'
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- Abstract: Three documents are included in this file: the 'Supplementary Agreement concluded between His Majesty's Government and Saiyid Muhammad Bin Ali Bin Ahmed Bin Idrisi, the Idrisi' which was negotiated by Harold Fenton Jacob, First Assistant Resident Agent, Aden, and which recognises the ownership of the Farasan Islands by the Idrisi and guarantees British support in protecting the islands from hostile action; a letter from James Marshall Stewart, Political Resident in Aden, relating to his views on the agreement; and a 'Memorandum on the supplementary engagement concluded with the Idrisi Saiyad on 22nd January 1917' by H F Jacob. The latter document touches upon the hostility between the Turkish [Ottomans] and the Idrisi; it also discusses the Idrisi's concerns over whether Britain will win the First World War, and how this would impact upon the agreement and on future relations with the Turks.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 112, and terminates at f 113, 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 present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
11. '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.
12. 'Boundary between Persia and North-West Baluchistan'
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- Abstract: Two documents exist within these folios, one of which was written by Hermann Anderson Haines, Assistant, Public Works Department, on 19 September 1893, and the next by Captain Frederick Weston Peile MacDonald on 15 August 1893. The first document by Haines explains the history leading up to the boundary dispute between Persia and Baluchistan over the ownership of Mekran and the actions that have been taken by each party. It also focuses on the original documents, drawn up by Major-General Sir Frederic John Goldsmid, which marked the boundary. Haines closes the document by stating the necessity of speedy delimitation. The second document by MacDonald focuses mainly upon the benefits of quickly arranging a settlement over the boundary as he believes that it shows the support of the British for the people of Mekran and also provides a countermove against recent Russian involvement in the region.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 23, and terminates at f 31, 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.