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File 10/12 Tribal and desert information: reduction and withdrawal of RAF and naval forces in Kuwait; Ibn Sa`ud's meeting with Ikhwan at Buraida; Riyadh Conference

Title	File 10/12 Tribal and desert information: reduction and withdrawal of RAF and naval forces in Kuwait; Ibn Sa`ud's meeting with Ikhwan at Buraida; Riyadh Conference
Author	Ibn Sa'ud in Riyadh in October 1928 to negotiate with leaders of the Ikhwan. The majority of the correspondence in the file is internal correspondence between British officials but letters exchanged between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative
Publication Date:	1 Apr 1928-30 Dec 1928 (CE, Gregorian)
Type	Document
Language	English
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	167
Library:	Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID	IOR/R/15/5/40
Record ID	vdc_100000000831.0x0003c3
Library Location	British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
Date	1 Apr 1928-30 Dec 1928 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes	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 in the file relates to reports concerning the movement of Ikhwan tribal forces, plans for the withdrawal of British ships, aircraft and armoured cars that had been stationed in and around Kuwait for defensive purposes, the provision of Lewis and Vickers machine guns (with ammunition) to the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and a conference that was held by Ibn Sa'ud in Riyadh in October 1928 to negotiate with leaders of the Ikhwan. The majority of the correspondence in the file is internal correspondence between British officials but letters exchanged between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kuwait, Major James Carmichael More, and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (in Arabic with English translations), also appear throughout the file. In addition to correspondence, the file also contains a note on the Utaibah tribe prepared by the British Special Service Officer in Kuwait (folios 4-16) and an English translation of the Kuwait-Najd Boundary Convention that was signed on 2 December 1922 (folios 118-119).

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File 10/12 Tribal and desert information: reduction and withdrawal of RAF and naval forces in Kuwait; Ibn Sa`ud's meeting with Ikhwan at Buraida; Riyadh Conference

Author Ibn Sa'ud in Riyadh in October 1928 to negotiate with leaders of the Ikhwan. The majority of the correspondence in the file is internal correspondence between British officials but letters exchanged between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative

Publication Date 1 Apr 1928-30 Dec 1928 (CE, Gregorian)

Type Document

Language English

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 167

Library Qatar Digital Library

Library Asset ID IOR/R/15/5/40

Record ID vdc_100000000831.0x0003c3

Library Location British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Date 1 Apr 1928-30 Dec 1928 (CE, Gregorian)

Notes 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 in the file relates to reports concerning the movement of Ikhwan tribal forces, plans for the withdrawal of British ships, aircraft and armoured cars that had been stationed in and around Kuwait for defensive purposes, the provision of Lewis and Vickers machine guns (with ammunition) to the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and a conference that was held by Ibn Sa'ud in Riyadh in October 1928 to negotiate with leaders of the Ikhwan. The majority of the correspondence in the file is internal correspondence between British officials but letters exchanged between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kuwait, Major James Carmichael More, and the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (in Arabic with English translations), also appear throughout the file. In addition to correspondence, the file also contains a note on the Utaibah tribe prepared by the British Special Service Officer in Kuwait (folios 4-16) and an English translation of the Kuwait-Najd Boundary Convention that was signed on 2 December 1922 (folios 118-119).