Author
an agent.
in Jeddah
Publication Date
23 Aug 1929-30 Sep 1929 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
226
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/1/587
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x000230
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
23 Aug 1929-30 Sep 1929 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The volume contains letters, telegrams, reports and memoranda relating to affairs between Najd, Iraq, and Kuwait. The majority of the correspondence is between Harold Dickson, 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, Cyril Barrett, the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in Bushire, Charles Prior, 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 Bahrain, Gilbert Clayton, the High Commissioner in Baghdad, Ibn Sa'ud, the King of Najd and Hejaz, Sheikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, the ruler of Kuwait, Robert Brooke-Popham, Air Officer Commanding in Iraq, the British
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Jeddah, the Colonial Office in London, and the Government of India.
The majority of the volume relates to the continuing rebellion against Ibn Sa'ud's rule by the Ikhwan. Issues and events discussed are:
the encampment of rebels at Subaihiyah and the success of persuading them to leave peacefully by Dickson and the Sheikh of Kuwait;
the air reconnaissance mission that risked sparking conflict and ruining these efforts;
the sale of guns and ammunition to Sheikh Ahmed;
intelligence on tribal movements and activities, especially those considered to be rebels;
the question of whether to deploy a Special Service Officer in Kuwait;
the structure and make-up of Ibn Sa'ud's armed forces;
an outbreak of rebel activity in the Hejaz;
Barrett's commendations for Dickson and Sheikh Ahmed after their success in getting the rebels to leave Kuwait peacefully, and the responses to them;
intelligence and opinion on Ibn Sa'ud's thoughts and activities;
alleged communication and cooperation between certain Ikhwan leaders and the Iraq authorities;
the planned response to a possible mass influx of rebel refugees into Kuwait.
Notable are the reports by Harold Dickson. They cover a wide range of topics and appear regularly throughout the volume.
At the back of the volume (folios 215-219) are office notes.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The volume is arranged chronologically. There is an alphabetical subject index to the contents, at the front of the volume (folios 3, 4). The index entries include the folio numbers of relevant documents, to help identify and locate them within the volume.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
A Series: 61/14 XI Confidential Series: D 58
