Author
the documents include:
the military response to the crisis
Publication Date
3 Feb 1928-5 Mar 1928 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
257
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/1/580
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x000229
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
3 Feb 1928-5 Mar 1928 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The volume contains telegrams, letters, and reports relating to affairs between Najd, Kuwait, and Iraq. Most of the correspondence is between Lionel Haworth, 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, Henry Dobbs, the High Commissioner in Baghdad, Ibn Sa'ud, the King of the Hejaz and Najd, Leo Amery, the Secretary of State for the Colonies in London, James More, 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 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, Edward Ellington, the Air Officer Commanding in Iraq, and the Government of India.
The majority of the volume covers the British response to the crisis following the Ikhwan rebellion and the threat of attack on Kuwaiti and Iraqi territory. The volume contains telegrams, letters, and reports relating to affairs between Najd, Kuwait, and Iraq. The documents reflect the differences in opinion and policy between the High Commissioner in Baghdad, the Colonial Office, the Political
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
in Bushire, and the Government of India; Iraq taking a more warlike approach towards Ibn Sa'ud, while 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.
is more cautious and conciliatory.
Matters covered by the documents include:
the military response to the crisis, including the sending of ships HMS
Emerald
,
Crocus
, and
Lupin
to Kuwait, and air operations in Iraq, Kuwait, and Najd, including a bombing raid on Safah;
Ibn Sa'ud's complaints about bombing raids on his territory as breaches of the treaties and agreements the British are bound by;
the posting of an Intelligence Officer in Kuwait;
the protection of Americans and other Europeans in the area;
King Faisal of Iraq's proposal of counter raids against the Ikhwan;
the expulsion of Hindu merchants from Qatif and the possible religious reasons for it.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The volume is arranged chronologically.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
A Series: 61/14 IV Confidential Series: D 48
