Publication Date
31 Dec 1929-31 Jan 1930 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
299
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/1/591
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x000234
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
31 Dec 1929-31 Jan 1930 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The volume contains letters, telegrams, memoranda, and reports pertaining to relations between Najd and Iraq. The correspondence is between Harold Dickson,
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, Hugh Biscoe,
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, Lord Passfield, Secretary of State for the Colonies in London, William Bond, Charge d'Affaires in Jeddah, Francis Humphrys, High Commissioner in Iraq, John Chancellor, High Commissioner in Palestine, Robert Brooke-Popham, Air Officer Commanding in Iraq, Arthur Henderson, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in London, the Government of India, Sheikh Ahmed al-Jabar al-Sabah, Sheikh of Kuwait, Ibn Sa'ud, King of Najd and the Hejaz, and 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.
The volume covers the unsettled period following the collapse of the Ikhwan rebellion against Ibn Sa'ud's rule when many rebel tribes sought sanctuary in Iraq and Kuwait. The documents discuss the whereabouts of some of the leaders (Faisal ad-Dawish, Naif al-Hithlain, ibn Mashhur, ibn Lami and ibn Shiblan) and their tribes (mainly Ajman and Mutair), and what to do with them should they surrender. The negotiations of their surrender and those to secure an agreed return to Najd is also discussed, the latter in some detail following meetings between 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.
and Ibn Sa'ud himself. Restitution of property lost during raids is also discussed and negotiated.
The volume also covers a dialogue on the idea of a meeting between King Faisal of Iraq and Ibn Sa'ud.
At the back (folios 286-87) are internal 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 3-4B). 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 XV Confidential Series: D 62
