Author
Akhwan [Ikhwān] tribes in Najd
Publication Date
2 May 1929-31 Dec 1929 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
183
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/92
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x00033b
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
2 May 1929-31 Dec 1929 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file deals with revolts against the King of Hejaz and Najd [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] (commonly referred to in the papers as Bin Saud or Ibn Saud) by Akhwan [Ikhwān] tribes in Najd (also referred to as Nejd).
The file consists of a small amount of direct correspondence 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.
, Bahrain (and Indian Assistant, Bahrain) and 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 the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
; but the majority of the correspondence is 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.
, Kuwait (Lieutenant-Colonel James Carmichale More); 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.
; the High Commissioner for Iraq; the Government of India; the British Agent, Jeddah; the Colonial Office; the Foreign Office; and other British officials in the region, copies of which were sent to 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.
, Bahrain for information. There is also some correspondence with Bin Saud.
The file covers: operations of Bin Saud against rebel tribes, particularly Ajman and Mutair; activities of individual Akhwan leaders, especially Faisal al Dawish [Fayṣal al-Dawīsh]; cross-frontier movements of tribes; effect of operations on neighbouring states, particularly Kuwait; attitude of the Shaikh of Kuwait [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ], including suggestion of 'leakage' of supplies from Kuwait to the rebels (folio 70); consideration of British military action against rebels in Najd (e.g. folio 57); the position of the Awazim tribe; and accounts of Bin Saud's successes against the rebels, September - October 1929.
The Arabic language content of the file consists of ten folios of correspondence between Bin Saud and British officials.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are filed in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after the relevant covering letter.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential files, 1921-32
