Author
an agent.
in Bahrain
Publication Date
9 Sep 1929-31 Oct 1929 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
264
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/1/588
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x000231
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
9 Sep 1929-31 Oct 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, the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Bahrain, Hubert Young, the acting High Commissioner in Baghdad, Ibn Sa'ud, the King of Najd and Hejaz, Fuad Bey Hamza, Ibn Sa'ud's Foreign Minister, the British
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Jeddah, and the Colonial Office in London.
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 situation in Hasa following a battle at Injair between Faisal al-Dawish's Ikhwan and the members of the Awazim tribe, loyal to Ibn Sa'ud;
Ibn Sa'ud's complaints of Kuwaiti and Iraqi assistance to the rebels and Britain's response to them;
Ibn Sa'ud's request to station his forces near the frontier in case of attack and to be able to pursue rebels into Kuwaiti territory;
intelligence on tribal movements and activities, especially those considered to be rebels and including false reports of al-Dawish's death;
the question of whether to deploy a Special Service Officer in Kuwait;
British pilots and planes sent to Ibn Sa'ud to help establish Ibn Sa'ud's air force;
intelligence and opinion on Ibn Sa'ud's thoughts and activities;
the need for more information on Bedouin customs and laws, including notes (folios 92-94) on 'Desert Law' by Bertram Thomas and extracts (folios 95-99) from Alois Musil's
The manners and customs of the Rwala Bedouins;
the planned response to a possible mass influx of rebel refugees into Kuwait;
al-Dawish's entry 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 251-258) 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 4-5). 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 XII Confidential Series: D 59
