Author
the British to prevent further incursions into the Aden Protectorate by the Imam's forces
Publication Date
25 Feb 1928-31 Mar 1928 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
291
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/1/581
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x00022a
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
25 Feb 1928-31 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, George Ambrose Lloyd, High Commissioner in Cairo, Herbert Plumer, High Commissioner in Jerusalem, H. G. C. Franklin, Senior Naval Officer in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bertram Thesiger, Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station, and the Government of India.
The volume covers the British response to the crisis following the Ikhwan rebellion and the threat of attack on Kuwaiti and Iraqi territory. Documents relate to:
military measures taken to defend Kuwait and Iraq and counter the
Ikhwan
threat, including air reconnaissance and attacks, naval deployments (HMS
Emerald,
HMS
Lupin,
HMS
Crocus, the Triad,
HMS
Enterprise,
HMS
Patrick Stewart,
and
the Bandra
are all mentioned) frontier forts, and the supply of armoured cars and guns to Kuwait;
rumours and reports of tribal movements in the region, usually coming from shepherds, merchants, travellers and other local sources;
the thoughts and actions of Ibn Sa'ud himself, including his relations with the Ikhwan leadership;
the endeavour to arrange a meeting between Ibn Sa'ud and either Gilbert Clayton or the Agent at Sharjah (a Muslim).
Other subjects that emerge from the file are:
a concern about the large amount of cypher work that needs to be done and the need for a cypher clerk from India;
the situation in Yemen, including a rumoured meeting between Ibn Sa'ud and Imam Yahya, and the measures taken by the British to prevent further incursions into the Aden Protectorate by the Imam's forces;
the official objection to a proposed visit by the Basra
Times
correspondent to Riyadh to meet Ibn Sa'ud.
Notable within the volume are the following documents:
a series of intelligence reports by Gerald de Gaury, who was appointed to gather such information, including information on a Mutair informant, the topography of the Batin frontier, and the Roqah division of the 'Ataibah (‘Utaiba) tribe (folios 249-269);
Report by Barrett on Ibn Sa'ud's position, frame of mind, and actions (folios 268-274).
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Düzenleme
The volume is arranged chronologically
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
A Series: 61/14 V Confidential Series: D 49
