The Visit of Najd Delegation to London, (October - November 1919): A Documentary Study

Q4 Social Sciences
Saeed Mushabab Al-Qahtani
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Objectives: The study aims to analyze the Saudi and British documents to understand the historical context that led to Prince Faisal’s visit to London in 1919, and the reasons and aims that prompted Britain to invite Ibn Saud to this visit and was this related to Britain’s global perspective after WWI or was this related to its strategic interests and the internal situation in Arabia at the time. Methods: The study is mainly based on the analysis of Saudi and British documents, especially those of the British Foreign Office, the Indian Office Records, the information available in British newspapers, and primary and secondary sources. Results: The turbulent political and military situation in Arabia prompted Britain to invite Ibn Saud for a settlement with Sharif Hussein. The apparent British bias reflected in the difficulties faced by the delegation, which were not compatible with the usual diplomatic norms, and ultimately led to the failure of the visit to achieve tangible results for either party. Conclusions: Both the British and Saudi sides had their goals from the visit, but because the British negotiator - despite his pretense of neutrality - linked reaching a settlement of the border dispute through a direct meeting between Sharif Hussein and Ibn Saud with the fulfillment of the delegation's demands, namely the renewal of the British Treaty, the increase of British financial aid, and the issue of the Najdi pilgrims, the Najdis refrained from making any binding or conclusive promises regarding the approval of the British request.
纳杰德代表团访问伦敦(1919 年 10 月至 11 月):文献研究
研究目的:本研究旨在分析沙特和英国的文件,以了解费萨尔亲王 1919 年访问伦敦的历史背景,以及促使英国邀请伊本-沙特访问的原因和目的,这是否与英国在一战后的全球视野有关,还是与其当时的战略利益和阿拉伯内部局势有关。研究方法:研究主要基于对沙特和英国文件的分析,特别是英国外交部的文件、印度办公室记录、英国报纸上的信息以及第一手和第二手资料。研究结果阿拉伯动荡的政治和军事局势促使英国邀请伊本-沙特与谢里夫-侯赛因达成和解。英国明显的偏见反映在代表团所面临的困难上,这些困难不符合通常的外交规范,最终导致访问未能为任何一方取得实际成果。结论:英国和沙特双方都有自己的访问目标,但由于英国谈判代表--尽管他假装中立--将通过谢里夫-侯赛因和伊本-沙特之间的直接会晤解决边界争端与满足代表团的要求(即延长英国条约、增加英国财政援助和纳杰迪朝圣者问题)联系在一起,纳杰迪人避免就批准英国的要求做出任何具有约束力或结论性的承诺。
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Dirasat: Human and Social Sciences
Dirasat: Human and Social Sciences Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
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期刊介绍: Dirasat is an international peer-refereed research journal published in seven specialized series by the Deanship of Academic Research, University of Jordan. Issues of Dirasat: Human and Social Sciences are published tri-annually. Articles submitted are reviewed according to the highest standards by scientists specialized in their fields. The articles are written in Arabic or English.
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