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File 10/11 Ibn Sa`ud and the Hijaz: Fall of Taif; abdication of King Husain; occupation of Mecca [159r] (317/514)
The record is made up of 1 file (255 folios). It was created in 9 Sep 1924-18 Nov 1924. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .
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" T nirby arrives today.
r ’o a deputation which went to Llecca from
Jeddah, d/sdnhahi leader offered general immunity, non-
-intervention in affairs of his&xx Jeddah anc retention of
all officials. Only condition is that Ali should be
arrestee or forced to leave. The people are quite
prepared to sacrifice Ali but he, with small force
composed mainly of ele? ents from outside Hejaz, is no
longer under their control.
The Wahhabis threaten to treat Jeddah like
Taif if condition is not fulfilled. This is probably
bluff, but the population is alarmed and the rich are
fleeing in all directions. Jeddah should be easy to
defend, but reliability of force doubtful; on the other
hand, the invader has never yet met serious resistance and
might not like to face trenches. In any case I do not
expect attack to be made before arrival of Ibn Baud.
BULLARD.
Ho. 604-S of 1924.
British
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
and Consulate-General,
Bushire, 1st November 1924.
Copies of the above telegram are forwarded to
the Political Agents, Kuwait, Bahrain and Muscat.
Under Secretary to
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This file contains correspondence related to the British Government's relationship with Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd].
In chronological order, the correspondence relates specifically to the capture of Taif by Wahhabi forces, the abdication of King Husain of the Hejaz (and the appointment of his son Ali as his successor), arrangements to evacuate pilgrims from the Hejaz and finally, the capture of Mecca by Wahhabi forces. As well as correspondence, the file contains a number of detailed accounts of these events that were written by the British Agent in Jeddah, Reader William Bullard.
The majority of the correspondence in the file is between British officials, but the file also contains a limited amount of correspondence from Ibn Sa'ud and officials of the Government of Hejaz. These letters are translated into English and the file does not contain copies of the Arabic originals.
The file contains English translations of two proclamations that were delivered by Ibn Sa'ud in October and November 1924 (folios 189-190 and 236).
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- 1 file (255 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 257; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-256; these numbers are also written in pencil but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/5/36
- Title
- File 10/11 Ibn Sa`ud and the Hijaz: Fall of Taif; abdication of King Husain; occupation of Mecca
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:171v, 180r:185v, 188r:188v, 193r:208v, 216r:235v, 238r:256v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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