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'File 61/6 VI (D 70) Nejd affairs (Bin Saud General File) Final Payments to Bin Saud in Lieu of Subsidy' [247r] (488/514)
The record is made up of 1 volume (267 folios). It was created in 5 Jun 1923-19 Jan 1931. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT.
EASTERN (Arabia).
BUSniPE
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.
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December 30, 1930.
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CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 1.
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[E 6943/4522/91] No. 1.
Mr. Hope-Gill to Mr. A. Henderson.—{Received December 30.)
(No. 364.)
HIS Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Jedda presents his compliments to His
Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and has the honour to
transmit herewith, with reference to his telegram No. 231 of the 25th November,
translation of a note, dated the 15th November, from the Acting Minister for Foreign
Affairs at Mecca on the subject of the administration of Asir.
2. A copy of this despatch has been sent to the Resident at Aden.
Jedda, December 10, 1030.
Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs to Mr. Hope-Gill.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs,
(Translation.) Mecca, November 15, 1930.
I HAVE the honour to forward to you herewith for your perusal a copy of the
Green Book issued concerning the administration of the Idrisi Province.
With highest respects,
FUAD HAMZA.
Enclosure 2 in No. 1.
(Translation.) Official Green Book.
Idrisi Province.
{Published in the " Um-al-Qura " of 23 Jumadi-ath-Thani, 1349.)
Sealed : Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Government of the Hejaz and of Nejd
Mecca. an d its Dependencies.
Official Communique from the Press Department.
HIS Majesty's attention was directed, after the completion of the last
pilgrimage season, towards the introduction of many improvements in the internal
affairs of His Majesty's dominions. One of the things to which His Majesty has
given his high attention is the Idrisi Province, which, in accordance with the treaty
concluded at Mecca on the 22nd September, 1926, is under His Majesty s protection.
His Majesty, may God preserve him, desired to help it for its weltare ano the
prosperity of its' people. So he issued his gracious orders for a special Koyal
Commission composed of Fadh-bin-Zair, Mohammed-al-Hejazi, Saleh the Doctor
and Ahmad-bin-Hleil, to be sent to the Idrisi Province to discuss and consider jointly
with the Legislative Council there such affairs as would lead to the reformation oi
the country and its subjects. The commission actually left, about the beginning o
Muharram this year (the 28th May, 1930) and began its work with the authorities
there under the supervision of As Sayyid A1 Hasan. The commission worked tor
more than four months, after which they forwarded to His Majesty a detailed report
^ in which they fully explained the situation in the Idrisi Province. Atter lie had
studied the report. His Majesty found it better to send another commission to consult
As Savvid Al-Hasan-al-Idrisi, his Government and his Legislative Council on
matters necessary for the administration of the State and the introduction of
improvements The second commission left about two months ago under the
presidency
The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent.
of Hamad-al-Abdali, and co-opted the members of the first commission
as well as the Legislative Council in the Idrisi Province. After careful con
sideration and discussion an agreement was arrived at as to the ways and means to
be followed for the administration of the country.
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The volume consists of letters, telegrams, administrative reports, memoranda, and hand-written notes concerning the affairs of Ibn Sa'ud and the Najd. The correspondence is between the Political 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. in Bushire, the Political Agencies in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jeddah, the High Commissioner in Iraq, the High Commissioner in Egypt, the Resident in Aden, the Colonial Office, the 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. and the Foreign Office, all in London, the Foreign Department of the Government of India, and Ibn Sa'ud. There are some letters written in Arabic.
The main subjects that the documents relate to are: the final payment of Ibn Sa'ud's subsidy; the unrest and movements of a number of tribes of the region, particularly the 'Ajman and those in the Kuwait area; and the expulsion of Hindu merchants from Qatif by Ibn Sa'ud.
Other topics are:
- Ibn Sa'ud's liability for Ottoman Public Debt repayments;
- diplomatic development and policy of Ibn Sa'ud;
- the absorption of the 'Idrisi state into Ibn Sa'ud's territories;
- Ibn Sa'uds's assumption of the title of 'King';
- anti-Wahabi propaganda distributed among Muslims in India.
Near the end of the volume is mention of treaties signed by Ibn Sa'ud with the German Reich and the Turkish Republic. Also of note is a 'Green Book', an official Najdi document, on the administration of the 'Idrisi province.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (267 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically. There is an alphabetical subject index to the contents, at the front of the volume (folio 1C). The index entries refer to the original folio numbers of relevant documents, to help identify and locate them within the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the sequence starts on the title page and continues through to the inside back cover. The numbers are written in pencil and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- 247r:247v, 249r:249v
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