'File 61/11 I (D 41) Relations between Nejd and Hejaz' [97r] (206/600)
The record is made up of 1 volume (295 folios). It was created in 19 Apr 1923-6 Nov 1924. 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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OlTFIISimAL.
N o . 4 ( 2) -X.
A copy of the undermentioned papers is for^/irarded to
the Chief Secretary to the Governnient of Madras
the Secretary to the dovernnent of Bombay,
Political Department
the Chief Secretary to the
Government of Bengal
From c. 1758-1858, the East India Company's administration in Bengal. From 1773-1833, the most senior of the three subdivisions of India, also known as the Supreme Government of India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj.
the Chief Secretary to the (rovernment of the United
Provinces
the Chief Secretary to the Government of the Punja'b
the Chief Secretary to the Government of Burma
the Chief Secretary to the Government of Bihar and Orissa
the Chief Secretary to the Government of the Central
Provinces
the Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam
the Hon ! "ble the Chief Commissioner and Agent to the
Governor-General in the
North-West frontier
Region of British India bordering Afghanistan.
Province
the Hon'Me the A^ent to the Gsvernor-General and
Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan
the Hon'hie the Chief Commissioner of Ajmer-Merwara
the Chief Ctrnmiesioner of Co or/?
the Chief Commissioner of Delhi
the Hon'hie the Resident at Hyderabad
the Hon 1 hie the Resident in Mysore
the Hon'hie the Acent to the Governor-General in
Central India
the Hon'hie the A^ent to the Governor-General in
Raj put an a
the Hon'hle 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 the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
Bushire^
the Resident at Baroda
the Resident in Kashmir
the Resident at Gwalior
the Agent to the Governor-General, Punjab States
the Agent to the Governor-General, Madras States
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.
, Bahrein
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.
, Kuwait
for information, in continuation §f the endorsement from
the Government of India in the Poreign and political
Department, lTo.4(2)-X«, dated 15th September 1924.
By order, etc.,
i ( yj c i. u ^ ' .
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India.
rei^n & Political Department,
Simla,
The 17th September 1924.
1. Telegram from 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.
, Aden, Ho.29,
dated 13th September 1924.
2. Telegram from His Majesty's Consul, Jedd^h, Ho.45,
dated 14th September 1924.
3. Telegram from ditto , Ho.46, dated 14th
September 1924.
4. Telegram to -- — -----ditto-------, Ho*1423-S., dated
15th September 1924.
5. Telegram from ---ditto — -----, Ho.46, dated 15th^
September 1924.
6. Telegram from f-f-ditto, Ho.49, dated 15th
September 1924, . ~. /-v*
^ l f ^ 1 i
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- Content
The volume consists of letters, telegrams, and memoranda relating to relations between Najd and the Hejaz. The majority of the correspondence is between Reader Bullard, the British Agent in Jeddah, 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 Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, the High Commissioner in Baghdad, the Colonial and Foreign Offices, both in London, the High Commissioner in Jerusalem, the Government of India, and Ibn Sa'ud himself, or his representatives.
Most of the volume covers events leading up to, and immediately after, the Ikhwan's capture of Taif, including Hussein ibn 'Ali's abdication and his son 'Ali's attempts to retain control of the Hejaz. There is a detailed report of the capture of Taif by Bullard (folios 186-201, 273-281). The documents reflect British concern with the reaction of Indian Muslims, with duplicates of correspondence regularly forwarded to numerous offices back in India. Some papers are about the effort to evacuate British Indian refugees and pilgrims from the region.
Other subjects covered in the volume are:
- the build-up to and ultimate failure of the Kuwait Conference of 1923-24;
- King Fuad of Egypt's suspected financial backing of Ibn Sa'ud's takeover of the Hejaz;
- the defining of the Hejaz-Trans-Jordan border;
- the motivations and movements of St John Philby and Rosita Forbes, both of whom were thought to be trying to gain entryinto Central Arabia.
Notable in the volume are a newspaper cutting from The Times of Mesopotamia , dated 13 July 1923, regarding treaty negotiations between Britain and King Hussein (folio 4), and extracts of letters from Ameen Rihani to Ibn Sa'ud that had been intercepted by the British and which offer advice on foreign policy.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (295 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically. The internal office notes at the back of the volume (renumbered as folios 247-258) include a chronological list of the main contents, together with a simple, running index number from 1 to 111. These index numbers are also written on the front of the documents they refer to, in red or blue crayon and encircled, to help identify and locate them within the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Main foliation sequence: numbers are written in pencil and circled, in the top right corner on the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The numbering, which starts on the front cover of the volume and ends on the inside back cover, is as follows: 1A-1D, 2-262.
Secondary and earlier foliation sequence: the numbers 1 to 322 are written in pencil in the top right corner on the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio, except for the internal office notes at the back of the volume, which are paginated in pencil from 1 to 23. Published copies of four British Government reports at the front of the volume (renumbered as folios 2-63) also have pencilled page numbers written on them.
Condition: broken spine cover.
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