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Coll 6/82 'Saudi Arabia: Removal from Jedda, of Indian Vice-Consul, Pilgrimage officer (Bahadur Ihsanullah), owing to Saudi intrigues against him.' [83r] (165/249)
The record is made up of 1 file (123 folios). It was created in 30 Jun 1936-21 Oct 1937. 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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has deserved excellently of the Government of India
and of the Legation, if he could be found another post
elsewhere, but some two years ago the Government of
India were unable to accede to a recommendation put
forward by Ryan in this sense. I understand from him
that he has recently renewed his recommendation in a
personal letter to Sir A. Metcalfe in which he made
it quite clear that he would only favour Ihsanulla’s
removal if he could be appointed to some other
respectable post, so that he should not suffer by having
to retire on the very small pension to which apparently
he would be entitled, and so that his removal should
not appear to be a victory for his Saudi and Indian
enemies. Bullard is also of opinion that Ihsanulla
has outlived his usefulness at the Legation in Jedda,
but is equally concerned that his removal should not
penalise him and should not appear as a triumph to
intriguers outside and inside the Legation.
4. With these opinions we generally concur, and
I should be very grateful if you could see your way
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This file concerns the early retirement of the Indian Vice-Consul at Jedda, Khan Bahadur Ihsanullah, in 1937, due to what are referred to as intrigues against him.
The correspondence includes details of Ihsanullah's position as Vice-Consul, which he has held since 1918. It discusses his duties as pilgrimage officer, which consist of protecting and catering for pilgrims from India and other British territories, and names those groups that are deemed by the British to be responsible for the intrigues against him. Ihsanullah's zeal on behalf of Indian pilgrims is also mentioned as being a factor, since it is reported to have caused friction between Ihsanullah and the Saudi authorities.
The correspondence includes discussion of the possibility of Ihsanullah being transferred to Aden, the arrangements for Ihsanullah's pension, the effect that his retirement is likely to have on Indian pilgrims, and the question of who should succeed him in his post. The principal correspondents regarding this matter are the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India (Sir Samuel Findlater Stewart), His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Reader William Bullard), and officials of the Foreign 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 Government of India's Foreign Department (later External Affairs Department).
Also included is correspondence between His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires, Jedda (Albert Spencer Calvert), and the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which discusses the case of a former servant of Ihsanullah's who sought refuge from her husband with Ihsanullah and his family.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence (folios 2).
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- 1 file (123 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 124; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Coll 6/82 'Saudi Arabia: Removal from Jedda, of Indian Vice-Consul, Pilgrimage officer (Bahadur Ihsanullah), owing to Saudi intrigues against him.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:38v, 40r:91v, 93r:98v, 101r:109v, 111r:116v, 120r:124v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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