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'File 61/11 V (D 95) Hejaz - Nejd, Miscellaneous' [165v] (347/530)
The record is made up of 1 volume (261 folios). It was created in 12 May 1932-28 Dec 1933. It was written in English and French. 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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and united, but if they set aside these commands they would become separated
and degraded.
And this, the King went on, is what is happening now; and he drew a
picture of the sad condition of the Moslem world in general and the Arab people
in particular at the present time. Some people imagine, he said, that the only
remedy for this state is for Moslems to adopt European civilisation; but this
was not true, for the teachings of the Koran guarantee prosperity, unity and
happiness to those who follow them, because they make no differentiation between
King and commoner, save in respect of piety alone.
Nor were foreigners alone to blame for all the calamities which had overtaken
Islam, for amongst Moslems themselves they found some who were misguided
and who were willing to aid them to work against Islam.
<c I am the Herald of Islam," the King concluded. He was an Arab Moslem
who served Islam and who worked for the spread of Islam and for Moslem unity;
and he was prepared to sacrifice himself and his family in the defence of Islam!
He did not aim to be a chief on earth; of greatest importance to him was to make
God's word supreme, and in pursuit of this he cared for no difficulties. Many had
opposed him since he first put forward this aim, but had been vanquished.
What did they want of him? His actions were clear; he followed the Way
It had been said that he claimed to be Khalif over all Islam. He made no such
claim. A Khalif must enforce the commands of the Islamic religion over the
whole world of Islam, and this was possible in the time of the Khalifat; but
was there a man who could so do at the present time ? It was clearly impossible
and all he himself desired was unity and co-operation among Moslems.
Behind him were more than 400,000 warriors; if he wept they wept; if he
rejoiced they rejoiced, and if he commanded they obeyed his commands ' These
were the Troops of Unity, the brethren of all who obeyed God, ready to fight for
God and expecting nothing from it except to satisfy God; and this was the force
destined to confirm the Religious Law and Islam throughout the territories over
which he ruled.
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The volume consists of letters, telegrams, and memoranda relating to the Hejaz and Najd. Much of the correspondence is from the British Legation in Jeddah, with regular reports on the situation in that region sent to Sir John Simon, the Foreign Secretary in London. The rest of the correspondence is mostly 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 Kuwait, Bahrain, and Muscat, the Colonial Office, and the Government of India.
The main subjects of the volume are:
- the change in name from 'The Kingdom of the Hejaz-Nejd and its Dependencies' to 'The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia';
- the announcement of Ibn Sa'ud's eldest son, Prince Sa'ud, as the heir apparent to the throne;
- the territorial dispute between Yemen and Saudi Arabia after the latter's absorption of the 'Asir region into its kingdom.
A copy of the 23 September 1932 issue of the newspaper Umm al-Qura is contained in the volume (folios 57-58). It features the Royal Order proclaiming the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Other miscellaneous subjects covered in the volume include:
- relations between Italy and Saudi Arabia;
- a dispute between Ibn Sa'ud and his agent in Bahrain, al-Quasaibi [‘Abd al-‘Azīz al-Qusaibi], over a debt the former owes the latter;
- a revolt against Ibn Sa'ud by tribes loyal to ex-King Hussein coming from Sinai;
- a request for a loan made by Ibn Sa'ud to the British Government;
- relations between the Soviet Union and Saudi Arabia;
- relations between the USA and Saudi Arabia, including the visit of a Mr Gallant looking for oil concessions;
- concessions for the building of the railway between Mecca and Jeddah;
- the prospect of Saudi Arabia joining the League of Nations;
- the case of two slave girls seeking refuge at the British Legation in Jeddah.
Other documents of note contained in the volume are:
- a copy of a new customs tariff for Saudi Arabia (folios 122-134)
- a 'Who's Who' of Saudi Arabia, produced by the British Legation in Jeddah and covering all those deemed important to know by the British (folios 183-200);
- an envelope containing the torn-out pages of an article in the International Affairs journal (Vol. 12, No. 4, Jul., 1933, pp 518-534) entitled 'Ibn Sa'ud and the Future of Arabia.'
At the back of the volume (folios 245-251) are internal office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (261 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arrranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The sequence starts on the first folio and continues to the inside back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, circled and 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. Note that following f 1 are folios 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D. The sequence then continues as normal from folio 2. There are two other foliation systems present but both are inconsistent and neither are circled.
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