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'File 61/11 V (D 95) Hejaz - Nejd, Miscellaneous' [179r] (374/530)
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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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
EASTERN (A rabia).
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CONFIDENTIAL.
LA % I
July 31, 1933.
Section 1.
[E 4072/759/25] No. 1.
Sir John Simon to Sheikh Hafez Wahha.
Sir, Foreign Office, July 31, 1933.
I HAVE considered the representations, which you made in your interviews
here on the 21st and 25th July, regarding a possible outbreak of hostilities
between your Government and that of the Yemen, and your requests for
information as to the probable attitude of His Majesty's Government in that
event.
2. I am not altogether clear as to the circumstances which have led King
Abdul Aziz to fear, as I understand to be the case, that such hostilities are
imminent and that the prospect of finding means to avoid them is not favourable.
His Majesty's Government, anxious as they must always be to see peace preserved
in Arabia, would deplore such hostilities, and they welcome the assurances which
you have given that King Abdul Aziz is determined to do his utmost to avoid
war with the Yemen, and they earnestly trust that his efforts to do so may be
successful.
3. As you are aware, I have already suggested to the Italian Government
that they should urge counsels of moderation on the Imam of the Yemen and
should take all possible measures to secure that no kind of assistance or
encouragement is given to the Imam or to the Idrisi from Italian territory of a
nature to increase the likelihood of an outbreak of hostilities. I have pleasure
in informing you that the Italian Government have now assured me that they
will take action in the sense which I had suggested to them. They add that,
according to their information, the Imam Yahya has no wish to embark upon a
quarrel with King Abdul Aziz.
4. I understand that King Abdul Aziz desires to learn whether, in the
event of his finding it necessary to defend his territories against incursion by
the Idrisi or by Yemeni troops. His Majesty's Government would be prepared
to assist him, either by means of a loan or by supplying him with arms and
munitions on especially favourable terms. You are aware that, in response to
the request made by the delegation headed by His Eoyal Highness the Emir
Feisal, which was sent to this country by King Abdul Aziz last year. His
Majesty's Government then considered carefully and sympathetically whether
they could give His Majesty any form of financial assistance and that this was
unfortunately found to be impossible. The circumstances in this regard remain,
I regret to say, unaltered, and His Majesty's Government are therefore unable
to accede to the requests of King Abdul Aziz which you have laid before me.
It is scarcely necessary for me to add, however, that, should the Saudi Arabian
Government arrange to be furnished with arms or munitions by private manu
facturers in this country. His Majesty's Government would put no obstacle in
the way. ^ . T .
5. His Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Jedda reported to me on the 20th July
that representations in. regard to this matter had been made to him by the Saudi
Government in a generallv similar sense to those which you have made here, and
I have instructed Mr. Calvert to convey to your Government a reply on the lines
of this note.
I have, &c.
JOHN SIMON.
[851 hh—1]
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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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- 'File 61/11 V (D 95) Hejaz - Nejd, Miscellaneous'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1ev, 8v:11v, 15r:43v, 45v:56v, 59r:64r, 69v:118v, 120v:127v, 128v:133v, 134v:149v, 151v:161v, 162v:164v, 166r:166v, 168r:171v, 172v:174v, 175v:179v, 181r:201r, 202v:212v, 222r:225r, 226r:243v, 244v:256v, back-i
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