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'File 61/11 V (D 95) Hejaz - Nejd, Miscellaneous' [184v] (385/530)
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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Sabiq, as-. 38
Sa'd ibn 'Abdul-'Aziz, Amir. 1 (16)
Sadiq. 83
Salih ibn 'Abdul-Wahid. 84
Salih ibu Abu-Bakr Shata. 85
Sa'ud ibn 'Abdul-'Aziz al 'Arafa. Amir . 1 (23)
Sa'ud ibn 'Abdul-'Aziz ibn Abdurrahman.
Amir. 1 (2)
Sayyid Hashim. 47
Salih ibn 'Abdul-Wahid. 84
M. Salih Ba-Naja. 29 (3)
Sahabi, as-. 16 (2)
Sdayri family. 86
Sha'ibi family. 87
Shakir ibn Zeyd. Sherif. 88 (12)
Shanqiti. 25
Shalhub. 63
Sharaf 'Adnan, Sherif. 88 (3)
Sharaf ibn 'Abdul-Muhsin. Sherif. 88 (11)
Sharaf ibn Eajih. Sherif. 88 (14)
Sharaf Eidha, Sherif. 88 (4)
Sherifian family. 88
Sheykh. 16 (2)
Shuheyl, ibn-. 5
Sufyan-Ba-Naja. 29 (4)
Suleyman Aman Gabil. 40 (1)
Suleyman Shefiq Kemaly. 89
Sultan ibn Eashid. 79 (1)
Sultan ibn 'Abdul-'Aziz. Amir. 1 (17)
Sultan ibn Humayd ibn Bujad. 31 (1)
Sultan, ibn-. 67
Suwayt family. 90
Taha, 'Ali. 24
M. Tahir ibn Mas'ud ad-Dabbagh, 32 (5)
Talal ibn 'Abdul-'Aziz. Amir. 1 (18)
Tamimi. 26
Taufiq Hamza. 39
M Taufiq Sherif. 91
Tawil, at-. 68
Tuqeyqa (Abu-) family. 92
Turki ibn Madhi, 93
Turki as Sdayri. 86 (2)
Weiss, L. 94
Yahya an-Nasri. 95
Yasin Eawwaf. 52
Yusuf 'Ali az-Zawawi. 97
Yusuf ibn Salim Qattan. 77 (1)
Yusuf Yasin. 96
Yusuf Zeinal ali Eidha. 23 (1)
Zamil ibn Khalid ibn Luwey. 61 (3)
Zawawi family. 97
Zeyd, ibn-. 6
Zeyd ibn Huseyn, Sherif. 88 (10)
Zu'ayr, ibn-. 36
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1. Royal Family.
(1) 'Abdul- Aziz ibn 'Abdur-Rahmdn al-Feysal dl Sa'ud. —King of Sa'udi
Arabia, commonly known as Ibn Sa'ud.
Born probably in 1880. Accompanied father on flight from Riyadh upon
its occupation by Ibn Rashid in 1891. Grew up under tutelage of Sheykh
Mubarak of Kuwait, who gave asylum to family. Seized opportunity in course
of local warfare in Eastern Arabia to deliver surprise attack on Riyadh in
January 1902 with very small force and retook it. Became recognised head of the
family although his father 'Abdurrahman survived until 1928. Extended his
authority gradually over whole of Nejd and Qasim and in 1914 took the coastal
province of Hasa from the Turks, who then made an agreement with him.
Entered into treaty relations with His Majesty's Government through the Govern
ment of India in 1915. Took Hail in 1921 and finally destroyed power of Beni
Rashid. Next fought King Huseyn, an old enemy. Took Mecca in 1924 and
completed conquest of Hejaz by compelling abdication at end of 1925 of Huseyn's
son and successor 'Ali. Acquired suzerainty over 'Asir in 1926. Converted
position into one of practical sovereignty in 1930 and recently reduced 'Asir to
status of ordinary province, following on repression of a rebellion there. Has
thus become ruler of territory, seaboards of which extend from just south of
'Aqaba to just north of Medi in Yemen and from Kuwait neutral zone to north
of Qatar Peninsula.
Ibn Sa'ud has measured his titles by his acquisitions. He became in 1902
Amir of Nejd and Imam of the Wahhabis; in 1921 Sultan of Nejd and its
Dependencies; in January 1926 King of the Hejaz; in 1927 King of the Hejaz
and of Nejd and its Dependencies; and finally in September 1932 King of the
Kingdom of Sa'udi Arabia, defined as a single and united State, comprising his
existing dominions, though without express mention of 'Asir.
The hero of this spectacular aggrandisement is a man of fine presence, some
6 foot 3 inches in height and handsome except for a blotch across the left eye
due to neglected leucoma. He combines a strong character with courage, much
native shrewdness and a charm which, though now a little stereotyped, is still
attractive. He is feared rather than loved by his subjects on all of whom except
those of the Shi'a persuasion he imposes at least the forms of Wahhabism. His
own Wahhabism is sincere, but tempered by a readiness to compromise when his
temporal position requires innovations contrary to the prejudice of extremists
or sometimes even to the original principles of his sect. On his own ground he
is an efficient ruler and a hard one, a Napoleon of the desert, but too much of
the desert to cope quite successfully with the problems with which his conquest
of the Hejaz and his attainment of an international position have confronted him
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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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