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'File 61/11 V (D 95) Hejaz - Nejd, Miscellaneous' [186v] (389/530)
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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account of him (1925-26) as a "bent and wizened little man." Appointed jjofa
Grand Qadhi of the Hejaz in January 1926. Was instrumental in May 1926
in obtaining a fatwa from seventeen Ulama of Medina in support of the Wahhabi Lfcia
policy of destroying tombs. Head of the Nejdi delegates at the Moslem Congress i
of June 1926. Again visited Medina in November of that year in attendance on 1
the King and in the company of 'Abdullah ibn Hasan (see 16 (1)), bent on jiju
purging the place of iniquity as Mecca had been purged. Vacated post at Mecca *
in 1928 and returned to Hail. Was thought at that time to favour the extremists ^
of the Akhwan movement. Still visits Mecca at intervals. Thought to be ■I 1511
embarrassing in high places owing to his frankness and fanaticism. Signed the ^
pronouncement by the Ulama of Nejd in favour of Jihad at the time of
the Ibn Rifada rebellion in 1932. gdS'
9. 'Abdullah ihn Jiluwi.
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Governor of Hasa. A first cousin of the King's late father. About the i jgp
same age as the King, whom he has served consistently since he helped him to mo :
recapture Riyadh in 1902. Bore a part in the wars subsequent to that event.
Stated by Philby to have been appointed Governor-General of Qasim in 1908, but
has been employed in Hasa for several years past. Said to have been instrumental yfi
in 1927 in arresting temporarily the rising discontent of the Wahhabi extremists, f
Faysal ad-Dawish, &c., in Nejd. Has the reputation of being a strong and severe ,n i
Governor. Corresponds with the Sheykh of Bahrain and seems to keep in touch
with some of the Trucial Sheykhs. iteof
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10. 'Abdullah Kdzim. Ljsck
A Hejazi said to be of Cossack origin. About 50 or a little more. Was
employed in the Mecca Post Office in King Hussein's time. Appointed Sa'udi jAW
Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs in 1926 and still holds the post. Went Mi
to Port Sudan in March 1926 as one of Ibn Sa'ud's delegates to negotiate about ptol
the E.T.C. cable and showed himself an obstructive negotiator. Was again pretty Wft
sticky in taking delivery of Marconi wireless in 1931-33. ihm
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11. 'Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn 'Aqil. ■
In 1926 Governor of Jauf, but had vacated the post by March 1928, when he J
was put in command of a force sent to quell the disturbance created at Wejh by
Hamid ibn Rifada. Probably identical with the ibn 'Aqil who was mentioned in f W
May 1931 as a possible candidate for the governorship of Tebuk, but was not n ' T
appointed. 'Abdullah ibn 'Aqil commanded the Akhwan mobilised in June 1932 W <
to repress the further rebellion of Hamid ibn Rifada. r u
12. 'A bdullah ibn Muhammad al-Fadhl. Rjj
Vice-President of the Legislative Council. Probably rather over 50. ^ofofc
Principal member of the Fadhl family q.v. Was formerly a merchant in Jedda.
Described in 1917 as " anti-Sherif and pro-English" and as going by the
sobriquet of " Englisi " in Jedda. Put in prison at that time in Mecca for some
unknown offence. Played no particular role subsequently (and was so little valued t
for brain-power as to be known as " the Sheep ") until ex-King 'Ali sent him on i g ,!
a delegation to negotiate with Ibn Sa'ud at Mecca. Went over definitely to .
Ibn Sa'ud and acted as his representative at Rabigh for the 1925 pilgrimage, in
which employment he is said to have feathered his nest. Attached to the King's - m(
son, Muhammad, as adviser when the young 'Amir occupied Medina later in 1925.
Figured as a Hejazi delegate at the Moslem Congress in Mecca in June 1926. ^
Obtained about the same period, in partnership with Indians settled in Mecca, Ijiowii
a contract for motor transport, but lost it. Did better as purveyor to the ^isni;.
Government. Sent on an unsuccessful mission to Eritrea in 1927 in connexion i jj,
with negotiations for the recognition of Ibn Sa'ud by Italy and proposed treaty W 1 ! (
arrangements. Also had some part in the treaty negotiations with Great Britain, i J
Became assistant to the Viceroy at Mecca and so on to appointment to his present L
post in or before 1929. A/Vent in that year on a mission to Persia. Alleged in ;s||L J?
the same year to have done nicely in the company of 'Abdullah Suleyman by L ^
cornering benzine, &c., Just before new duties were imposed. Appears to enjoy u
the King's confidence in a high degree and to steer an even or waggly course L ^
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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.
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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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