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'File 61/11 IV (D 77) Hejaz-Nejd, Miscellaneous' [49r] (107/366)
The record is made up of 1 volume (182 folios). It was created in 17 Feb 1930-4 Apr 1932. 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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Sir A. Ryan to Mr. A. Henderson—[Received May 12.)
^ r 0 - 148 ) Jedda, April 17, 1931.
WITH reference to my telegram No. 19 of the 2nd February, I have the
honour to state that Fuad Bey Hamza returned to Jedda on the 13th April and
informed me by a personal letter of the 15th A.pi il that hp had tosuiiiec is
duties, i.e., those of Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
2 Although Fuad Bey's illness in December and January was undoubtedly
o-enuine, many people thought him unlikely to return to the Hejaz. Now that
he has come back, it remains to be seen what balance will be establisned between
him and Sheikh Yusuf Yasin, whose position with the King is strong and who
has since the beginning of February been thrust into close contact with the foreign
representatives. It will also be interesting to see how much of his time Fuad Bey
will spend in Jedda, either as a visiting representative of the Minister for
Foreign Affairs or as head of a properly-organised local branch of the Ministrv.
3^ It has been evident during the last two or three months that the
Emir Feisal himself plays no effective role as Minister for Foreign Affairs. Ho
does not appear to have had anything to do with the recent negotiations with
Iraq except when texts had to be signed. I doubt whether he has even followed
the correspondence about
Transjordan
Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan
. On one occasion when I suggested to
Sheikh Yusuf Yasin that certain British-protected persons on whose bexialt 1
had made oral representations to him had been rebuked by the Hejazi Govern
ment for appealing to the Legation, he said that there could be no connexion
because onlv he, the King, my interpreter and myself had had knowledge of our
conversation. It did not occur to the sheikh to include in his list the Minister
whose Acting Under-Secretary he theoretically was at the time.
4. I am sending copies of this despatch to His Majesty s High Commis
sioners for Iraq and
Transjordan
Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan
, the Honourable the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and to the Secretary to the Government of India m the Foreign
and Political Department.
1 have, &c.
ANDREW RYAN.
} 138 m—11
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The volume contains letters, telegrams, and memoranda relating to Hejaz affairs. Most of the correspondence is between the British Legation in Jeddah, 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 Bahrain and Kuwait, the Foreign and Colonial Offices in London, and the Government of India.
The majority of the volume concerns the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Hejaz-Najd and its Dependencies, especially the financial difficulties it was experiencing at the time and attempts to counter them.
Other subjects covered are:
- the prospect of the Kingdom joining the League of Nations;
- the appointment of a Minister in London;
- al-Qusaibi's proposed visit to London;
- the different uses of the title "Sheikh";
- American recognition of Ibn Sa'ud as King;
- the mineral prospecting of the American millionaire Mr C. R. Crane;
- American appraisal of the water situation in the region;
- the religious policing activities of the Committee of Virtue in the Hejaz;
- the arrest of two members of the royal family between Kuwait and Zubair;
- the territorial dispute between Ibn Sa'ud and Yemen;
- relations between Ibn Sa'ud and Italy.
A notable document within the volume is a confidential report on the heads of all foreign missions in Jeddah (folios 163-164).
At the back of the volume (folios 165-170) are office file notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (182 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically. There is a partial and non-alphabetical list of subjects at the front of the volume (folio 2). The list identifies some of the earlier subject correspondence in the volume and where it occurs, according to its original numbering, as folios 17 to 41a.
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Foliation: The sequence starts on the first page with ff 1A-1D and then continues from f 2 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. The are the following anomalies: f 38A; f 91A; f 108A; f 128A; f 146A; there is no f 119.
There are two more sequences that are inconsistent and incomplete.
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- 'File 61/11 IV (D 77) Hejaz-Nejd, Miscellaneous'
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- front, front-i, 1ar:1dv, 2r:38v, 38ar:38av, 39r:108v, 108ar:108av, 109r:128v, 128ar:128av, 129r:146v, 146ar:146av, 147r:158v, 159v:160v, 161v:174v, back-i, back
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