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'File 61/11 IX (D 159) Nejd-Hejaz Miscellaneous' [‎39r] (88/391)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (192 folios). It was created in 4 Apr 1939-16 Jan 1942. 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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this document is the property of his britannic majesty's government
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EASTERN (Arabia ). ? July 4. 1939.
CONFIDENTIAL. Section 2.
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[E 4769/177/23] Copy No. 0
Sir R. Bullard to Viscount Halifax.-—(Received July 4.)
(No. 100.)
My Lord, Jedda, June 18, 1939.
THE impression which I had the honour to report to you in my telegram
No. 72, dated the 3rd June, that his Highness the Amir Faisal would like to see
me at Taif, was borne out when I saw his Highness, who wished to deliver to me
the letter from Ibn Saud which I summarised in my telegram No. 1 from Taif,
dated the 13th June, and also to talk to me on the same subject, viz., the attempt
of Iraq to secure a leading position in the Arab world at the expense of Ibn Saud.
The Amir also spoke about Palestine (see my telegram No. 78 dated the 17th June),
and several other subjects of smaller importance were likewise discussed.
2. In spite of the fact that his Highness has been Minister for Foreign
Affairs during the whole of my time here as Minister, this was the first occasion
on which I had been able to talk business with him. Hitherto, there had always
been someone like Fuad or Yasin at hand, reporting to Ibn Saud direct rather
than to the Amir Faisal. I was agreeably surprised by the readiness with which
his Highness replied to considerations which I put forward. Perhaps the part
he played in the London discussions has given him greater self-confidence, or the
soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. taken by the French High Commissioner in Syria about a possible
Saudi candidate for the Syrian Throne have awakened him from the lethargy in
which he usually seems to be plunged.
3. His Highness spoke with high appreciation of the treatment which he
had received in London, and with admiration and gratitude (if I may be allowed
to mention this) of the patience and sympathy with which Mr. Malcolm MacDonald
has presided over the Palestine discussions.
I have, &c.
R. W. BULLARD,
[655 d—2]

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The volume consists of letters, telegrams, and reports relating to the affairs of Saudi Arabia. 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 Foreign Office in London, the Political Agencies in Kuwait and Bahrain, the 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. in London, and the Government of India.

The volume covers the build up to and outbreak of the Second World War and thus much of the correspondence focuses on this subject. Topics include:

  • the activities of the Germans, Italians, and Japanese in the region;
  • Ibn Sa'ud's allegiance to Britain and the Allies;
  • Ibn Sa'ud's anxiety about Hashemite dominance in Syria and potential attack from hostile Arab nations;
  • anti-Allied sentiment in the region;
  • the financial and political contribution of the United States of America.

Other subjects covered by the volume are:

  • the maintenance of law and order in the Kingdom;
  • the presence of community feeling and national identity;
  • Captain De Gaury's journeys in Saudi Arabia, including a report on agricultural development at Kharj, and the objection to his proposed tour of all of Arabia;
  • Amir Sa'ud's trip to India for medical treatment;
  • the anti-British activities of St John Philby and his subsequent arrest in India.

At the back of the volume (folios 177-186) are internal office notes.

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1 volume (192 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.

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Foliation: The sequence starts on the first folio and continues through to the inside back cover. The numbering is 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'. of each folio. The first three folios are marked 1A, 1B, and 1C respectively, then the sequence continues from 2 as normal. There is one other foliation system, written in pencil and inconsistent.

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