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'File 61/11 VII (D 122) Hejaz-Nejd Miscellaneous' [12r] (36/454)
The record is made up of 1 volume (223 folios). It was created in 23 Jun 1934-30 Apr 1936. 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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Taif, concluded between the two parties, namely the surrender of the
Idrisis, the evacuation of the mountains within the country of His Majesty
King Abdul Aziz, which were occupied by the troops of the Imam Yahya, the
release of the hostages (taken) from its people, and that the treaty should be
kept secret, especially the question of the frontiers, until the completion of
the measures we have agreed to carry out, and that the troops of His Majesty
King Abdul Aziz should be withdrawn in complete safety and with all honour,
from beginning to end, and that any hostile action committed against them
during the time should be indemnified by His Majesty the Imam Yahya. I have
noted all these conditions, and I am glad to inform your Highness that we
accept and agreed to them, and that they will be observed on our part.
With highest respects,
ABDULLAH-BIN-AHMED-AL-
WAZIR
Minister.
.
(3) Ahdullah-al-
Wazir
Minister.
to His Royal Highness the Amir Khalid, dated the
6th Safar, 1353.
(After usual compliments.)
I have the honour to confirm, in continuation of the Treaty of Taif which
has been signed by your Highness on behalf of His Majesty King Abdul Aziz,
and by me on behalf of His Majesty the King, the Imam Yahya, that, in the
name of His Majesty the Imam Yahya, I undertake as follows :—
(1) The Surrender of the Idrisis to His Majesty King Ahdul Aziz.
The necessary measures have been taken to hand over Seyyid Hasan and
Seyyid Abdul Aziz-bin-Muhammad A1 Idrisi, who will be handed over
immediately to His Highness the Amir Eeysal in the Tihama, but as Sayyid
Abdul Wahhab-al-Idrisi is still in the Abadil country, the necessary steps have
been taken to bring him down from there, so that we can surrender him. In the
event of his disobeying the order, I give the following undertakings in the name
of His Majesty the Imam Yahya :—
(a) The Government of the Imam Yahya will refuse him all moral and
material assistance, and will prevent any aid or support reaching
him from their country.
(b) If the Government of His Majesty King Abdul Aziz desire to arrest
him in their territories where he is, the Government of His Majesty
the Imam Yahya will, on their part, concert every kind of military
restriction in their power in order to prevent him from fleeing into
their territories, and undertake to arrest him, together with any
person from any district or tribe in the Saudi Arab Kingdom who
may have joined him in his activities, and to surrender them
unconditionally to the Government of His Majesty King Abdul Aziz,
in the event of their entering the districts of the Yemeni Kingdom,
and to prevent him and any persons who may have joined him in his
activities from escaping abroad in the event of their entering the
territories of the Kingdom of the Yemen.
(2) Those Sharifs and Others who were in any connected with the Idrisis
and their activities.
If these should desire to join the Idrisis, they shall be granted the safety,
protection, respect, and regard due to their position, by the Government of
His Majesty King Abdul Aziz. If, however, they should not so desire, they
shall be expelled from the country of the Imam Yahya and shall not be allowed
to remain in it, and, in the event of their returning to it a second time, shall be
at once expelled and warned that if they return again they will be handed over
to the Government of His Majesty King Abdul Aziz. If they should return
again after their expulsion, I undertake in the name of His Majesty the
Imam Yahya to surrender them unconditionally to the Government of His
Majesty King Abdul Aziz.
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The volume contains letters, telegrams, and memoranda relating to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Most of the correspondence is between the British Legation in Jeddah, the Foreign Office in London, the Political Residencies in Bushire and Aden, the Political Agencies in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Muscat, the High Commissioner in Trans-Jordan, the British Embassy in Baghdad, the Colonial Office in London, 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, the Government of India, and Ibn Sa'ud.
The volume covers a wide range of subjects, including:
- the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Yemen, including issues of the translation of the Treaty of Taif;
- the planning, development, and financing of roads;
- the differing characters of two of Ibn Sa'ud's sons, Amirs Sa'ud and Faisal;
- the appointment of new ministers in the Saudi Arabian government;
- the slave trade in the region;
- an Egyptian commercial and financial mission to the country led by Talaat Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. Harb;
- a general amnesty for all 'political offenders' given by Ibn Sa'ud;
- new regulations on foreign ownership of property;
- Ibn Sa'ud's effort to improve the Saudi Arabian standing army;
- the French upgrade of their Consulate in Jeddah to a Legation;
- the general financial situation in Saudi Arabia;
- the proposal to restore the Hejaz Railway, including the lead up to a conference on the matter in Haifa in October 1935;
- an attempt on Ibn Sa'ud's life in Mecca;
- Saudi-Soviet relations;
- the activities of the Saudi Arabia Mining Syndicate;
- Amir Sa'ud's visit to Europe;
- the death of 'Abdullah ibn Jiluwi, Amir of Hasa;
- the prospect of Saudi Arabia joining the League of Nations;
- new Saudi regulations on the importation, sale, and possession of firearms;
- officer training for Saudis and Yemenis in Iraq;
- the introduction of a special import tax at Jeddah to fund local schools;
- Anglo-Italian relations;
- the proposal to renew the Treaty of Jeddah of 1927;
- unrest in Hasa due to the imposition of a 'jihad tax' on those who did not take part in recent fighting on behalf of the Kingdom.
Notable in the volume is an interview with Fuad Bey Hamza, the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, extracted from the newspaper Ayyam (folio 34).
At the back of the volume (folios 207-213v) are internal office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (223 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The sequence begins on the first folio and continues through 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. There are the following irregularities: 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D; 88, and 88A; 165 and 165A. There is a second foliation system that is uncircled and inconsistent.
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