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'File 61/11 VII (D 122) Hejaz-Nejd Miscellaneous' [‎107v] (231/454)

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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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16 The question of a Saudi application for membership of the League of
AT A A ill anv form during the recent series of discussions at the
Foreign SlrL'h" uad b C™ the fourse of a discussion with Mr Rendel
on thfsrd July, about the proposal for a new treaty between Saudi Arabia and
Iraa the Iraqi Foreign Minister stated, however that he proposed to urge the
Saudi Government to apply for membership of the League. Mr Rendel adopted .
a non-committal line towards this suggestion but drew his Excellency s attention p* 1
to the difficulties inherent in the question. Nun Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. seemed, nevertheless to
be confident that the admission of Saudi Arabia could be arranged on the
precedents of the entry of Abyssinia and Afghanistan.
17. In view of the interest Nuri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. is taking m the matter it seems likely
that His Maiesty's Government may again be invited before long to support the
candidature of Saudi Arabia for the League. Recent developments have scarcely
tended to diminish the obstacles and objections to this development, ine dimculty
over frontiers is now acute, since His Majesty s Government have at the moment
reached something like a deadlock with King Ibn Saud over the boundaries of
his kingdom in Eastern and South -Eastern Arabia, and a similar state of affairs v - 1
seems not improbable on the Saudi- 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 frontier, where the frontier is in |f of the
a very confused state owing to the hopeless inaccuracy of the maps on which it is -I
based. It would be highly embarrassing for His Majesty's Government if these
questions (which are most important from the point of view of their proteges,
the Amirate of 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 Arab States in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the tribes
of the Aden Protectorate, apart from the requirements of Imperial strategy) were
to be involved in an attempt by Saudi Arabia to enter the League.
18. Even more important is the revelation in the course of the last few
months of the grave risk which the League runs in admitting semi-barbarous
countries. Although Saudi Arabia is very far from possessing the attractions
of the Abyssinian plateau, there are distinct possibilities of it being found to
contain important oil and mineral (chiefly gold) resources; there is a considerable
possibility of the present strong Government collapsing on the death of King
Ibn Saud, and a period of civil war and chaos would then arise that might sorely
tempt a predatory and land-hungry Great Power to intervene in Arabian affairs, lit of lug
As against the above considerations may be set the possibility of the entry of ^
Saudi Arabia into the League providing a useful encouragement at a time when
the League's future is clouded by the Italo-Abyssinian crisis. Moreover, the
slavery difficulty is likely to diminish, since the Saudi Government now appear
disposed to make a serious advance towards the eventual suppression of slavery
in their country.
19. For convenience of reference the considerations which appear to be
valid at the present time (from the point of view of His Majesty's Government)
for and against the entry of Saudi Arabia into the League of Nations are
summarised in a table attached to this memorandum.
J. G. WARD.
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Eastern Defartment, Foreign Office,
July 30, 1935.

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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.

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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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