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'File 61/11 VII (D 122) Hejaz-Nejd Miscellaneous' [186r] (390/454)
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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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
EASTERN (A rabia).
CONFIDENTIAL..
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January 4. 1936.
S ection 1.
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Mr. Eden to Si?' A. Ryan (Jedda).
(No. 7.)
Foreign Office, January 4, 1936.
IN proposing the formal prolongation of the Treaty of Jedda of 1927 the
Saudi Government have raised, among other points, the question of amending
article 10 of the present treaty with a view to establishing the completely equal
status of the English and Arabic versions of the text. This article at present
runs as follows :—
" The present treaty has been drawn up in English and Arabic. Both
texts shall be of equal validity; but in case of divergence in the interpreta
tion of any part of the treaty' the English text shall prevail."
2. The draft note to prolong the Treaty of Jedda which the Deputy Saudi
Minister for Foreign Affairs handed to you for consideration on the 30th March
last (a copy of which was enclosed in your despatch No. 113 of the 11th April)
contained the following paragraph :—
" (6) The text of article 10 of the Treaty of Jedda, providing that the
English text shall prevail in case of divergence, does not imply discrimina
tion between the Arabic and English languages, the equal validity of which
is established by the said article, but is a matter of scientific facility when
it may be necessary for authorised persons to make comparison between the
texts. I therefore wish to receive from your Excellency confirmation of the
fact that the Arabic and English texts are of equal validity in sense and in
interpretation, and that neither of the two texts has preference over the
other."
The comment on this proposal in your covering despatch was that, while
Fuad Bey's actual formula seemed unduly complicated, you considered that the
principle of full equality between the two languages might well be accepted by
His Majesty's Government in deference to the strong motive oi amour-jyroyre
and national sentiment which animated the Saudi Government in the matter.
You recalled that other Powers, such as France and Italy, had accepted the full
equal validity of the Arabic version of their treaty with feaudi Arabia, whereas
His Majesty's Government had even gone so far as to admit the sole validity of
the Arabic text of the Anglo-Yemeni Treaty of 1934 (although, as was explained
to Fuad Bey, this had only been conceded in view of the very special and
primitive circumstances prevailing in the Yemen, where there was no official with
a proper knowledge of English). „ 1
3. You will recollect that an allusion to the question ot language was
subsequently made in the course of the general discussion on the arrangements
for renewing the Treaty of Jedda at the fourth meeting with Fuad Bey Hamza
at the Foreign Office on the 5th July last.(') Fuad Bey was inclined on that
occasion to try to make capital out of the example of the Anglo-lemeni I 1 eat} ,
but Mr. Rendel informed him of the very special circumstances existing m a
case and made it clear that it could in no circumstances be regarded as a
precedent. Mr. Rendel added that the amendment of the present language ot
article 10 was mainly a formal and technical point on which the competent
authorities would have to be consulted in due course. . /? u • i
4. The general practice of His Majesty's Government (following a rule
laid down by Mr. Canning and Lord Palmerston) has always been that hilateial
treaties should be in two texts, viz., in English and in the language of the other
f 1 ) Foreign Office Print, " Eastern (Arabia)," July 5, Section 1.
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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)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.
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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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