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'File 61/11 VI (D 102) Hejaz-Nejd Miscellaneous' [17r] (50/522)
The record is made up of 1 volume (259 folios). It was created in 2 Feb 1931-30 Aug 1934. It was written in English and Arabic. 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 (Arabia).
CONFIDENTIAL.
[ 9V y
jJecember 2^, 1933.
Section 3.
[E 7970/7639/25] No. 1.
Mr. Calvert to Sir John Simon.—{Received December 28.)
(No. 332.)
Sir, Jedda, December 5, 1933.
T ALA AT
PASHA
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
HARB, whose anticipated visit to this country by air
was reported in my despatch No. 338, Confidential, of the 22nd November,'duly
arrived in Jedda on the 3rd December, accompanied by three others associated
with him in this mission. He was met on the landing-ground close to the town,
which for the previous two days had been the scene of considerable activity, by
the Amir of Jedda, a posse of local notables and a large concourse of the
inhabitants. He had left Egypt on the 2nd December and had spent the night
at Tor, where he had taken the opportunity of inspecting the quarantine station.
He had resumed his journey on the 3rd, had descended at Wejh, where a stay of
some little time was made, and at Yanbu, where a short stay was necessary for
the purpose of refuelling. His pilot was Mr. G. J. Mahony, of Misr-Airwork,
S.A.E.
2. It is still early to learn more than I was able to report in my despatch
under reference as to the objects of his visit and the measure of success he is
likely to achieve. I understand from my Egyptian colleague that Talaat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
is pleased with his reception by the Saudi authorities. Sheikh Abdullah
Suleiman, the Minister of Finance, has been in Jedda during the past two days,
and I learn that conversations have been proceeding at the Kandara Palace^
where the members of the mission are being entertained as the guests of the
Saudi Government.
3. Talaat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, whom I met for a short time to-day, informed me that he
proposed to leave for Mecca by car to-morrow and expected to return in two or
three days' time. He would take to the air again on the 9th December for Yanbu,
whence he intended to go to Medina by car, returning to resume his journey to
Egypt from Yanbu two days later.
4. His visit has naturally received a good deal of local attention, and has.
it is believed, excited considerable interest in Government circles. One is inclined
to wonder how far Fuad Bey Hamza, during his leave, which was partly spent in
Egypt, was instrumental in preparing the ground for this visit. At any rate, the
obvious intention of Talaat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
is to create an impression as favourable to the
objects he has in view as he r - ibly can. The D.H. Dragon aeroplane has been
partly occupied since its ^ .i^al in carrying out short demonstration flights for
the benefit of both European and native passengers. I am also informed by mv
Egyptian colleague that Talaat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, to mark the occasion, brought with him a
large selection of goods, probably of Egyptian manufacture, for distribution as
charity to the poor of this country. It is pleasant to observe this pious practice,
one of the five obligations of the true Moslem, going so happily hand in hand
with, and sanctifying, ct more material commercial purpose. I hope to be in a
position to report further on this matter in due course.
5. I am sending a copy of this despatch to the Principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, Department of Overseas Trade, and to His Majesty's High
Commissioner for Egypt.
I have, & q .
A. S. CALVERT.
[991 ee—3]
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The volume contains two original files bound together. The first file (folios 1A-207) has the original reference 61/11 VI (D 102) and covers the period 7 November 1933 to 30 August 1934 and relates to Hejaz-Najd affairs. The second file (folios 208-243) has the original reference 61/6 VII (D 95) and covers the period 2 February 1931 to 5 August 1932 and relates to Najd affairs. Both contain letters, telegrams, memoranda, and reports sent 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 High Commissioner in Baghdad (later the British Embassy following Iraqi independence in 1932), the Colonial Office in London, the Government of India, and Ibn Sa'ud.
The main subject of the first file is the territorial dispute between Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Contained in the volume are papers concerning Saudi Arabian advances into the territories of 'Asir and Yemen and the subsequent Treaty of Taif that largely settled the dispute. There is also coverage of diplomatic conversations between Italy and Britain regarding the dispute, including secret talks in Rome. Included is the full Arabic text of the Treaty (folios 143-150A) and an English translation (folios 156-177).
Other subjects covered in the first file are:
- the visit of M. Maigret, the French Charge D'Affairs, to Riyadh to speak with Ibn Sa'ud;
- the visit of Talaat Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. Harb;
- a provisional agreement signed by the United States and Saudi Arabia;
- the prospect of gold in commercial quantities in the Hejaz.
Notable documents contained in the volume are a report on the heads of foreign missions in Jeddah, and a revised (June 1934) report on the leading personalities in Saudi Arabia.
The subjects covered by the second file are:
- details and significance of a resurgence in war dancing by the Saudis;
- the visit of Charles Crane to see Ibn Sa'ud;
- a request for military assistance made by Saudi Arabia to Turkey;
- the conditions of entry into Hasa for Hindu merchants.
At the end of each file are several pages of internal office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (259 folios)
- Arrangement
Each of the two separate files which make up the volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The sequence starts 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 anomalies: 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D; 11A and 11B; 24A; 30A; 132A; 143A; 150A; and 236A. There are two other sequences, both uncircled and incomplete.
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