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'File 61/11 VI (D 102) Hejaz-Nejd Miscellaneous' [50r] (120/522)
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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miS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
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EASTERN (A rabia). [7 January 30, 1934.
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JONFIDENTIAL.
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Section 1.
'E 712/2/25] No. 1.
Sir E. Drummond to Sir John Simon.—{Received January 30.)
No. 84.)
5ir, Rome, January 26, 1934.
I HAVE the honour to inform you that I received on the 23rd January your
elegram No. 30, instructing me to inform the Italian Government unofficially of
he communication which Sir Andrew Ryan had been authorised to address to
7 uad Bey Hamza concerning the threatened outbreak of hostilities in South-West
Arabia. Since I had not yet taken action on your despatch No. 39 of the
5th January, instructing me to inform the Italian Government, in terms which
vere left to my discretion, that His Majesty's Government were no longer
jrepared to enter into conversations in Rome regarding the Arabian situation,
t occurred to me that the two communications might suitably be combined in a
)rivate letter to Signor Suvich, who, as you will remember, wrote to me personally
m the 29th December, enclosing three notes verhales from the Ministry for
foreign Affairs.
2. I accordingly addressed to his Excellency on the 24th January the
)ersonal letter of which I now enclose a copy. You will observe that I have made
ise of the discretion given me with the object, in the terms of your despatch under
-eference, of avoiding the creation of an unfavourable impression or detailed and
iseless discussion. In these circumstances, I trust you will not demur to my
laving inserted a paragraph about the pressure of work in your Department,
nore especially since the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs have been informed
verbally on more than one occasion of the difficulty with which an expert could
De spared and the considerable notice which would, in any case, have to be given
before he was able to arrive in Rome.
3. As I pointed out in my telegram No. 22 of the 19th January, the Italian
Grovernment are likely to be a little sore at the refusal of His Majesty's Govern
ment to take part in the proposed conversations. It is fortunate, therefore, that
I was able to gild the pill of refusal by the announcement of an intervention by
3ir Andrew Ryan in terms which I think the Italian Government will most
certainly appreciate.
I have, &c.
ERIC DRUMMOND.
Enclosure in No. 1.
Sir E Drummond, to M. Suvich.
My dear Minister, January 24, 1934.
IN view of the interest which I know you take personally in the situation in
South-West Arabia, I write to let you know that, according to our information,
the prospects of a peaceful settlement between Ibn Saud and the Imam, which up
bo a week or so ago appeared to be rather bright, have again become clouded, and
that, in the opinion of our representative at Jedda, there is, unfortunately, now
a very considerable danger of war breaking out. In view of this fact, and
Bspecially since the situation seems to have become obscured by simple misunder
standings on both sides when they were within sight of a reasonable settlement,
Dur Minister to the Saudi Government was instructed yesterday to address a
personal letter to Euad Bey Hamza, of which the following is a summary :—
On the 13th January His Majesty's Government learned that the Resident
at Aden had again urged on the Imam the desirability of a friendly settlement,
and had been told, in reply, that negotiations were still progressing between the
two countries. This seemed to correspond with information which had been
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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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