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'File 61/11 VI (D 102) Hejaz-Nejd Miscellaneous' [110r] (240/522)
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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THI S D OCUMENT IS THE PHOPEKTY OF HIS BRITAN NIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
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EASTERN (A rabia). /f^f April 26, 1934.
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CONFIDENTIAL. S ection 3.
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[E 2600/2/25] No. 1.
Sir E. Drummond to Sir John Simon.—{Received April 26.)
(No. 342.)
Sir, Rome, April 20, 1934.
WITH reference to your despatch No. 318 of the 5th April, I handed Signer
Suvich to-day a letter of which a copy is enclosed, embodying the substance of the
statement you instructed me to make to the Italian Government. I laid emphasis
on the point that Signor Suvich would be able to obtain any additional information
he desired during his forthcoming visit to London.
2. Signor Suvich stated that he could not regard the present hostilities
very seriously. No doubt we should hear for some time to come of important
victories on each side. At any rate the Italian Government were continuing to
act in the spirit of the Rome conversations of 1927 and had yesterday sent a
message to the Imam urging moderation and a settlement.
3. As regards the Asir question, the Italian view was and continued to be
that it was desirable that Asir should be a small, and more or less independent,
buffer State. I said to him that the reasons for which His Majesty's Government
were unable to accept such a position were set out in the letter I had just handed
to him, but I felt that the advice given by the Italian Government to the Imam
would be much appreciated by my Government.
I have, &c.
ERIC DRUMMOND.
Enclosure in No. 1.
Sir E. Drummond to Signor Suvich.
My dear Minister, April 19, 1934.
I DID not fail to transmit to my Government your letter received in tne
Embassy on the 9th March, regarding the situation in South-West Arabia, ana
I have now received their comments. Briefly, these are to the effect that His
Majesty's Government, though anxious as always to meet the wishes of the Italian
Government, are unable to share their views as to the desirability of a conierence
between British and Italian experts at the present time.
If we may believe the rather confused reports of the last fortnight, nostili les
between King Ibn Saud and the Imam of the Yemen have already broken out
on a considerable scale. In the circumstances it would almost certainly be use ess
to hold a conference, the major object of which was to consider ways and means
of arriving at a peaceful settlement of the dispute. There appear, thereiore, to
be no new joint steps which the two Governments could, as a result o sue a
conference, usefully take. They can only continue, as in the past ana m
accordance with paragraph 2 of the Rome conversations oi 19 7, o
urge moderation upon both sovereigns, should further opportunity arise.
Moreover, your letter under reference appeared to suggest that the Italian
Government still considered the question of the sovereignty of Asir as open, ana
implied that, in regarding Asir as a rightful part of King Ibn Saud s dominions,
His Majesty's Government were acting at variance with the spirit o e ome
conversations of 1927 and the declarations of the British representatives during
those meetings. Since His Majesty's Government desire to act m complete
frankness. I have now been instructed to explain to you in detail the reasons tor
their considered view that, quite apart from the outcome of the present hostih i ,
m international law the sovereignty over the territory ruled by the Idnsi lias
undoubtedly passed to King Ibn Saud (and cannot, therefore, be considered as an
open question) and, at the same time, to endeavour to clear up the misunder
standing regarding the undertaking of His Majesty's Government to retrain
[81 cc—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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