'File 61/11 VI (D 102) Hejaz-Nejd Miscellaneous' [124r] (268/522)
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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entirely ansaoth and satisfactory. \ ■ ( ^
3# As re^trds i you may inform ibn 3aud tliat if
1%6 will cea ss t<o contest tfcs uncioufeu^vi vali u.i, t
in international law of the 1913-14 line His Majesty's
Government will be prepared, as in the earlier c ^se of
Kuwait, to consider sympathetically a.ii to authorise
you to discuss on your return any reasoJaatle proposal
for zainor adjustments. You rai^it suggest that now
that his achievements have brought his country into
the circle of fully independent arid x ^roperly constit-
*uted States he cannot ? merely seek to sec aside
generally accepted principles o/ internatioiial law
which govern relations "between such States . It would
be impossible for His lajesty^s Government o discuss
the boundary question on any other basis#
4«• as regards 2 you should merely indicate that
the te obligations of His kajesty f s Gover^ent towards
the shaikh make it impossible to consider their relations
with Ibn Saud as entirely satisfactory until soiae lae^nod
is fmind of alleviating the dfiuaia^ing effects of the
blockade upon the 3haik&doifl• should the .ing raise the
question of the Shaikh's claiias i regarding which position
h#© not yet been cleared up with >haikh ) you may say lhat
His Majesty's Ooveriunent a.,:ree that this matter must be
settled also.
5. His T ajesty's Government will be glad to con-
•aider any propoaals on these two points ifiii
Majesty can cornnunicate to theru while you are on leave
in order that on your return to Jedda you may be in
possession of full instructions to enaole ^ou «.o discusa
aettleisent of both.
6. .xQ regards desiderata of I^n Saud, since chey
arc uncertain you can only take note ox ihem xOi report
to me. But if, as seeius likely, nis main deaire is
some ti^itening of ties of friendship, while you
tear in mind the caution preacribed in my telegram So. 18.
you
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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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- 'File 61/11 VI (D 102) Hejaz-Nejd Miscellaneous'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1dv, 2r:11v, 11ar:11bv, 12v:17v, 19r:24v, 24ar:24av, 25r:29v, 30v:67v, 68v:74v, 76v:83v, 91v:96r, 97v:128r, 129r:132v, 132ar:132av, 133r:142v, 143ar:143av, 151r:247v, back-i
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