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'File 61/11 VI (D 102) Hejaz-Nejd Miscellaneous' [128v] (277/522)
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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n
lad was to act as President of the Council and Minister of the Interior. No
announcement has been published regarding the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. As
I write I learn that Fuad Bey Hamza has returned, and that he resumed his duties
as Deputy Minister yesterday. As, however, the Amir Feisal is still in the
country it must be assumed that he is still technically at the head of the Ministry.
7. I reported in my telegram No. 62 of the 16th April the arrival here on
that day of the self -constituted mission of Arab mediators. I believe the list 1
cave was correct, but as the Saut-ul -Hijaz of that morning gave a slightly different
Fist of those expected, I cannot be absolutely certain of my own. The party, who
landed in pilgrim garb, were met on board by Sheikh Yussuf Yasin and others.
They were met at the quay by the Governor of Jedda and a guard of honour. This
constitutes a first-class official reception, but I accept none the less readily
Mr. Philby 's view that the King holds the mission of little account and regards
them as a 'nuisance to be suffered with a show of gladness. Mr. Philby quotes a
recent utterance of the King to the effect that only the Iraqis are worth anything
and that the others just say " Ouah ! Ouah !" Nevertheless, I should dearly like
to hear the King in converse with leaders of Moslem thought like Haj Amin
Huseyni and the Amir Shakib Arslan.
8. The same Saut-ul-Hijaz of the 16th April contains a long article partly
or wholly reproduced from the Al Fath newspaper of Cairo in its issue of the
29th March. It purports to give the text of telegrams exchanged between Fuad
Bey Hamza and the King and Abdullah-al-
Wazir
Minister.
and the Imam, when the Abha
Conference had broken down. They are of little present interest, especially as
the dates are not given, but the telegram ascribed to Fuad Bey contains one
interesting observation, viz. : " After the conclusion of the Anglo-Yemen Treaty,"
he says, " Abdullah-al-
Wazir
Minister.
and his colleagues began to show obstinacy and
fraudulence."
9. I am sending copies of this despatch and enclosures to Rome and Aden.
I have, &c.
ANDREW RYAN.
Enclosure in No. 1.
Extract from the Umm-al-Qura, April 13, 1934.
O fficial C ommunique N o 3.
HIS Majesty the King has received a telegram from the Imam Yahya, reading
as follows : —
" What has taken place is enough. We ask protection of God from
the evil action of those who are lying in wait for chances to realise their
ambitions against Islam. The Yam territory is under your rule (or: is left
for your decision). We have ordered our troops to retire from the Najran
area ; please request Seyyid Abdullah-al-
Wazir
Minister.
to come to you to conclude
the Treaty of Brotherhood; may God protect you. This has been sent to you
via Asmara, because our wireless is out of order and is at present under
repair; please sent your reply via Asmara. Compliments."
His Majesty the King has replied that he is prepared to reopen discussion
with tiie (Iman s) representative, Ibn-al-
Wazir
Minister.
, and to make peace, if the retire
ment 01 the Imam s troops from Najran is proved; the hostages taken from our
mountain people are returned and the Imam's relations with them discontinued,
and the Idnsis are returned to him in pursuance of the Arwa Agreement made
3e Aveen him and the Imam, for it has been proved that the object of keeping them
ere was merely to use them as instruments for stirring up insurrection m
i amat Asir If these demands are complied with, the Government hope that
ie calamity of war will be averted and replaced by peace and concord, which we
long for from the bottom of our hearts.
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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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- 128v
- Author
- Umm-al-Qura
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