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'File 61/11 VI (D 102) Hejaz-Nejd Miscellaneous' [185r] (396/522)
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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educated in ConstantinoplG. Sent to Amman, in summer of 1926 to discuss
claims in respect of raids, and attended with two other Sa'udi delegates an
abortive conference at Ma'an in September. Was one of the two Sa'udi delegates
on tribunal which sat at Jericho from February to May 1927 in accordance with
_ the Hadda Agreement. Was later an Assistant Governor of Jedda. Sent to
'Amman in August 1930 as Sa'udi agent at the MacDonnell investigation
regarding raids. Appointed Inspector of Beduin in the frontier region in
January 1931, and has since the 3rd June, 1931, held meetings at long intervals
™ with Captain Glubb, his opposite number in
Transjordan
Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan
. Personally amiable,
\ j but will take no responsibility without reference to the King.
7, 'Ahdul-Kerim ihn Rummdn.
Governor of Teima. Little information is available about this man, whose
family is not mentioned in the 1917 volume on personalities in Arabia. Seems to
be important more as a town Sheykh than as a person having necessarily much
influence with Beduin, according to a statement made by the Sheykh of Kuwait
in 1932. Said to have maintained the quasi-independence of the Teima oasis even
against Ibn Sa'ud. Came into some prominence at the time of the Ibn Rifada
rebellion in 1932, when he appealed to the Amir 'Abdullah, with whom he
appears to have been in correspondence previously, for assistance against the
danger of attack by the Akhwan mobilised to repress the rebellion. Reported to
be still defiant in January 1933, when he disobeyed the King's order to return
certain land to a man who had appealed to the King, and imprisoned the man
instead, possibly, it was suggested, because he thought the man likely to murder
Mm with the Royal approbation.
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8. 'Abdullah ihn Blayhid.
A leading figure among the Wahhabi Ulema. Comes from Hail. Qadhi of
Mecca after its occupation by Ibn Sa'ud, and was described in Lldon Rutter s
account of him (1925—26) as a "' bent and wizened little man. Appointed
Grand Qadhi of the He3az in January 1926. Was instrumental m May 192b
in obtaining a fatwa from seventeen Ulama of Medina in support oi the Wannabi
policy of destroying tombs. Head of the Nejdi delegates at the Moslem Congress
of June 1926. Again visited Medina in November of that year m attendance on
the King and in the company of 'Abdullah ibn Hasan (see 16 (1)), ent on
purging the place of iniquity as Mecca had been purged. Vacated post at i ecca
in 1928 and returned to Hail. Was thought at that time to favour the extremists
of the Akhwan movement. Still visits Mecca at intervals. Ihought to be
embarrassing in high places owing to his frankness and faiiaticism. Signed the
ill pronounoemlnt by the Ulama of Nejd in favour of Jihad at the time of
the Ibn Rifada rebellion in 1932.
9. 'Abdullah ibn Jiluwi.
Governor of Hasa. A first cousin of the King s i
same age as the King, whom he has served consistent y s P t
recapture Riyadh in 1902. Bore a part in the ^
Stated by Philby to have been appointed Governor -General of
tas been employed in Hasa for several years pas . " , , vValihabi extremists
in 1927 in arresting temporarily the rising discontent of t^
Faysal ad-Dawish.^&c.. in Nejd^ Has the
Governor. Corresponds with the Sheykh of Bahrain ana seems lu f
with some of the Trucial Sheykhs.
10. 'Abdullah Kdzim. w
A Hejazi said to be of Cossack 0 I i g i %^^Vtime. a Appointed 'Sa'udi
^ployed in the Mecca Post Office in King st ^| holds the post. Went
Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs i delegates to negotiate about
to Port Sudan in March 1926 as one of neeotiator. Was again pretty
%E.T.C. cable and showed himself an obstruome nejDHa
sticky in taking delivery of Marconi wire e
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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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