'File 61/11 VI (D 102) Hejaz-Nejd Miscellaneous' [‎193r] (412/522)

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58. Khatib Family.
Understood to be a Mecca family. Three of them became prominent in 1932
in connexion with the activities of the political organisations behind attempts to
undermine Ibn ba ud; viz., the Hizb al Ahrar al Hijazi and the Jami'at al Difa
lil Hijaz. Actively connected with the organisation are—
(1) 'Abdul Hamid al Khatib, and
(2) * Abdul Malik al Khatib—
who appear to be permanently settled in Egypt and to have property there. (2)
may possibly be identical with a man of the same name who was described in 1917
as a Javanese of Mecca, well educated, who had been correspondent of the
Mokattam and had influence with King Huseyn. A third person, viz.—
(3) Huseyn Ali al-Khatib—
lived at Lahej in 1932 and seems to have squandered in riotous living at Aden, &c.,
money given him by Huseyn ad-Dabbagh for the purposes of the plot against
Ibn Sa'ud.
It is understood that Fuad al Khatib, formerly Foreign Secretary to King
Huseyn and now secretary to the Amir 'Abdullah, is not related to this family.
59. Ldmi Family.
A Sheykhly family of the Jiblan section of the Mutayr tribe. Concerned in
the Nejd rebellion of 1929. Not apparently of great consequence, but worth
mentioning, because Jasir ibn Lami was one of the Akhwan leaders who
surrendered to the British authorities in Kuwait in January 1930, and was in
due course handed over to Ibn Sa'ud. He has since been a State prisoner at
Riyadh, and is one of those who were recently reported to be receiving more
lenient treatment than before.
60. Ldri Family.
Persian Bahais long settled in Jedda.
(1) Muhammad 'Alt Ldri, the head of the family, is a charming old gentle
man, now close on 70, probably. Was the principal carpet merchant in Jedda and
rich, having an important connexion with Egypt. Health now impaired, but is
still in business and highly considered. Has in the past acted as Peisian consul,
as did his father before him. Reads poetry and likes to commune with natuie.
(2) Ahmed, son of the preceding, is in the business in Jedda. Was m charge
of Persian afiairs in his father's absence in 1925, and was reported to have come
much under the influence of the then Soviet representative, Hakiraov urged
Ibn Sa'ud at that time, according to Ibn Sa'ud himself, to join m a great Eastern
Union against the imperialistic Powers, with Persia and Afg anis an m i
Russia supporting.
(1) has two other sons in the business, one in Jedda, one ^ ^yP^- ^nless
there was a mistake in the name, one of these ^ u ' d t ^^ p % h XNovemter
"Persian trading consul mentioned m a Jedda despa _ , , . , Russian
1927, as the would-be buyer of goods which arrived P ^®
steamship Tom-p at that time and were denied clearance from customs after a g
been landed.
61 ' ^Enjoy theTitle of Sherif. Peopie of importancem ^'Ateyba
because of the considerable role played by h . Sabva to repress rebellion
aw-B* ft WtSS -1
m Asir m December 1932. He DI ^ , h h ] slapped him on the mouth
owing to a quarrel with the Amir :^|V d ' some years before 1924, and was one
with a shoe. He had gone over to Ibn Sa u * in -^24 Although supposed
of the leaders of the forces w ^ h extremist Wahhabis in Nejd, he con-
at a later date to be m sympathy with military service m times
tmued faithful to the King and wasapttobe ^lledn j
of special emergency. The present head ° f ^ h was inted t0
(1) Sa'ad ibn Luwey, who, ^VKhurmL
succeed him in his command a,nd as Am
(2) and (3) Huseyn and h had left thr ee minor sons
It was stated at the time of Khalid s deaui
iu addition to the above.