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'File 61/11 VI (D 102) Hejaz-Nejd Miscellaneous' [‎193v] (413/522)

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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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62. Mahmud Hamdi Hamude. . r 0
Director-General of Public Health. A Syrian of Damascus, born about 1882.
Studied in Beirut and Constantinople. Spent in all sixteen or seventeen years
in latter place. Served in Turkish army during and up to end of war, after
which he settled in Syria. Held post in some hospital there under the French and
was professor of rhino-laryngology at Damascus. Left Syria, apparently for
political reasons, and joined Ibn Sa'ud in Nejd early in or before 1925.
Appointed to his present post in January 1926 and represented Ibn Sa'ud, as ^ j
King of the Hejaz, at the International Sanitary Conference of 1926. Seemed "" caI1
likely to be eliminated in August 1927 with other Syrians and was said to have
resigned but to have been kept on pending an audit of accounts. Evidently \
weathered this storm. Was Sa'udi representative at meeting of International ! ^ ustC
Health Office in autumn of 1932, following on accession of Sa'udi Arabia to Rome
Convention. Speaks good Turkish and moderate French. Probably has reasonable
medical attainments, but gives no impression of real capacity as Director-General 1^
of Public Health.
63. Mahmud ShalMb. ®fV
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Director of Finance in Jedda. Comes of a Mecca family, one of whom was 4wc
described in 1917 as controlling the distribution of Zemzem water, a very : , .n
lucrative job. Mahmud, who must be over 50, was employed in Turkish times as ' - -
a Government clerk in Mecca, and was later chief clerk in Huseyn's financial '.
department. Continued to be employed in Mecca under the new regime and was Ij" cl r
appointed to his present post in 1930. A decent seeming man, but plays no C,,
important role in a domain in which 'Abdullah Suleyman is supreme. Replaced V L(
in his post as Director of Finance in Jedda by his clerk, 'Abdullah Zakir, in
June 1933, and transferred to Mecca as head of the General Accountancy section
of the Ministrv of Finance. ..
M-hi
64. Mehdi Bey. :
Director-General of Police with headquarters in Mecca. An 'Iraqi, who ■■■'w
has, however, lived little in 'Iraq. Said to have been a regimental clerk in the
Turkish army, in which a brother of his is still an officer. Was employed also in T. \
King Huseyn s army. What little is known about him to the Legation is
unfavourable. He appears to be arbitrary and ruthless and to wield considerable V;
authority, not always deferring even to the Viceroy. This account of him is
given with reserve.
65. Ihii Mubarak. Sir of
A man of this name would appear to be Governor at Burayda, but is only 1 ^
known to the Legation from a reference to him in a letter from Ibn Sa'ud to the ff 80 !
Sheykh of Kuwait of the 30th December, 1931. The post is important, as it is . ^'
the administrative capital of Qasim, not including, however, 'Aneyza, which has
its own Governor, probably hereditary, and depends directly on the King. iec,lst
65 a. Ihn Mubarak.
, . Governor of Dhaba. Little known to the Legation, which cannot even trace ^
his first name, but worth mentioning because of the importance of his post in
relation to Egypt and 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 , and because he was one of the leaders of the
forces with advanced base at Dhaba, employed against Ibn Eifada in 1932. Is
possibly a tribal personage rather than an administrative Governor, and may be
td u i / Huse y n ibn Mubarak of the Harb tribe, who was a power at
liabigh at the time of the Arab revolt. Later information. This man, whose
first name is 'Abdur-rahman, was transferred from Dhaba to Weih in or about
June 1933. J
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66. Muhammad Khan Ghazi Khan.
An actively anti-British Indian, who, like Ismail Ghuznavi, cannot bi,
appropriately be dealt with at length in this report, but has resided much in
Mecca, and has been associated more particularly with the Holy Carpet factory An East India Company trading post.
oi Dar-ul-Kiswa, a rallying-place for Indian sedition-mongers.
S(*

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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:

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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