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'File 61/11 II (D 42) Relations between Nejd and Hejaz' [‎16r] (46/622)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (307 folios). It was created in 7 Nov 1924-10 Jul 1925. It was written in English and French. 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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OTNI AHTARUM SHAKESAKUM UHTURAJMI
AZIlvIAN WALAKIE" ACMAL WALIDAKIIM JilAA
AHAL mm WASAYER AIllOSLSMIN HI YAH
ALLATTI JAALATNA 1TA1UP HAZA ALMAWAKAF
IZA mTTUI^ TAHABUH ALSALAM WAHAKN ALDmHAA
FAAKKLU ALHEJAZ WAAMTAZARU HAKtl ALAALAlvi
ALUSLAMI FAAN AKHTARAKUIvi AW AKHTAR
AH AD AIT GHAIRAKUM PANAHITU 'NAKKBAL HUKMAHU
BEi\KIL URTIYAH AI31A IZA BAKICAYTUI" FIARDH
ALHEJAZ PACI1T * MASOULIYAT MAYAKAA
inUALHAV/ADETH TAKKAA ALA AT IK GHAIHIKA.
Translation:-
I respeot your person to a vary great extent but it
is your father's agents v/ith the inhabitants of tfejd
and other Muslims of whom our Majesty fears at this
juncture. If you love peace and the prevention of
bloodsheds you should leave He.jaz and wait for the
decree of the Islamic world. If you are chosen or
anybody else we will then accept their decree v /ith
all possible pleasure but if you remain in Hejaz
territory the responsibility for all hapennings,shall
then,rest upon the shoulders of others as distinct
from ourselveso

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The volume consists of letters, telegrams, and memoranda relating to the situation in the Hejaz at the time, with Ali entrenched in Jeddah and Ibn Sa'ud's Ikhwan in Mecca. The majority of the correspondence is between Reader Bullard, the British Agent in Jeddah, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire, the British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Aden, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, the High Commissioner in Baghdad, the Colonial and Foreign Offices, both in London, the High Commissioner in Jerusalem, the Government of India, and Ibn Sa'ud himself, or his representatives.

Running through the volume and forming its backbone are several reports by Bullard about the situation on the ground in Jeddah. Around these, much of the papers relate to the question of who will govern the Holy Places of Mecca and Medina once Ali finally leaves.

Other subjects covered in the volume are:

  • The motivations and movements of St John Philby and Rosita Forbes;
  • The actions of the Wahabi attackers;
  • British concern with Indian Muslim opinion on the state of affairs;
  • the prospect of a safe Hajj that year;
  • reports of Soviet influence in the area;
  • what to do about ex-King Hussein.
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1 volume (307 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.

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Foliation: The sequence starts on the first folio of writing and continues through to the inside back cover. The first four folios are marked 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D, and then proceed as normal from 2 onwards. The numbers are written in pencil, 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.

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English and French in Latin script
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