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'File 61/11 II (D 42) Relations between Nejd and Hejaz' [165v] (345/622)
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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He thanked His Majesty King Fuad, the people of Egypt and the Eed Crescent
Society for sending the hospital, and said he hoped that it would mark the
beginning of an era of mutual understanding and friendship.
10. A party of about fifteen Japanese, who left Mecca three days after
Bin Saud's arrival, have reached Jeddah. The information they bring wa«
received while the earlier part of this report was being typed. They state that
Bin Saud assembles the IHema every day and that long theological disputes
are held. They confirm the stories of interference by the Wahabis in various
religious practices and the report that the Wahabis have destroyed the
Prophet's house and the tomb of his wife, Khadijah.
11. The ex-King Hussein is still at Akaba, and he still sends frequent
telegrams to his son and to various officials, all signed, as though he were still
King, by his " Head of the Hashimite office". Two telegrams received from
him within a few hours of each other a day or two ago give the key to bis
character. The Hedjaz S. S. " Tawil " ran aground near At aba, and Hussein
wired :—
(1) Your steamer has sunk.
(2) Our steamer has floated off again.
R. W. BULLARD,
Mis Britannic Majesty's Agent and Consul,
Translation of a letter from Abdul Aziz ibn Abdul Rahman al Haisal al
Sa'ud, Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies) to Their Excellencies the
Consuls of the Great Poicers in Jeddah, No. 114, dated Riyadh, 24th
Bahtf al Thani 1343, {Slst November 1924), {Here follow the Consuls 1
designations.)
After greetings. —We inform you that we have read the letter dated
November ^th which you sent to the generals of our army Khalid ibn Mansur
and Sultan ibn Bijad regarding the attitude of your Governments towards
the war between Nejd and the Hedjaz. I sincerely desired that an end might
be put to bloodshed and that effect might be given to the wishes of the
Moslem World which has suffered such trials for eight years. The Sharif Ali
bin Hussein, however, by remaining in Jeddah prevents our attaining our
sacred aims. Consequently, out of love for the security of your nationals and
in order to protect their lives and property from any harm that might happen,
we desire to inform you—
(1) that you should appoint for your nationals a suitable place either
in or outside Jeddah and inform us of its situation so that we
may send some of our men to guard and protect them ;
(2) that, if you wish, you should send them to Mecca where they would
be near the sacred shrine and far from the calamities and perils
of war; we would give them a warm welcome and allot them
a place suitable for their occupation.
We beg you to send to the people of Jeddah our enclosed letter so that
they may understand the matter fully. We do not hold ourselves responsible
for anything subsequent to this our proclamation. Compliments.
(Seal of Ibn Saud.)
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (307 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
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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