'File 61/11 II (D 42) Relations between Nejd and Hejaz' [190r] (394/622)
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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the trenches. They then, though outranged b y the Hejaje
gun,, acred in olo.er and dropped ^aU hiffk axpl08lTe
shell® (about si inoh , 0n Tarl0Ufi ^ ^
Sona of these exploded, but either that *as merely a
warning or the Wahabi gunners have since found out how
to deal with high explosive hells, for during the la^t
few days nany shells (perhaps 200) «o«t of whioh have
buret, have fallen into the town. The oaeualtiee hawe ^
been very faw: two billed and a few slightly eounded.
This Agenoy hae been narrowiy «i 8 8ea everal times and
iiit bat not seriously da® ^©4.
»o legal Objection can be raiaed to this bombardment,
fiince Jeddah mu t be regarded as a fortified town. The
main targets «eem to be the iiag'g -palace" a former
magaatin®, two buildings which etand i.n th® ame roaa m
thB @<lg® of tae torn, faoiJig %h& at a distance
of nm* 400 yardr txm mm other. It la i&omrmimt
ttet tMs %ency # flanitea by the Italic aaad Butoh
ConsuiateB, aouid atsad midway fewtwe*® thea© two target ,
but thera is rea miranod in the knowledge that the
Wahabi ammunition ha to be brought fro® Mecoa by oa^el.
The futility of Arab da. srt warfare seams to have
been imported into the siege of Jeddah. So far aa can
be ^een the artillery duel" doea no serious damage to
either ide, ami though there i> a pretty oonatant
orackle of rifle fire from the Wahabi positions they are
too far from the trenches on thi gide for their ahott
to take effect except by a rare ohanoe. If they think
by bombarding the town to induce the Jaddah people to
revolt ag&itmt King Ali that is probably &ore futile
than their other ideas. The people of Jeddah are too
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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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- front, back, spine, head, edge, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1ar:1dv, 2r:15v, 16v:18v, 19v:92v, 93v:99v, 100v:303v, back-i
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