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'File 61/11 I (D 41) Relations between Nejd and Hejaz' [190r] (392/600)
The record is made up of 1 volume (295 folios). It was created in 19 Apr 1923-6 Nov 1924. 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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warn sigaod by me and by «y Netherlands colleague|
instructlone authorising the Acting French Consul to
sign were not received until Sept c^ber 13th. With the
letter I sent one signad by ©ygelf alone, saying that
;news had been received that a certain British Indian was
being held to ransoaa and protesting - subject to the
truth of the report - against such conduct.
6. Uy greatest difficulty arose froM the fact that,
being debarred from going to Mecca, I could not personally
advise the large number of British subjects in permanent
or temporary residence there. This was discussed with
Mr M.Tasin Khan, the Indian Pilgrimage Officer, and he
volunteered to go to Mecca to look after the interests of
British subjects in general. He arrived there on
September 14th. His instructions were (1) to endeavour
to despatch, with the cognisance of King Hussein,
duplicates of the two letters already sent to Taif by
secret messenger; (3) to investigate the reports of
piliag® and ^as'^acre, and (3) lo get into touch with the
various British communities in Mecca, not only with the
Indians, but with the Malays, Nigerians, and others as
well. Pilgrims who had performed the HajJ were to be
told that they would be well advised to go home in view
of the economic difficulties incident to the situation;
merchants and other residents who asked for advice must
decide for themselvesi if, in case of need, they applied
to the British
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at Jeddah, they would be given such
assistance as was possible and as the circumstances
warranted.
?, When Mr Tasin Khan and Shaikh Fravira showed King
Hussein the two letters which it was desired to send to
the leader of the invaders the King said that the one
signed by the British and Dutch representatives could not
be
About this item
- Content
The volume consists of letters, telegrams, and memoranda relating to relations between Najd and the Hejaz. 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 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.
Most of the volume covers events leading up to, and immediately after, the Ikhwan's capture of Taif, including Hussein ibn 'Ali's abdication and his son 'Ali's attempts to retain control of the Hejaz. There is a detailed report of the capture of Taif by Bullard (folios 186-201, 273-281). The documents reflect British concern with the reaction of Indian Muslims, with duplicates of correspondence regularly forwarded to numerous offices back in India. Some papers are about the effort to evacuate British Indian refugees and pilgrims from the region.
Other subjects covered in the volume are:
- the build-up to and ultimate failure of the Kuwait Conference of 1923-24;
- King Fuad of Egypt's suspected financial backing of Ibn Sa'ud's takeover of the Hejaz;
- the defining of the Hejaz-Trans-Jordan border;
- the motivations and movements of St John Philby and Rosita Forbes, both of whom were thought to be trying to gain entryinto Central Arabia.
Notable in the volume are a newspaper cutting from The Times of Mesopotamia , dated 13 July 1923, regarding treaty negotiations between Britain and King Hussein (folio 4), and extracts of letters from Ameen Rihani to Ibn Sa'ud that had been intercepted by the British and which offer advice on foreign policy.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (295 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically. The internal office notes at the back of the volume (renumbered as folios 247-258) include a chronological list of the main contents, together with a simple, running index number from 1 to 111. These index numbers are also written on the front of the documents they refer to, in red or blue crayon and encircled, to help identify and locate them within the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Main foliation sequence: numbers are written in pencil and circled, in the top right corner on the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The numbering, which starts on the front cover of the volume and ends on the inside back cover, is as follows: 1A-1D, 2-262.
Secondary and earlier foliation sequence: the numbers 1 to 322 are written in pencil in the top right corner on the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio, except for the internal office notes at the back of the volume, which are paginated in pencil from 1 to 23. Published copies of four British Government reports at the front of the volume (renumbered as folios 2-63) also have pencilled page numbers written on them.
Condition: broken spine cover.
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- 'File 61/11 I (D 41) Relations between Nejd and Hejaz'
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