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'File 8/7 I Jidda Intelligence Reports' [17v] (34/536)
The record is made up of 1 file (266 folios). It was created in Jul 1931-Dec 1934. It was written in English. 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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amounted to one thouand seven hundred and twenty-six pounds seven
sniiiings and eight pence. He invited them to pay. They have not paid as
yet.
34. Refugees from the Hejaz .—At the end of August the semi-official
“Umm-al-Qura” published a leading article which alleged that disaffected
elements among the Hejazi tribes were being enticed into Trans-Jordan.
The
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
piously concluded that they must be either heretics, profligates,
or criminals, of whom the Hejaz w r as well rid. They would find plenty of
scope in ’Amman for their disgusting practices, he added, whereas in the
Hejaz and Nejd the sword was nearer to the neck of such a one than his own
jugular vein. The article would have been merely amusing but for its cal
culated disrespect of His Highness the Amir Abdullah.
35. On the 3rd September, the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs
conveyed to His Majesty's Charge d’Affaires Ibn Sa’ud’s conviction that
there was truth in the allegation of enticement. He requested Mr. Hope
Gill to bring the facts described in the papers quoted by the “Umm-al
Qura” to the notice of His Majesty’s Government in connection with Article
8 of the Hadda Agreement, which forbids such practices. He added an
enquiry as to whether it were true that the Trans-Jordan Legislative
Assembly had recently voted a credit for the construction of posts on the
Hejaz-Nejd frontier. Both points were referred to His Majesty’s Govern
ment on September 9th for instructions.
36. A second and much more virulent leading article appeared in the
“Umm-al-Qura” of October 23rd. Before making representations to the
Hejazi Government, His Majesty’s Charge d’Affaires established to his
own satisfaction the fact, later confirmed by Mr. Philby, that both articles
came from the pen of Sheykh Yusuf Yasin. Mr. Philby had added that
they were written with Ibn Sa’ud’s full knowledge and that repeated efforts
had been made to induce himself to co-operate with messages to the “Near
East” and the “Daily Herald” on the same subject. He had declined, say
ing that he knew nothing of the facts of the matter and that in any case
he had since long decided to write nothing for the press about the Hejaz-
Nejd, having only severe criticism to offer. Mr. Hope Gill w r as therefore
not surprised w r hen Fuad Bey Hamza, in reply to his formal representations
of the 1st November, affected to view the articles with equanimity and even
with some satisfaction. Feeling that he had the King and Yusuf Yasin
behind him he sought to justify the articles as proper replies to the un
warranted attacks made on the Hejaz-Nejd in the Arabic press and in
spired by the Amir ’Abdullah. Moreover he would not admit that they were
the work of Yusuf Yasin. Mr. Hope Gill was not in a position either to
divulge Mr Philby’s information or to judge of what degree of provocation
had been given. He therefore maintained his view that the articles were
inexcusable and should not be repeated and referred the question of further
action to His Majesty’s Government, with the suggestion that the return
of His Majesty’s Minister to Jedda might serve as the occasion for an ex
pression of his views on the behaviour of the Hejazi Government in his
absence.
37 . In reply to Captain Glubb’s suggestion that, should the Beni Atiya
(July-August Report, paragraph 73) seek refuge in J raT J s_Jo F dan ,
punitive measures by Ibn Sa’ud, they- should first be ordered back and then,
if they refused, be ordered to move North of Ma’en and well away from the
frontier. His Majesty’s Government stated in October that they were dis
posed to agree, if the case presented itself in the precise circumstances ore-
shadowed by Captain Glubb. In any other circumstances however they
would need to consider the matter further m the light of the situation the
prevailing No attempt by the Beni Atiya to take refuge m Trans-Jordan
has been reported.
38. Frontier Line.—The Hejazi Government registered a formal pro-
test on the 4th October against an alleged aerial trespass of the frontier
*hree British machines on the 25th September in the neighbourhood of
Qarvat al Milh. The complaint was referred to His Majesty s Government
for investigation.
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The file contains intelligence reports on the Kingdom of Hejaz, Najd and its Dependencies (after September 1932, Saudi Arabia) written by the British Legation at Jeddah.
Between July 1931 and December 1932 the reports are issued every two months, with the exception of the January-March 1932 and April 1932 reports. From January 1933 the reports are sent on a monthly basis.
Between July 1931 and December 1932, each report is divided into sections, numbered with Roman numerals from I to IX, as follows: Internal Affairs; Frontier Questions; Relations with States outside Arabia; Air Matters; Military Matters; Naval Matters; Pilgrimage; Slavery; and Miscellaneous. Each section is then further divided into parts relating to a particular matter or place, under a sub-heading. Some reports contain an annex.
From January 1933, when the reports become monthly, they take a new format. Each is divided into sections, as follows: Internal Affairs; Frontier Questions and Foreign Relations in Arabia; Relations with Powers Outside Arabia; Miscellaneous (often containing information on slavery and the pilgrimage).
Most reports are preceded by the covering letters from the Government of India, who distributed them to Political Offices in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and elsewhere, and the original covering letter from the Jeddah Legation, who would send them to the Government of India and Government departments in London. From May 1933, most reports were sent directly to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain from Jeddah.
Up until January 1933, each report began with an index giving a breakdown of the sections with references to the corresponding paragraph number. From January 1933 onwards no index is included.
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- 1 file (266 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are 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. An additional incomplete foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 6-11; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- 'File 8/7 I Jidda Intelligence Reports'
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