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'File 8/7 I Jidda Intelligence Reports' [‎20v] (40/536)

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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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1 st November to the effect that Ibn Sa’ud’s proposals presented difficulties
but were receiving urgent consideration by His Majesty’s Government. As
has been described earlier in this report, the situation has meanwhile im
proved considerably.
V. Military Matters.
68 . Northern Hejaz .—The poverty and misrule at the seat of Govern
ment described in the opening paragraphs of this report were severely felt
in the northern Amirates. The Amir of Qaryat al Milh, Ibn ’Abdul
Wahid, was reported to have received no pay since June. Ibn Sa’ud’s
Controller of Beduin, Sheykh ’Abdul ’Aziz Ibn Zeyd, and his fifty men
had had no pay since February. At Jauf the Amir Turki as-Sudairi went in
fear that his troops would mutiny for the same reason, and his difficulties
were increased by the presence of numbers of unemployed soldiery of the
recent an-Neshmi rdgime. His cousin at Tabuk, the Amir ’Abdullah as-
Sudairi, was also reported to be experiencing serious trouble with his
garrison, who refused to wear uniform or to clean 1 their barracks. In addi-
tion there was typhoid at Tabuk and no medical assistance. Further
more there was no more benzine, so that frontier patrols could no longer be
made. Nevertheless there was no raiding into Trans-Jordan during Sep
tember and October.
69. East {Nejd ).—Ibn Sa’ud’s presence attracted large number of
tribal visitors to Riadh but no military movements of note were remarked.
Reports from Jerusalem state that it was rumoured in October that the
Herb and Shammar were to be concentrated at Jauf, which King Faisal in
terpreted as a threat against the pipe-line and railway surveys then work
ing in near-by ’Iraqi territory but which, if true, was more likely to indi
cate contemplated Neidi action against the unruly tribes of the northern
Hejaz (July-August Report, paragraph 73).
70. South {Asir ).—The course of the threat of war on the Yemen fron
tier of Asir has been reported in paragraphs 43 to 47.
VI. NAVAL MATTERS.
71. Naval Visits .—In view of the situation in the Hejaz, and after an
exchange of views with His Majesty’s Chargd d’Affaires, Captain Dicken,
Senior Naval Officer Red Sea Sloops, postponed the scheduled departure
of His Majesty’s Sloop “Lupin” from Port Sudan from the 16th to the
21st of September. A visit to Jedda*was not found necessary, however.
His Majesty’s Sloop “Dahlia” (Commander A. R. Farquhar) paid a routine
visit to Jedda from the 23rd to the 26th October. The situation was then
normal again and several hundred Jed'dawis, mostly uninvited, attended a
cricket match between the ship and the British Colony. The usual cour
tesy visits were exchanged between the Captain and the Governor of Jedda,
who received his salute of thirteen guns. Both were entertained at dinner
at the Legation.
72. There were no naval visits by foreign warships.
73. Search for Arms .—As a result of further inter-departmental con
sultation on the subject of naval search for arms in the Red Sea (see July-
August, 1930 Report, section 35) the following instructions were commu
nicated by His Majesty’s Government on the 2nd September:—
Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Arms and Ammunition.
The Arms Traffic Convention of the 17th June, 1925, is not in force.
Nevertheless, in taking steps for the Prevention of the illicit traffic in arms
by native vessels, the procedure laid down in this Convention should be fol
lowed. By this Convention, H. M. Ships have the right only to “verify
the flag” in native vessels under 500 tons which fly the flag of one of the
parties to the Convention. Under this Convention, if no authority to fly

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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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