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'File 8/7 I Jidda Intelligence Reports' [‎47r] (93/536)

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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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with Mr. Mikeley as rearguard in case an attempt was made to take the
man from behind. The Nejdi commanding the guard was summoned to Mecca
and imprisoned.
106. The incident delighted Jedda, whose population were only sorry that a
landing party had not been used to do the thing in style, but it had a deplorable
effect on Ibn Sa’ud’s temper which could certainly have been avoided had Fuad
Bey Hamza kept his head. The general opinion was that, had the King been
kept fully informed, he would undoubtedly have made a large gesture at the last
moment, faute de mieux, and given the slave to Sir A. Ryan, thereby salving
some prestige. If he was kept fully informed, his message of the previous day,
January 28th, to His Majesty’s Government through Colonel Biscoe was mean
ingless (see paragraph 44 above); if he was not, his desire for an intelligent channel
of communication would be easily gratified by his replacement of Fuad Hamza
by someone intelligent.
107. Other Slaves. —The other male slaves took refuge in the Legation in
January and were manumitted and repatriated to Africa early in Febru
ary without difficulty. A woman who had been a slave and feared re-enslavement,
and a fourth male slave who took refuge in the Legation in February and was
manumitted, were also repatriated. Three slaves who escaped from the Amir
Feysal’s retinue when he visited Jedda in February were expected to attempt to
rea( h the Legation, and the local authorities took elaborate precautions to prevent
and find them. They apparently made good their escape by other means and were
not found.
CHAPTER IX.— ^Miscellaneous.
108. Visitors. —Lady Dorothy Mills, known to some as “ uneaten and un
beaten ”, explored Jedda from January 12th to 15th and was accommodated in
the Legation. Prominent pilgrims will be noted in the next report.
109. Deportations. —Mubarik ’Ali was deported on January 25th by the Hejazi
Government in response to the Legation’s request (see November-December
report, paragraph 80). A misguided disciple named Mirza Suleiman Ahmed was
made to accompany him.
110 . Staff. —His Majesty’s Minister left Jedda on the 2nd February in H. M. S.
“ Penzance ” for Port Sudan on an official visit to Jerusalem, to discuss Trans
jordan matters with His Majesty’s High Commissioner. Mr. Hope Gill became
Charg4 d’Affaires.
The Indian Vice-Consul, Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. Ihsanullah, received the well-merited title
of Khan Bahadur on January 1st.
The Malay Pilgrimage Officer returned to Jedda for the season on February
28th.
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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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