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'File 8/7 I Jidda Intelligence Reports' [‎72r] (143/536)

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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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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
EASTERN (Arabia).
December 6, 1932.
CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 1.
[E 6396/1197/25] No. 1.
Mr. Hope Gill to Sir John Simon.—(Received December 6.)
(No. 443.)
Sir, Jedda, November 7, 1932.
I HAVE the honour to transmit herewith the Jedda report for September
and October 1932.
2 . Copies are being sent, as usual, to Cairo, Jerusalem, Beirut, Damascus,
Bagdad, Basra, Bushire, Koweit, Simla, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Aden,>
Addis Ababa, Lagos, Khartum, Port Sudan, the Senior Naval Officer in Red Sea
Sloops and the Royal Air Force Officer Commanding in Palestine and
Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan .
I have, &c.
C. G. HOPE GILL.
Enclosure in No. 1.
(Confidential.)
Jedda Report for September and October 1932.
Index.
—Internal Affairs—
Paras
Ibn Saud ...
... 280-283
Change of title
.. 284-286
New Constitution
287
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
288
Finance
... 289-290
Economics
291
Wireless
.. 292-293
Legislation
294
Committee of Virtue
295
Locusts
296
f.—F rontier Questions—
Transjordan—
Raiding
297
Aftermath of rebellion
298
Mutual recognition
299
Beni Atiya
300
Haditha
301
Iraq
302
Koweit and Bahrein
.. 303-304
Asir and the Yemen
305
III.— Foreign Relations—
General—
International Health Bureau... 306
Great Britain—
His Majesty’s Minister ... 307
General ... ... ... 308
Claims ... ... ... ... 300
III.— Foreign Relations (contd .)—
Paras
France
310
Italy
311-313
Soviet Russia
314
Turkey
315
Iraq
316-318
IV.— Air Matters—
Saudi Arab Air Force
319
Emergency landing grounds
320-321
V.— Military Matters—
Military mission ...
322
General
323
VI.— Naval Matters—
British
324-325
Foreign
326
VII.— Pilgrimage—
Indian
327
Javanese ...
328
Propaganda
329
VIII.— Slavery —
Manumissions
330-331
Enslavement of pilgrims
332
IX.— Miscellaneous—
Staff
333
I .—Internal Affairs.
Ibn Saud.
280. King Abdul Aziz (Ibn Saud) returned to Nejd in the beginning of
September, having spent just five busy and critical months in the Hejaz—the first
two devoted to pilgrimage and civil affairs, the last three to quelling rebellion.
He left Taif, the summer resort of his western capital, on the 6th September and
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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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