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'File 8/7 I Jidda Intelligence Reports' [82r] (163/536)
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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Chapter II. The question of emergency landing grounds for aircraft on the
Hasa coast was carried a stage forward, as recorded in Chapter IV. Money
claims were in no way advanced, save only by the signing of another and pei haps
final agreement in November by the Ministry of Finance with the local agents of
“ Egyptian Shell ” to pay for the oil stolen by the Saudi Government in 1931.
369. His Majesty’s Minister returned from leave of absence on the
21st December, but was unable to do any business of importance with the Saudi
Government before the new year.
Italy.
370. The new Italian Minister displayed great interest in the course of
events in Asir, and was in heavy telegraphic correspondence with Rome
throughout. Italo-Saudi relations were ruffled by an unannounced and unwelcome
visit paid by an Italian naval vessel to the Asiri coast in December, while the
revolt was in full swing (see paragraph 383).
The Netherlands.
371. M. Adriaanse, Charge d’Affaires, returned from leave on the
20th November, bearing yet another letter from Queen Wilhelmina, which he is
to deliver personally to the Imam Yahya. This correspondence is beginning to
embarrass him. (It may here be noted that, in paragraph 129 of the printed
version of the April report, “ from Queen Wilhelmina was a misprint for the
original words, “ for Queen Wilhelmina.”)
Turkey.
372. A new Charge d’Affaires, Djelal Bey, arrived on the 18th December,
but without credentials. He was, nevertheless, received by the Amir Feisal on
the 23rd December. He was preceded on the 4th December by the two Turkish
artillery officers mentioned in paragraph 315 of the last report, disguised for some
obscure reason, and quite ineffectually, as journalists. Their visit is further
recorded in paragraph 380.
Persia.
373. M. Hoveida also returned from leave on the 18th December, and once
again shouldered the task of being Charge d’Affaires.
Iraq.
374. Despite the correctness of the relations between Iraq and Saudi
Arabia, and the readiness shown last summer in high Saudi circles (see
paragraph 269) to acclaim King Feisal as a good neighbour and a sterling Arab,
there were indications in November that the King of Iraq, while moie piudent
than his brother Abdullah, may continue to be equally hostile to the continuance
of Ibn Saud’s rule in the Hejaz.
375. The Iraqi Charge d’Affaires elect having been enrolled in the new
Cabinet as Minister of Defence, and none being yet named to Jedda in his stead,
the previous Charge d’Affaires’ first secretary, Nasir Bey-el-Gaylam, returned
to Jedda on the 6th November as Charge d’Affaires ad interim. One of his first
duties was to attempt to safeguard the immovable properties left by the
Hashimites in the Hejaz from what appears to be the Saudi decision to confiscate
them in punishment of the Sharif Abdullah.
Egypt.
376. Hafiz Amer Bey, consul, left Jedda on the 10th November, on what he
described as short leave to see his family, but remained absent during the
remainder of the year.
Saudi Arab Air Force.
IV.— Air Matters.
377. The air mission to Angora has not yet materialised (see paragraph 380).
Emergency Landing Grounds.
378. The Air Council’s desiderata were received in November for communi
cation to the Saudi Arab Government. They concerned British military aircraft
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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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- front, front-i, 2r:35r, 36r:47r, 50r:267v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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