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'File 8/7 I Jidda Intelligence Reports' [124r] (247/536)
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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THIS DOCUMfettT'iS THE PROPERTY OF HI S'
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r, S GOVERNMENT
EASTERN (Arabia).
CONFIDENTIAL.
[E 7249/902/25J
Mr. Calvert to
(No. 326. Confidential.) Q „„
Jedda, November 6, Ivdd.
I HAVE the honour to submit herewith the Jedda report for October 1933.
2. Copies have been distributed as in the list appended to the report for
January. , D
^ I have, &c.
. \ C! r< A T U I> r T
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Enclosure in No. 1.
Jedda Report for October, 1933.
I .—Internal Affairs.
208 The King has remained in Nejd and Amir leisal at Taif during
jctober. The Amir of Jedda, Sheikh Abdul Aziz-bin-Muammar, was still absent
it the end of the month (see paragraphs 167 and 193). The Minister of finance,
Sheikh Abdullah Suleiman, was constantly on the move between l ait, Mecca and
Fedda, chiefly occupied in organising the despatch of troops and stores to Asir
see paragraphs 217 and 219). \ a ^
209. Fuad Bey Hamza, accompanied by his wife, returned from abroad on
he 9th October by Italian steamer. He was met at the landing stage by loca
luthorities and notables, and, clad in “ Thram ” towels only, presented a some
what incongruous figure inspecting (very cursorily) the guard of honour mou “t«d
tor the occasion. His Majesty’s Charge d’Affaires was present to welcome him.
Fhe Deputy Minister left the same day for Mecca and three or four days later
went on to'Riyadh to pay his respects to Ibn Saud. He was expected to return
^210 Arriving by the same boat as Fuad Bey Hamza, and indeed a membei
if his party, was Khalid-al-Hakim, an ex-Turkish officer of Syrian or Palestinian
origni whose record may be consulted in this Legations compilation:
“ Personalities in Saudi Arabia ” (No. 56). It is interesting in view of press
reports that Fuad Bey Hamza’s prolonged leave has not been entirely unconnected
with the question of the Hejaz Railway (see paragraph 180), to note that Khalid-
d-Hakim accompanied Dr. Damluji in July 1928 to take part m the aboitive
conference at Haifa on this question. He left with 1‘uad Bey Hamza for Riyadh
211 (Reference paragraph 169.) On the 18th October Mr. W. J. Lenahan,
an official of the Standard Oil Company of California, arrived here and proceeded
to establish himself as the company’s Jedda representative. He has had no
previous experience of this part of the world, having previously been employed
by his company, in an administrative capacity, in South America He recently
stated, in conversation, that five geologists of the company had already arrived
in Hasa and were now at work, and that more were expected to arrive there
shortly. Mr. Twitchell is believed to be soon returning to Jedda
212 (Reference paragraph 110.) Mr. Philby, accompanied by his wife,
arrived from the United Kingdom via Port Sudan on the 18tK His return, it is
understood was rather hurried, due to difficulties with the Saudi Government
over Sharqieh Limited’s motor and tyre concession^ , „ , ,
213 (Reference paragraphs 171 and 172). The National Bank scheme
remains as much as ever a castle in Spain, and the Jedda-Mecca railway project
is still darkly incubating in Madras. One suspe cts the - ----y r ,.
[963 dd—1] f'SifleWS » ****■' .
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\ FROM
28 DEC.«
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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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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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