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'File 8/7 I Jidda Intelligence Reports' [138r] (275/536)
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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He has recently joined forces with the Eastern and General
Syndicate Ltd. to form the Arabia Development Syndicate Ltd. y
whose power of attorney he h^olds. The first objective
now is to get a concession for oil in the Kuwait Neutral
Zone from Ibn Sa’ud and the Sheykh of Kuwait. Ydlibi’s
agent, another Syrian named T Awayni, went to Riy&dh early
in January and on his return came to see His Majesty’s
Minister, to whom he related a gimiaia glowing tale on
January 9. They had the Sheykh as good as in their pocket;
the King had been most forthcoming; all he wanted was that
everything should be British. Mr. ’Awayni spoke in more
general terms of hopes of another concession for oil in the
Northern H§jaz.
6. ’Awayni is an intimate friend of Fuad Bey Hamza;
indeed the scandal-mongers said in January that these two
and others had formed a little combine to supply the new
clothes for the ladies of the harem on the occasion of the
Id. But it was as a Minister, not as u friend or partner
of Awayni, that Puad Bey consulted Sir Andrew Ryan next day
as to the standing of the Syndicate, the view taken of it
by His Majesty’s Government and the procedure to be followed
in regard to the Sheykh of Kuwait’s interest. It was clear
from Fuad Bey’s statement that the King had not committed
himself but Faad Bey also represented His Majesty as being
all for ensuring the British character of future enterprises.
The whole delicate subject was referred to His Majesty’s
Government.
7. 'Abdul Hamid Bey Shedid, who acted or professed to act
for the ex-Khedive in connection with the State Bank project
of last year, re-appeared in Jedda on January 9. He was
not entreated on his arrival as kindly as most concession-
hunters but he quickly got into touch with the Sa'xidi
/Government
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- IOR/R/15/2/295
- Title
- 'File 8/7 I Jidda Intelligence Reports'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:35r, 36r:47r, 50r:267v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence