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'File 8/7 I Jidda Intelligence Reports' [188r] (375/536)
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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In consideration of fresh assurances from the Imam that he was
really getting on with the fulfilment of the conditions but
that difficulties of communication had caused delay.
105. The situation was thus uncertain both from a military
and a political point of view at the end of the month.
Meanwhile the situation at Hudeyda was said to have deteriorated
end reports to tnat effect were confirmed on and after May 25
when, as a result of the first disquieting news, HMS."Penzance"
went back there. The number of Saudi troops at Iludeyda itself
had been reduced. The control over the troops as a whole
seemed to have relaxed. The men were unpaid and ammunition
was short. No very serious incidsntsoccured in the town but
the troops gave trouble in the countryside and cases of rape
were “ reducing a revulsion of feeling among the tribes. There
were, moreover, reports more impressive than before of Yemeni
concentrations. the main forces were at Zebid, Mentkha and
ilajja. There was, it was said, to be ne general advance
pending orders from ths Irndm, but other Yemeni forces held
positions on an are oxtending from east of Medi to Zebid.
Thera was already frequent skirmishing. On May 31 the Yemenis
from HaJJa were said to be threatening Zohra, 20 miles east of
men
find another 1000/v/er6 said to have arrived at Zebid.
It looked as though the Imaiji’s game had been to play once more
for time ana as though the prolongation of the truce might no
longer rest with Ibn Sa'ftd.
106. Gossip has killed off various high personages, the
reports Ox whose do awn have proved to be muchbaxagGce rated.
It took many days to explode the rumour, which started in
Hudeyda on May 1 or 2, that the Imam was dead. His eldest son
v*a another victim, though he seems to be perfectly fit and to
»« the heart and soul of the war party in the Yemen. The Amir
Be dd ha» also been reported dead or at any rate wounded.
/ 107.
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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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- IOR/R/15/2/295
- Title
- 'File 8/7 I Jidda Intelligence Reports'
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- 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