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'File 8/7 I Jidda Intelligence Reports' [‎199r] (397/536)

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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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Oa.tixe X. th June it became known tfat the Xaffm h a accepted the
treaty end had eigned hie ine rument of ratifieation, HO would
Up peer to have c onto ispXa ted also the arrangements for the surrender
of AbduX~!?>ahhSb al-Idrtei about that time although the date for
the actual handing over has not been announced. Finally on the
ESSad June the rati float lone of the peaee treaty were exchanged
at Huaeyda between the AmXr Feysal and »Abdullah al ^aztr.
129. After this everything proceeded smoothly up to
the end of the ao^th. Various outlying places wsre formally
re-delivered to the Ye&enls and news of the handing over of
Hudeyda iteelf ws expected at any iuament. Several parties
ot Saudis left by land for the north and sofne by sea, though a
- if ieulty over ships mads it iinpossible to ship more than s
i,4>00 small portion of the fifteen uundred troops who were to be
eiah rked on the 29th Juiie. fhe Saudi Government were looking
for transport for much larger numbers and were understood on
the 90th June to have chartered an Indian pilgrim ship to collect
the troops from Hudeyda. fhe Amtr SVysal was expected to leave
on the 1st July.
X$Q, Paring all this time there has been practically no
news of the Heir Apparent, He would appear to have attacked
the Yemenis at Fara* tow rds the end of ^ay wnen Xhn Oa’&d was
threatening to resume hostilities, but to have been called off#
'ince then he has been lost to eight and almost to memory.
131. fhe 9r**ty of faif, to give it its official name,
provs© to have been signed on the 20th ^ay. It is a length-
document in twenty three articles, with a Protocol on
most i portent
Arbitration and six letters anna :ed. The/article of the treaty
defines the frontier, on the double principle of describing
the general trend of the boundary by directions and places
namts and indicating separately the allocation of various
peaces and tribes. It starts from the se* a hort way north
of Modi and gives to I bn Sa f 4d the mountain area which has
/ figured

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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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